09-10-2005, 04:55 PM
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Band Try Outs
Cool day today - got offered a "try out" for this band here. I gave them my email addy. Me, back in a band. . What a concept. They have gigs is what I'm told and need guitar and background vocals. (No Prob)
PROS: Chicks
Playing Live
Comps
Getting Really good on the geetar from playing every weekend
CONS: Lumping heavy equipment late at night
Changing my work sched
Dealing with pricks at the bar scene
Getting paid
Weddings
First I got to jam with the guys so we shall see . .
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09-10-2005, 04:58 PM
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I hate god dang try outs. Sometimes they can go like, wrong ya know? Isshhh - I guess I should just lay it on them eh?
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09-10-2005, 07:02 PM
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Best of luck  So when do you audition? Let us know what happens.
Wait a minute... This isn't for a bass player in Dallas is it becuase my band is auditioning as well 
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09-10-2005, 07:26 PM
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Good Luck with it man
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09-11-2005, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by El_jalepeno
Best of luck So when do you audition? Let us know what happens.
Wait a minute... This isn't for a bass player in Dallas is it becuase my band is auditioning as well |
No, not for bass and not in Texas. Here in Minneapolis.
I'm just waiting now for them to respond back so we can set up a day to jam. From what I hear of them - they seem cool. It's important that we "get along" together you know? Otherwise it could be hell and I wouldn't do it even if they liked my playing.
But in my regular job it's very important that I "get along" with strangers - as I meet new poeple everyday. If I couldn't do that, I wouldn't be able to do my job.
So I guess I'll just have a go at it. I'll let ya know when the jam date is. |
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09-11-2005, 09:21 AM
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Alrighty then.
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Originally Posted by Pee Jay
Dealing with pricks at the bar scene
Getting paid
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Those are "Cons"??!!
I guess not everyone can like kicking drunk pricks in the head, but getting paid?? What can possibly be wrong with that??!!
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09-11-2005, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by nroberts
Those are "Cons"??!!
I guess not everyone can like kicking drunk pricks in the head, but getting paid?? What can possibly be wrong with that??!!
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Heheh, I usually leave the kickin' in the head part to the Bouncers 
BTW now that I think about it - I had some really nice bouncers and bikers take care of me and my axes at this club my band used to play at.
A club in St. Paul called Peppercorn's. Theres a biker gang that used to hang there called "Hell's Outcasts". Bad ass doods all the way - they were nice to me. They offered to watch my gear when I wanted to run up to the bar or out in the audience to mess about. How could I tell a 6' 10" Hell's Outcast no? Hehehh.
When I played the song "Move It On Over" ala Lonesome George - they always got rowdy. During the slide solo they'd walk up onstage when I was jammin and tip a pitcher of Beer over my mouth and pour. Fun times man - those guys were fun. But they'd beat the crap out of ya too if they didn't like you. I saw them first hand beatin' the piss out of rival bikers from other gangs. Ahh the good old daze. . 
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09-11-2005, 02:44 PM
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Good luck.............
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09-11-2005, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Rythameen
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Thanks Ryth. . |
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09-12-2005, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Pee Jay
A club in St. Paul called Peppercorn's. Theres a biker gang that used to hang there called "Hell's Outcasts". Bad ass doods all the way - they were nice to me. They offered to watch my gear when I wanted to run up to the bar or out in the audience to mess about. How could I tell a 6' 10" Hell's Outcast no? Hehehh.
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Reminds me of a joke. I went to park my car up in Liverpool once and as I got out of the car, a young lad said to me, "Giz a fiver, an' I'll watch yer car mate !" I told him I was okay, as I'd left my dog in there.
"Oh, he can put out fires, can 'e mate ?"
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09-12-2005, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by mondola
Reminds me of a joke. I went to park my car up in Liverpool once and as I got out of the car, a young lad said to me, "Giz a fiver, an' I'll watch yer car mate !" I told him I was okay, as I'd left my dog in there.
"Oh, he can put out fires, can 'e mate ?"
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Heheh! Thanks Mondola! |
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09-13-2005, 07:02 PM
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Local Artist
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I remember "Peppercorns"...:drunk:
Off of Payne and Maryland...?
Never did a gig there, but Jammed with The KqRSJanitors a couple times though.. 
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