Stub Mandrel Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 If you are recording a 'cultural campaign song' it might prove highly embarrassing if it transpired that the singer lived on a diet of raw liver and fava beans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, skankdelvar said: The only thought that occurs to me is that about 1.6% of the UK pop'n is vegan. Even if we triple that percentage to allow for higher uptake among younger people that still potentially restricts the band to only about 1 in 20 aspiring singer / front persons*, a body which in itself is comprised in the main of deluded fantasists, front people who can't sing and singers who can't front. So chuck in the requirement to be vegan and they might have an even longer wait than usual. Or they might not. My indifference is unshakeable. * Look at me, all sensitive like. I mean....that's still between 1-3 million people haha. Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Grimalkin said: I'm sure, that if we made a concerted effort, we could all live in peas. Lettuce consider that perspective for a quiet moment. You're up for a meating of minds? Flesh out your suggestions, but don't ham it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 30 minutes ago, Doctor J said: It's not so daft when you've seen bald lads try to headbang 😄 Never stopped Saxon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Shaking imaginary hair is never a good look, just like air guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Give peas a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: If you are recording a 'cultural campaign song' it might prove highly embarrassing if it transpired that the singer lived on a diet of raw liver and fava beans. I don't think vegans are against eating human liver. Just a thought.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 55 minutes ago, skankdelvar said: The only thought that occurs to me is that about 1.6% of the UK pop'n is vegan. That was in 2018 so I would imagine it was much higher than that now. Also you can reasonably assume that as that is the general population, and 10% of 10-18 year olds are meat free, the number of vegans in the 'want to be in our band' age group is much higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Sibob said: I mean....that's still between 1-3 million people haha. Vegans, it seems, number about a million people in the UK and probably increasing every year. Nevertheless, a back of an envelope calculation suggests that 19 out of 20 aspiring frontpersons will be salad dodgers and therefore ineligible to join the band. Now, given that at least 40% of aspiring frontpeople are talent-less nutters, 20% can't sing and 20% have the star quality of a an orange-pip then you're talking about 5% of 10%. 20% Of course, a talented and engaging vegan frontie might be the first candidate through the door but sod's law says they won't be. Edited December 23, 2021 by skankdelvar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Old Horse Murphy said: I wonder what would happen if Meatloaf or Kevin Bacon applied Um, Meat Loaf announces he no longer eats meat and is going vegan for Veganuary (inews.co.uk) Sorry links don't seem to work on this computer but feel free to google it. Edited December 23, 2021 by Cat Burrito link fail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: 10million 10-18 year olds are meat free Last ONS figure for 10-19 year olds is 7.4m in total. Edited December 23, 2021 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Cat Burrito said: Um, Meat Loaf announces he no longer eats meat and is going vegan for Veganuary (inews.co.uk) Sorry links don't seem to work on this computer but feel free to google it. He could change his name to Nut Loaf… probably suit him better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Grimalkin said: Is there mushroom for negotiation? Maybe a bit of leg room... er, legume! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 37 minutes ago, Trueno said: He could change his name to Nut Loaf… probably suit him better. And his mate Kevin Facon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 hours ago, skankdelvar said: The only thought that occurs to me is that about 1.6% of the UK pop'n is vegan. I'm surprised to learn the percentage is as high as that. Given that most people either loathe or, at best, can't be bothered about most of the music they hear, the band may be limiting it's potential appeal a touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Is it much different to the straight edge scene in punk? They're vegan, don't drink, don't smoke and don't do drugs. Their music is usually very angry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 43 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Is it much different to the straight edge scene in punk? They're vegan, don't drink, don't smoke and don't do drugs. Their music is usually very angry. I've gotta be honest, I'd be angry too if that was me 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 40 minutes ago, sprocketflup said: I've gotta be honest, I'd be angry too if that was me So would I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbd1960 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Certainly could not write any sort of job advert with those constraints. The training we got every year at work made it clear you cannot specify an age in a job advert. The direction we were given is you had to be careful with even office socials to not cause inadvertent exclusion... I realise this is a band advert... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Dietary preference is not a protected characteristic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 minute ago, zbd1960 said: Certainly could not write any sort of job advert with those constraints. The training we got every year at work made it clear you cannot specify an age in a job advert. The direction we were given is you had to be careful with even office socials to not cause inadvertent exclusion... I realise this is a band advert... I think that's probably very similar to the training we get. It's utter crap. We got it after "discriminating" against a team member because we didn't invite him for a night out. None of us liked him because we spend so much time putting right his incompetence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Cat Burrito said: Um, Meat Loaf announces he no longer eats meat and is going vegan for Veganuary (inews.co.uk) Sorry links don't seem to work on this computer but feel free to google it. He never so much ate meat as had it intravenously piped into his veins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 42 minutes ago, zbd1960 said: Certainly could not write any sort of job advert with those constraints. The training we got every year at work made it clear you cannot specify an age in a job advert. The direction we were given is you had to be careful with even office socials to not cause inadvertent exclusion... I realise this is a band advert... Theatre and band adverts aren't covered. Otherwise you'd end up with 50 year old women playing the lead in Charlie and the chocolate factory, with 16 year old boys playing the part of Grandpa Joe. The Spice Girls would have been a completely different group... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Cat Burrito said: Um, Meat Loaf announces he no longer eats meat and is going vegan for Veganuary (inews.co.uk) Sorry links don't seem to work on this computer but feel free to google it. Kevin Bacon, while not being strictly vegetarian, eats a mainly plant based diet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 51 minutes ago, zbd1960 said: Certainly could not write any sort of job advert with those constraints. The training we got every year at work made it clear you cannot specify an age in a job advert. The direction we were given is you had to be careful with even office socials to not cause inadvertent exclusion... I realise this is a band advert... 45 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: I think that's probably very similar to the training we get. It's utter crap. We got it after "discriminating" against a team member because we didn't invite him for a night out. None of us liked him because we spend so much time putting right his incompetence. Yep, thought re-training camps alive & well in the UK, most commonly known as the workplace 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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