Yamaha Rider
Platinum Member
Golf - surely the most frustrating sport ever devised?sort of like my golf gme...
bad shot
bad shot
water
bent club/cussing
bad shot
CLICK!!!! right down the fairway!!!!
bas shot
bas shot
etc...
Golf - surely the most frustrating sport ever devised?sort of like my golf gme...
bad shot
bad shot
water
bent club/cussing
bad shot
CLICK!!!! right down the fairway!!!!
bas shot
bas shot
etc...
Nope.Lugging gear and bags across the city on various tube lines late at night, often rushing to get the last train home, no pay so it actually cost me money and little incentives,
I remember a 3 hour wait in between bands for Sly to show up one time in the seventies. We thought he was going to be a no-show... but he decided to put in an appearance at midnight and perform for maybe an hour.I wonder which big-name band had the highest miss-rate. Sly And The Family Stone?
Like I said, you've got to really love doing it when doing the London circuit (especially playing in original rock/indie bands where there's little to no pay)Nope.
I'm the same way, I never go to the places I gig at, except to play the gig. I don't really like going to bars any more, and the casinos we play at are depressing.I did get to play at festivals, in theatres, and other large venues every once in a while. But it was mostly bars. That can really wear on a person, especially if you dont normally go to bars. Which I dont.
Every metal show I ever saw was in either a bar or converted warehouse.I keep thinking about this. Sometimes I think different genres have different qualities of gig. For example, I did my gigging as a death metal drummer. It was mostly bars regardless because death metal doesnt have the draw of, say, Maroon 5. Or Garth Brooks.
I did get to play at festivals, in theatres, and other large venues every once in a while. But it was mostly bars. That can really wear on a person, especially if you dont normally go to bars. Which I dont.
After the gig, everyone (host band, house, their friends, whomever) wants to party and stay up. That's not really my thing.
I have no idea the quality of gigs in other genres. I do know that even after being signed (I had left already), they still mostly played only bars.
Before I had left, I had strung up quite the list of other bands I had played with, lots being national acts. I've shared the stage with Cannibal Corpse for petes sake. It was in a bar.
Our local hangs that we played were a bar, a record store that was inside a small warehouse, and a skate park inside, wait for it, another small warehouse lol.Every metal show I ever saw was in either a bar or converted warehouse.
Sepultura, King Diamond w Mercyful Fate, Fudgetunnel, GWAR, Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Death, Flotsam & Jetsam, and Machine Head all at this little dump of a bar called Hammerjacks that is now the parking lot for M&T Bank stadium, home of the Ravens.
Saw Slayer, Pantera, Biohazard, and Coal Chamber (all the same show) at a warehouse converted to a concert venue.
I dont like gambling so have only been to the same casino twice. I thoroughly enjoyed the casino part. It's like a game show with the lights and sounds and colors. I lost a small amount the first day (like $20 or something) and broke even the next. I'm not in any hurry to go back.I'm the same way, I never go to the places I gig at, except to play the gig. I don't really like going to bars any more, and the casinos we play at are depressing.
I keep thinking about this. Sometimes I think different genres have different qualities of gig. For example, I did my gigging as a death metal drummer. It was mostly bars regardless because death metal doesnt have the draw of, say, Maroon 5. Or Garth Brooks.
I did get to play at festivals, in theatres, and other large venues every once in a while. But it was mostly bars. That can really wear on a person, especially if you dont normally go to bars. Which I dont.
After the gig, everyone (host band, house, their friends, whomever) wants to party and stay up. That's not really my thing.
I have no idea the quality of gigs in other genres. I do know that even after being signed (I had left already), they still mostly played only bars.
Before I had left, I had strung up quite the list of other bands I had played with, lots being national acts. I've shared the stage with Cannibal Corpse for petes sake. It was in a bar.
This for me too.That's awesome. I wish I could say that. There's been no regrets. But wastes of my time? For sure.