O/T You're too old to play gigs when...

[Colin]

You know you're too old to play gigs when:

you take a piece of carpet to stand on.
in the eighties you would wear snakeskin boots, but now your feet actually look like that...

 

[slaine01]

Wrong...just wrong.

And thats just the mono stack!!

 

[TNT]

....you know you're to old if. . . . . . .

"after the sound check, you say, thanks for comin', I guess that about wraps it up".

 

[tkarter]

I know I am old. I don't have to be old when I play though.

I don't mind too loud. Too fast is another story though. LOL

tk

 

[TNT]

Tom,

You're NOT too old or too fast!!!


Did I say that right???

 

[shamus63]

Tom,

You're NOT too old or too fast!!!


Did I say that right???

That could be misconstrued.

 

[tkarter]

I think he called it about right

tk

 

[shamus63]

I think he called it about right

tk

I did not know this.

 

[tkarter]

Yeah anything 200bpm or more I play at half pace. A really loud half pace.

And I am old enough nobody messes with me for doing it.

tk

 

[TNT]

That "really LOUD half pace", is only cause you like it loud - right Tom??

RIGHT?? Tom, did you hear me - RIGHT!!



Mitzy, will you turn down his amp please!!

 

[tkarter]

You never hurt a bass line by leaving out parts. Especially if you leave out the guitar parts.

tk

 

[carpedebass]

You never hurt a bass line by leaving out parts. Especially if you leave out the guitar parts.

tk

Now that's funny! Spoken like a true musician...er...bassist!

 

[Smakbass]

I have a friend who is 71 still gigging 2-3 times a week and scores women 30 yrs younger than him....

He is my hero.....


and a heck of a nice guy too.

 

[TNT]

". . . . leave out the guitar parts". . . . - what!!!!!

The there's "nothin" left, is there??

Oh, you mean drums!

 

[sloshep]

When the monitor speakers are louder than the house speakers so the guitarist/singer can hear himself.

 

[carpedebass]

". . . . leave out the guitar parts". . . . - what!!!!!

The there's "nothin" left, is there??

Oh, you mean drums!

OUCH!

 

[Oldtoe]

Here's another one (that applies to me):

"You do the super happy dance when you play somewhere that backline and sound are provided."

 

[shamus63]

You know you're getting old when you could care less that a gig got cancelled.

 

[Mobay45]

No wonder I quit gigging. I identified with almost everything on that list!

 

[TNT]

...you know you're getting to old to gig when you. . . . . .

start looking for an "acoustic" jam night.




*This comment is for "power" players, ya know, rock the foundation type players!