solo4652 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 All these have happened to me recently: The singer's buggered off to Bulgaria to sell timeshare apartments without telling anybody The porn studio next door has complained about the noise The drummer's headbutted the tailgate of his car and has had to go to A&E The rehearsal barn has nesting bats and we can't disturb them The lead guitarist has injured himself taking down some shelves What has everybody else had to put up with? Steve Quote
bartelby Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 The drummer's apendix burst whilst quad biking across the Sahara. A 2 week break from rehearsal turned into 9 weeks Quote
discreet Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 'I tripped and fell into a lifeboat'... Quote
Hobbayne Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Our drummer broke his finger last week! We have a new singer joining our band and a lot of work to do. Bugger!! Quote
Paul_C Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1328873878' post='1534043'] Our drummer broke his finger last week! We have a new singer joining our band and a lot of work to do. Bugger!! [/quote] Quote
Billy Apple Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 I had a drummer whose (only) Granny died. About 3 months later she died again Quote
Hobbayne Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='Paul_C' timestamp='1328875181' post='1534084'] [/quote] I know where I would stick that!! Quote
Norris Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Drummer has a chest infection that four different antibiotics have failed to shift so far Quote
JTUK Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1328873342' post='1534020'] All these have happened to me recently: The singer's buggered off to Bulgaria to sell timeshare apartments without telling anybody The porn studio next door has complained about the noise The drummer's headbutted the tailgate of his car and has had to go to A&E The rehearsal barn has nesting bats and we can't disturb them The lead guitarist has injured himself taking down some shelves What has everybody else had to put up with? Steve [/quote] classic Quote
mikegatward Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Not quite cancelled... Our rehearsal finished early as one of the units in the rehearsal warehouse block was raided by police and turned out to be a cannabis farm. Wondered what the sickly sweet smell was Quote
Krysbass Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) [size=4][color=#000000][font=Calibri]Got to go to Crufts with my girlfriend[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Calibri]Water pipe has burst at home (he still lives with his parents)[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Calibri]Left my pa in my car overnight after the last rehearsal and both pa and car have been nicked from outside my house[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Calibri]Been on a course at work all day and not feeling up to it.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Calibri]Just flown back from a break in the USA and not feeling up to it.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Calibri]I forgot.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Calibri]I thought we all agreed to miss this week.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Calibri]Some original ones there and please feel free to make whatever jokes you like about the first one (woof! Woof!) [/font][/color] [font=Calibri][color=#000000]But the best thing about all these is that they were all made by singers. In fact; most of them were made by the same singer who went on to the “lame excuses hall of fame” by cancelling a gig that had been a firm booking for 6 months and ultimately causing the band to split with the following offering……[/color][/font] [color=#000000][font=Calibri]“It’s Valentines Day on Sunday, so I can’t do the gig on Saturday because I’m going away for the weekend with my girlfriend.”[/font][/color][/size] [size=2][color=#000000][font=Calibri](Edit to increase previous stupidly small point size)[/font][/color][/size] Edited February 10, 2012 by Krysbass Quote
solo4652 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='Norris' timestamp='1328875733' post='1534103'] Drummer has a chest infection that four different antibiotics have failed to shift so far [/quote] I'm currently on my second load of antbiotics for a chest infection. Can't shift it. Quote
shizznit Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 I have had these excuses... "Can we reschedule this week? My dog is expecting to give birth." "The studio we booked this week got shut down because of a drug raid by the cops." "I really fancy a curry this week...shall we all do that instead?" "I don't have any drum sticks." "Oh...I didn't realise that I got the gig and you wanted me to come back after the audition!?" "I ran out of weed and I had to sell my guitar." "I went to Tesco's to buy milk for the tea tonight and when I got back to the car some d*** reversed full pelt into me an 2 other cars in the car park." "Can't make it tonight because you all do my head in." (we took that as his resignation!) Quote
Blademan_98 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Gearbox on car broken. Brother has the car. Oh it was tonight. I don't think I can commit ....... Quote
oldslapper Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1328877234' post='1534163'] I have had these excuses... "I really fancy a curry this week...shall we all do that instead?" I WANT TO BE IN A BAND WITH THAT PERSON "I don't have any drum sticks." FAR MORE CONSTRUCTIVE REHEARSAL WAS HAD BY WHOLE BAND? "I ran out of weed and I had to sell my guitar." HOW MUCH WEED DO THEY SMOKE? [/quote] Quote
discreet Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Krysbass' timestamp='1328877005' post='1534154'] [size=4][color=#000000][font=Calibri]Left my pa in my car overnight after the last rehearsal and both pa and car have been nicked from outside my house...[/font][/color][/size] [/quote] Poor old pa... neglected, exposed to hypothermia, then kidnapped! Somebody ring social services! Edited February 10, 2012 by discreet Quote
musophilr Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1328873342' post='1534020'] The porn studio next door has complained about the noise [/quote] Why weren't you recording the soundtracks for them ? (A band I was in did a sleazy version of [i]Feelin' Alright[/i] which had me using wah on the guitar and some said it sounded like a porn soundtrack ) Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1328873342' post='1534020'] The porn studio next door has complained about the noise [/quote] Ummm... where do you rehearse....? *whistles...* Quote
solo4652 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1328883690' post='1534330'] Ummm... where do you rehearse....? *whistles...* [/quote] We're supposed to stop playing at 10 pm because after that they're filming. One week we went on to 10-15 and there was a complaint. I think we were doing Mustang Sally at the time. So to speak. Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1328885152' post='1534359'] We're supposed to stop playing at 10 pm because after that they're filming. One week we went on to 10-15 and there was a complaint. I think we were doing Mustang Sally at the time. So to speak. [/quote] ...and somebody next door with riding Sally. Quote
solo4652 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1328877234' post='1534163'] I have had these excuses... "Can we reschedule this week? My dog is expecting to give birth." "The studio we booked this week got shut down because of a drug raid by the cops." "I really fancy a curry this week...shall we all do that instead?" "I don't have any drum sticks." "Oh...I didn't realise that I got the gig and you wanted me to come back after the audition!?" "I ran out of weed and I had to sell my guitar." "I went to Tesco's to buy milk for the tea tonight and when I got back to the car some d*** reversed full pelt into me an 2 other cars in the car park." "Can't make it tonight because you all do my head in." (we took that as his resignation!) [/quote] Some good ones here! Quote
BottomE Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 "I am expecting my period" is one that left me a bit speechless. It was a girl who said it but i didn't really know what to say to her. "My strings are too old" >?>? "My car is hanging off a wall" and it was. Literally balancing on a wall. "I have been arrested" All of these i can verify as being true except the first one... Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Guitarist , when called to find out why he hadn't turned up: "I didn't think that it was thursday (the agreed rehearsal day) today, funny thing is I've just had an argument with my girlfriend about what day it was , aaah she was right then..." Quote
EdwardHimself Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1328886953' post='1534389'] "I have been arrested" [/quote] Lol you get one phone call "best make it the band then!" that's what you call commitment! Quote
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