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Post by roly on May 5, 2022 5:50:17 GMT -5
If there's no fires to put out, I usually read the newspaper.
I'll briefly chat with regulars but, "got to do this or that" is an easy way to keep things brief.
Am I normal?
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Post by Pinetree on May 5, 2022 8:40:38 GMT -5
Tune, grab a beverage, sign autographs.
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Post by Leftee on May 5, 2022 13:07:46 GMT -5
Primp the mullet
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Post by Ayns on May 5, 2022 13:55:02 GMT -5
Drink.  |
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Post by rickyguitar on May 6, 2022 22:36:41 GMT -5
Pee, get a drink, sit a minute, tune.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 7, 2022 14:17:01 GMT -5
It's been a while but usually chat with invited guests, or consort with bandmates on set lists, etc.
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Post by cagey on May 8, 2022 19:07:59 GMT -5
Tune, get some water for the next set, chat with a few people, pee, wash my hands, tune again
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Post by Lesterstrat on May 10, 2022 8:22:30 GMT -5
Quit gigging 10 years ago, but I would usually go and chat with our regular following.
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Post by mroulier on May 13, 2022 9:29:18 GMT -5
Pee (if needed), grab a drink/water, change shirts, maybe step outside if it's cooler out than inside, then just sit and recharge (or chat with friends). Tune right before I go on again.
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Post by hushnel on May 15, 2022 13:35:09 GMT -5
Step outside to get away from the cigarette smoke. Gracefully accept compliments from the audience. Tell the wannabe bassist no.
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Post by Leftee on May 15, 2022 15:36:00 GMT -5
Playing with the bass players setting on his amp was always good fun.
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Post by oldfartbassplayrwalt on May 21, 2022 21:39:23 GMT -5
For my once-a-year substitute gigs, life is simple.
After I come out of the mens room, the rest of the band
is socializing with folk I don't know. So I go outside
where its cooler, and the QUIETNESS brings me down a notch.
I really wasn't made for the rock bar band life..
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 21, 2022 22:31:02 GMT -5
Eat blue M&Ms in the green room.
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Post by mikem on Aug 6, 2022 20:29:30 GMT -5
My playing these days has been mostly classical music for wedding ceremony/Chickentail hour gigs....usually very little break time.
I have been doing once-a-month club gigs with a horn band as of late. On those gigs
I usually keep to myself during the breaks.....the Covid thing is still lurking about....
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Post by reverendrob on Aug 7, 2022 3:00:36 GMT -5
I don't foresee gigging again, I just lost the itch as I found how to make the studio really, really, really work for me.
I'll have folks over to play, but audience? Don't need or want, I NEVER did it for them anyay.
I was appreciative of the fans, but they knew it was a personal muse I chased - and they were just along for the ride.
Usually during breaks it'd be restroom if needed, clean the Space Echo heads, and check battery levels on the things that still used batteries.
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Post by jazzguy on Aug 9, 2022 1:14:09 GMT -5
as little as possible
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Post by Davywhizz on Aug 9, 2022 2:43:55 GMT -5
That question took me back to the 1970s/'80s on the "social club" circuit in northern England. You could earn a living from it in those days, but one of the drawbacks was they all had a lengthy Bingo session between the band's sets. However big the club, the Bingo was piped into every room and it was loud and clear in the dressing rooms. We'd do anything to avoid it. Nearby pubs would often greet us with "you'll be the band from next door?" We might even sit in the van.
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Post by k9bigdog on Sept 4, 2022 7:54:51 GMT -5
I try to say hello to any friends, family, or "regular" followers that have shown up to see us for just a minute or two, maybe hit the men's room if needed and grab a couple cold drinks to last me through the next set. I'm usually drinking seltzer or club soda while we're playing, I don't generally have a beer until after we're done playing for the night. I'll also take a look at the next set and see if we need to make any last minute changes and tweak the PA if it needs anything.
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