This could be a new form of income. Hmmmm.“Your request will be honored when written on the back of a $100 bill.”
I read a snappy comeback here a while ago intended to be said to the daft individual who puts a drummer on the spot like that. It was something to do with a temporary swap with the requesters girl friend.
Lately, I have been actually taking a lot of enjoyment out of completely stonewalling people like that. I yelled at some pretty young drunk chick last week who came up on the bandstand after we were done for the night and started hitting my rack toms with her hands while I was breaking things down. My voice can get really loud really quick and that’s what happened. I said YO KNOCK IT OFF really loud and it startled her.
She looked at me and said “one of your ears are bigger than the other” and stormed off. Lol.
A few weeks ago a drunk Netflix actress who shall remain nameless...
I read a snappy comeback here a while ago intended to be said to the daft individual who puts a drummer on the spot like that. It was something to do with a temporary swap with the requesters girl friend.
Lately, I have been actually taking a lot of enjoyment out of completely stonewalling people like that. I yelled at some pretty young drunk chick last week who came up on the bandstand after we were done for the night and started hitting my rack toms with her hands while I was breaking things down. My voice can get really loud really quick and that’s what happened. I said YO KNOCK IT OFF really loud and it startled her.
She looked at me and said “one of your ears are bigger than the other” and stormed off. Lol.
Given the pretty much unanimous opinion stated in the above responses, it makes me wonder: who are these drummers asking to sit in?
I've never done it myself. And unless I know you, you DO NOT ask me. I'm the one who learned the songs, cleared the night for the gig, lugged the gear, set it up, and will have to break it down and lug it back afterwards.
You just showed up and downed a few courage-inducing drinks. And you want me to turn my precious drums over to YOU?...
I agree, after putting the time to practice, taking and setting the gear (because let's face it most of us here don't have roadies) and setting the gear for you (i'm 6'5'' so my drums are spread apart so as to not make me feel cramped).It depends on the gig and the people involved. At a high-profile gig, it's an automatic no. If it's casual enough and I know the people, then I'll say yes.
I feel like asking to sit in is kind of rude. It's putting someone on the spot in a way that I'm not comfortable with. If it's my gig, I put in the hours of practice, I drove to the rehearsals, I lugged my gear in and now somebody wants to just jump up and take time away from me playing? Even when I agree to let someone do it, I'm not crazy about it.
I can understand new drummers or people who don't play out often getting excited about it, and I'll try to accommodate that. But when a seasoned player expects it, it annoys me. I can say no, but I feel like I shouldn't even be put in a position to have to. I never ask to sit in and I play out enough that I don't even want to; it's nice to sit back and let someone else do the work for a change.
Given the pretty much unanimous opinion stated in the above responses, it makes me wonder: who are these drummers asking to sit in?
I've never done it myself. And unless I know you, you DO NOT ask me. I'm the one who learned the songs, cleared the night for the gig, lugged the gear, set it up, and will have to break it down and lug it back afterwards.
You just showed up and downed a few courage-inducing drinks. And you want me to turn my precious drums over to YOU?...