Members leftyjay Posted October 12, 2012 Members Share Posted October 12, 2012 do you go all out on a costume or do you just buy a walmart teeshirt?i have 4 costume gigs this month and i have a few old ideas i've used in the past.i dresses as esteban one year. i called myself estebumi have a slash hat and a fro wig so i can bring my les paul and play sweet child of minewhat do you usually do on halloween? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 12, 2012 Members Share Posted October 12, 2012 I have, in the past, dressed up for a Halloween gig, but not in some years.Once year, when I was playing mandolin and guitar in a bluegrass band, we all dressed as KISS (I got to be the Gene Simmons character )...wish I had a photo, it was pretty bizarre!Worked enough KISS songs into a bluegrass format to do 2 or 3 per set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weird Uncle Tim Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 THAT is awesome! Wish you had video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Weird Uncle Tim THAT is awesome! Wish you had video. Me, too...nothing I'd rather do than post some humliation for all to see! (the band wives/GFs came up w/ that fabulous idea )...So, has nobody else dressed up for a Halloween gig in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftyjay Posted October 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 i would think everybody has dressed up for halloween gigs, maybe not as a single or duo, but in a band. that is one of the big nights of the year.i decided to get a ringmaster outfit for this year since i am going to be master of ceremony. long tail coat and oversized tophat. of course it will be in a gawdy gold sequin to stand out like a sore thumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Notes_Norton Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 One year we dressed up as doctor and nurse. I drive a white mini-van and we put a small red cross on the dash. We pulled into a gated retirement community where the guard always asks for ID and checks for clearance before raising the gate. He saw us in the white van, with the red cross, me in blue scrubs and Leilani in an old-fashioned nurses outfit, and before we got to the guard house he had the gate open and was waving us in. I guess he thought it was a medical emergency instead of a musical emergency Here we are in the same outfits, but at a different party (we usually do more than one each year - we give the retirement developments a discount if they have their party early). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 Originally Posted by leftyjay i would think everybody has dressed up for halloween gigs, maybe not as a single or duo, but in a band. that is one of the big nights of the year.i decided to get a ringmaster outfit for this year since i am going to be master of ceremony. long tail coat and oversized tophat. of course it will be in a gawdy gold sequin to stand out like a sore thumb Excellent...if you're going to do it, do it with style and gusto! Originally Posted by Notes_Norton One year we dressed up as doctor and nurse. I drive a white mini-van and we put a small red cross on the dash. We pulled into a gated retirement community where the guard always asks for ID and checks for clearance before raising the gate. He saw us in the white van, with the red cross, me in blue scrubs and Leilani in an old-fashioned nurses outfit, and before we got to the guard house he had the gate open and was waving us in. I guess he thought it was a medical emergency instead of a musical emergency Here we are in the same outfits, but at a different party (we usually do more than one each year - we give the retirement developments a discount if they have their party early). ...cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDLMUSIC Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 I have lots of great costumes, but only a few that I can wear on gigs. It's tough to play guitar and sing dressed in my gorilla suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 14, 2012 Members Share Posted October 14, 2012 Originally Posted by MDLMUSIC I have lots of great costumes, but only a few that I can wear on gigs. It's tough to play guitar and sing dressed in my gorilla suit. A buddy of mine's band did a Halloween gig dressed as a zoo, once and the bassist did her's in a gorilla suit...those big plastic hands weren't too difficult for easy bass lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitaruboy Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 this year is our first halloween gig and we're doing a set of rolling stones and a set of red hot chili peppers songs and dressing as each band during the seti don't think i've ever been this excited to wear a blouse (i'll doing my best keith richards) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cherri Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm trying to come up with a costume idea for an outdoor gig this year... it could be snowing by the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peanutroad Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 It's probably a stretch for me just to disguise myself as a musician... The last time I did play in costume for Halloween, I wore a monk's robe and I'd probably throw it on again if the need arose. Actually, I picked up the nickname 'Monk' at one time, not because I'm religious or anything but because I'm nearly as O/C as Adrian Monk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingerpicker Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 Sgt. Pepper and Uncle Sam. (I'm sgt. pepper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Ellis Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm going to Play DJ and KJ a big party the Saturday beforeSo I'm growing the beard out to do "Wolfman Jack"Best excuse ever to not shave for 3 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Potts Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 My bud and I dressed up like Simon and Garfunkel one year. It was dead on. I'll post a I true when I get on my PC later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted October 16, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 16, 2012 which were you? Wait, let me guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Telecruiser Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Never have put on a costume (even as a kid) and most likely never will. It's just not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Originally Posted by Telecruiser Never have put on a costume (even as a kid) and most likely never will. It's just not me. So who's the guy in the outfit in your avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Telecruiser Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Originally Posted by pogo97 So who's the guy in the outfit in your avatar? I might ask you who the guy is in your avatar. My avatar is my guitar hero Chet Atkins. I really do wish that was me.But, as far as costumes go I never was comfortable being behind a mask or anything else that wasn't me or pretending to be someone (or something) else. I know people have fun with it but it has always been a little weird to me. As I said, just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Potts Posted October 18, 2012 Members Share Posted October 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted October 18, 2012 Members Share Posted October 18, 2012 Is that hair stuck inside the cap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chemikool Posted October 18, 2012 Members Share Posted October 18, 2012 Is that guy going to start smashing some watermelons soon? Oh...that's Paul Simon. My bad. Pogo! Thanks for the link! AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Potts Posted October 18, 2012 Members Share Posted October 18, 2012 LOL with my Paul Simon. I think I posted this in the wrong thread though. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDLMUSIC Posted October 23, 2012 Members Share Posted October 23, 2012 A buddy of mine's band did a Halloween gig dressed as a zoo, once and the bassist did her's in a gorilla suit...those big plastic hands weren't too difficult for easy bass lines. Yeah, but I don't think I could pull it off on guitar. I have two Halloween gigs this weekend, so I'll probably put on my kilt, my khaki military shirt and my Victorian era British helmet. Maybel I'll bring my bagpipes too and see if I can't drum up a little solo business on the breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SusieP Posted October 28, 2012 Members Share Posted October 28, 2012 I just wear all black clothes and shove some red devil horns on my head.My Duo partner has a bald head so we just put some Uncle Fester eye makeup under his eyes. We had a shyte Halloween gig last night. Every one had made a great effort with their costumes but the dance floor was full of kids running round in circles squealing.Bloody nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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