SH73 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 01 Ever played a gig sitting down? yes, we set up the stage. Minutes before the gig, organiser change the stage set up. I sat down on bass combo for the duration of playing. We only played three songs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 01 Ever played a gig sitting down? Yep. At a sort of 'unplugged' gig at a venue that had had neighbour issues, so we played quietly... sat down. 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? No 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? No 04 Any fan ever had a tatoo of your band's logo? No 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? A bloke came up and asked us all to sign a CD once. 06 Ever cried on stage? Nearly... when the guitarist/singer got hammered at a gig and might a right abortion of everything. 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Most of the time. Baseball cap or bush hat... 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? Sort of... had 3 jams with the singer/guitarist and sax player - met the drummer for the first time when I picked him up for the gig. 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? Hell no. 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? Yep. At a festival. 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? No. 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? No. 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? No. 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? No. 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Yep! 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? No. 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? No. 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? No. 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? No. 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Yes - a few times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) 01 Ever played a gig sitting down? Only for a school play! 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? No 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? Yes - played WITH current/ex KISS members Peter Criss, Bruce Kulick, Mark St John & Eric Singer.... and played TO members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Def Leppard and Ace Frehley (ex KISS) 04 Any fan ever had a tattoo of your band's logo? No 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? Yes, many times 06 Ever cried on stage? No 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? All the time these days. It's part of my 'identity' in the show I play in.... 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? Yes. On MANY deps. 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? No 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? Yes, filled in with various bands on a multi-band showcase. 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? Yes, knickers! 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? No, but came close on a motorway when the rooftop luggage carrier of the car in front exploded open at 70mph and a huge duvet and various items of clothing flew onto the windscreen of our van in the fast lane...! 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? Yep. If you don't like any of it - why would you play it? 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? No 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Who's to say what is 'better'? 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? No, but shared the stage with various dickless wonders, singers with Lead Singer Disease etc! lol! 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Yes 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? Yes 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? Yep, fell off my 7" platform heels onstage many times, burnt my mouth badly when firebreathing..... and fell off the front of the stage while doing my bass solo (ALL in KISS tribute)! 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Very seldomly! lol! Edited April 14, 2020 by cetera 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 01 Ever played a gig sitting down? No 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? Yes. Most of my gigs played on sax and also flute. Bass in the last 20 years. 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? Sort of. A brilliant sax player called Peadar Long... learned more in the first five seconds than I did in 20 years... aaahhh! So that's how you play it... 04 Any fan ever had a tatoo of your band's logo? No 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? Signed autographs... not in a dressing room 06 Ever cried on stage? No 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Yes... went through a phase where the whole band wore Bowler hats 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? Yes... a scratch band supporting another band 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? No 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? No 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? A couple of bras... and a pair of underpants 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? No 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? No, but nearly did when the singer announced he wanted to do "swing" 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? Yes... a military base 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? No 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? All of them... I have Crohn's disease 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Current band... he's a good egg 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? Have played inside a Stately home 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? Yes... walked into a low-lying scanner with sharp edges... huge cut in my head 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? That will NEVER happen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 01 Ever played a gig sitting down? Yes, first gig with Idle Hands was sitting down, then I stood up thereafter. 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? No 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? No 04 Any fan ever had a tatoo of your band's logo? No 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? No 06 Ever cried on stage? No 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Yes, have been forced into it with current band 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? No, but often do jam nights and sit in on the Bass with all and sundry 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? No Comment... 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? Yes, at a Festival, about 1 hour apart 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? Just money 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? No 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? Many, 'All right Now'....Take it Easy' 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? No 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Often 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? No 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Yes 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? Yes, Longleat and also York Minster believe it or not! 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? Just self esteem 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Occasionally! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 09/04/2020 at 21:05, Frank Blank said: Yes, a picture of a plasterer's radio, which is what I resembled afterwards. I've had some fun on stage in the past but never that much 😂🍆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Amazing how many of you have had underwear chucked at you. My experience wasn't so gentle. It was Bob's Palais in Midsomer Norton, early 1980s, the band, Neurosurgeon (formerly The Rubber Vultures) , played an eclectic set of deliberately weird originals. We scoffed at such outmoded conventions as time signatures and keys.The yokels however obviously put more stock in such things. The boos and catcalls were eventually followed by one of those enormous pub ashtrays. You probably remember them. Giant bowls that could hold the ash and dog ends of an entire evening's puffing. It span from the crowd like an overweight china Frisbee which would have laid me out had it dipped a little earlier. As it was it hit the proscenium arch shattering into shrapnel and showering the stage. We beat a hasty and overdue retreat. The ashtray got the biggest cheer of the night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 01 Ever played a gig sitting down? Yes, and I have stood up on upright bass when others were sitting down. 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? Yes, not often, but rhythm guitar and also percussion (including congas, tambourine, guiro, cabasa, glockenspiel, etc.) 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? No. 04 Any fan ever had a tattoo of your band's logo? No. 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? Yes, although not in a dressing room and they were confused. 06 Ever cried on stage? Only on the inside. 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Many times. 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? I knew one of the members but not the other personnel or the band as such. It’s fair to say it didn’t go as smoothly as one would hope and there was some confusion regarding the chords even before they were relayed to me. 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? Yes, two times in a relationship (and one time there was no relationship, if you see what I mean). 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? No. Nearest thing would be three gigs in one day with same band - lunchtime, evening, and late at a club. I always found that exciting but exhausting. 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? Only a song with which I had no familiarity. Not thrown but placed at my feet, a pint, on a few occasions, and a spliff. One time, many years ago, an unknown young woman put a nice new pint by my mic stand. My girlfriend, who was standing to the side, strolled over, picked up the pint and downed it in one. I was proud. My memory might be playing tricks, but I think that was at Bogarts club in New Street in Birmingham. Anyone remember that venue? 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? Not crashed but returning to Birmingham from somewhere in Wales in the middle of the night some decades ago, one of our two vans (one Bedford, one Commer) broke down somewhere on top of the Shropshire hills. Fortunately, one of the roadies had a spare whatever it was and, it took an hour, but they fixed it there and then and we were home for daybreak. I have a feeling the gig may have been supporting Man. Do you remember them? Or I may be imagining it, after all it was near to fifty years ago. 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? Not over set list as such but yes over the ‘character/image’ of the band. 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? No. I have slept in a van. 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Not that I recall but probably. However, I do remember supporting a band of talented young guys who I did think we bettered with our collectively long stage experience. And a few years ago, my four-piece band played at my partner’s and my 25th anniversary gig. Also playing was my son’s ten-piece ‘gypsy dub’ band. I made sure we didn’t have to follow the ten-piece who were much more danceable than my band as well as being highly proficient musicians. As our drummer said to me ‘I see why we went on first’. But always remember music is not a competition, despite what TV tells you. 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? Constipation. Stop sniggering, it’s not funny. I’ve also suffered from the debilitating musical condition of not being as good as I’d like to be, but too late now. 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? I don’t really have favourite bandmates. I like guitarists as much as any other musician. I never really get why there’s a not uncommon Basschat anti-guitarist thing. If they annoy you, either leave the band or get a different guitarist, or no guitarist at all. Life’s too short. 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? Only after it was designated a council park. 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? An occasional blister and, once, a cherry-sized lump on the back of my right hand which took a fortnight to subside. My worst ever blister was caused by a tambourine. 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Yes, but not often. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 ^^^ blisters caused by excessive tambourining... I'd forgotten about that one... ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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