Vague life lesson rant

poopshovel wrote:

JG Pasterjak wrote: As to the original post, if this is what you're writing on day 2 of the tour, I can't wait to see how the posts look next week. jg

So, official as of yesterday: Tour cancelled over some bullE36 M3...which means I now have to cancel the rehearsal space I'd booked for the end of the month, I had to call chick who re-arranged her schedule so she could run the shop for two weeks, and tell her I won't need her, and good luck trying to book a show in the towns we were supposed to be playing. OR: Egg on my face from others' lack of planning/consideration. Angrypanda.

We're still looking for a fiddle player. FYI...

Knurled wrote: . I'm going to stop buying Miata transmissions. Every time I buy one, it gets stolen.

How am I going to fix my miata now?

Go steal a transmission from Knurled.

mad_machine wrote: And that is the thing, if you hang a Leko or a par upside down, the gel frame will fall out. On a Leko, the gobo holder and/or the iris will too.. this is bad when over a stage, but I keep finding these lights over the audiance. Yes, let's drop sharp edged metal things 50 feet onto the heads of the audiance, keep doing it, I want to move up to the 4th spot on the call list!

WTF... I learned that hanging PAR fixtures in high school. It wasn't even anything I remember getting "taught"... just seemed rather obvious which way was "up"...

the problem Ian.. while I am "classically trained" in theatre.. most of the guys I work with are "club guys" in other words, it doesn't matter how you hang it as long as it works. It just needs to get hung -now-

Funny thing is, I am just as fast if not faster and I hang them properly

DILYSI Dave wrote:

poopshovel wrote:

JG Pasterjak wrote: As to the original post, if this is what you're writing on day 2 of the tour, I can't wait to see how the posts look next week. jg

So, official as of yesterday: Tour cancelled over some bullE36 M3...which means I now have to cancel the rehearsal space I'd booked for the end of the month, I had to call chick who re-arranged her schedule so she could run the shop for two weeks, and tell her I won't need her, and good luck trying to book a show in the towns we were supposed to be playing. OR: Egg on my face from others' lack of planning/consideration. Angrypanda.

We're still looking for a fiddle player. FYI...

Thanks man. I was really excited about playing "angry" music though. I don't think I can go back. You are the bass player in my imaginary band "Stitchripper" though.

poopshovel wrote:

JG Pasterjak wrote: As to the original post, if this is what you're writing on day 2 of the tour, I can't wait to see how the posts look next week. jg

So, official as of yesterday: Tour cancelled over some bullE36 M3...which means I now have to cancel the rehearsal space I'd booked for the end of the month, I had to call chick who re-arranged her schedule so she could run the shop for two weeks, and tell her I won't need her, and good luck trying to book a show in the towns we were supposed to be playing. OR: Egg on my face from others' lack of planning/consideration. Angrypanda.

Man, that sucks so bad. I know what it's like to have that performance boner then have the, uh... receptacle... um. I've kind of backed myself into a metaphor I don't feel comfortable finishing. Anyway It's a lot like swinging those two bats in the on deck circle then having the guy in front of you hit into a double play to end the game.

jg

JG Pasterjak wrote:

poopshovel wrote:

JG Pasterjak wrote: As to the original post, if this is what you're writing on day 2 of the tour, I can't wait to see how the posts look next week. jg

So, official as of yesterday: Tour cancelled over some bullE36 M3...which means I now have to cancel the rehearsal space I'd booked for the end of the month, I had to call chick who re-arranged her schedule so she could run the shop for two weeks, and tell her I won't need her, and good luck trying to book a show in the towns we were supposed to be playing. OR: Egg on my face from others' lack of planning/consideration. Angrypanda.

Man, that sucks so bad. I know what it's like to have that performance boner then have the, uh... receptacle... um. I've kind of backed myself into a metaphor I don't feel comfortable finishing. Anyway It's a lot like swinging those two bats in the on deck circle then having the guy in front of you hit into a double play to end the game. jg

Thanks dude. I had to call and cancel the rehearsal space today (guys were going to come up a couple days early to work out any remaining kinks, nail down segues, etc.) Dude was super-cool about it. I offered to pay him for his time, or an imaginary "cancellation fee," whatever.

He declined my offer and replied with: "Man, after (x) years dealing with musicians, nothing surprises me anymore." That did not make me feel better.

Playing guitar (notice I didn't say 'being a musician,' as I don't make my living playing music) doesn't give you some "Oh, I'm genetically predisposed to being a berkeleying slacker" get-outta-jail free card, retards.

My ex b-i-l is in a band in Charleston. He's pretty reliable (at least where his music is concerned) and he used to continually complain about his bandmates not showing up for practice, etc.