Moderators daddymack Posted February 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 22, 2016 I get enough sighs when I try to be funny.. But as I said, management 'requests' should be honored. Doesn't matter if you agree. Doesn't matter if it is totally, inexcusably, blatantly wrong. They will own the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 22, 2016 we have a name for people like that, but HC will make it come out as *********************************s... j/k!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 22, 2016 We can agree to disagree on this, senorb, where I play is likely very different from where you play...this is the showbiz capitol [and capital] of the known universe, and as such, even being 'background music' is more than wallpaper...perspective... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 22, 2016 EXACTLY!! Thank you for expounding on my statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 22, 2016 back in the 70s, in my trio, the bassist and I used kazoos [mounted in harmonica holders] to cover the sax parts on the intro to Suffragette City... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkfloydcramer61 Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 RE a melodica or any wind instrument, just be sure not to let drool come out of the end and land on the birthday cake. But I'm glad you are out there doing gigs and able to put your theories into practice, Senor! As Daddy said before, see how it works out and get back to us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkfloydcramer61 Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Background music ("music for the digestive tract", as a friend describes it)..to me, all "background music" means is 1) no vocals, and 2) not loud enough to disrupt conversation (birthdays and special occasions being the exceptions). If a customer notices you and requests you to play something, you are their entertainment while being "background" to the ones focused primarily on their filets and dining partners. RE birthdays, for me the bottom line is, if someone is offended by a fellow customer getting a little attention for a couple minutes on their birthday, they have bigger problems than having their dining ambience interrupted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senorblues Posted February 22, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 "all Senor had to do was play the melody while they brought out the cake." OK, THAT makes sense. Don't try to coordinate with the table. Preempt it! Play it before the cake gets to the table. They'll hear you, they can join in, and you won't have to try follow them. There . . . . See how open minded I am!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senorblues Posted February 22, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 "If a customer notices you and requests you to play something, you are their entertainment while being "background" to the ones focused primarily on their filets and dining partners." That makes sense, too, although it seems contradictory. But I found myself trying to do just that when I noticed one person or one table focused on a particular song. It's just a matter of getting the volume and energy level balanced just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 senor' date=' if i may? ive seen kazoos played with panache! im not being facetious...[/quote'] [ATTACH=CONFIG]n31698387[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkfloydcramer61 Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 ok. It's all settled we can move on to more important issues like, what do you play during a wine presentation? Or the lighting of a flaming dessert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltan Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 hey, do you know any arthur brown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senorblues Posted February 22, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 I assume the Arthur Brown comment is a reference to the flaming dessert comment. But no, I've never summoned the courage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkfloydcramer61 Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Light My Fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 from Wikipedia:Brown quickly earned a reputation for outlandish performances, which included the use of a burning metal helmet, that led to occasional mishaps, such as during an early appearance at the Windsor Festival in 1967, where he wore a colander on his head soaked in methanol. The fuel poured over his head by accident and caught fire; a bystander doused the flames by pouring beer on Brown's head, preventing any serious injury.[6] The flaming head then became an Arthur Brown signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senorblues Posted February 22, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Fire on the Bayou. I actually played Fire and Rain last week. BS&T version, sort of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 23, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2016 happy birthday, kazoohappy birthday, kazoohappy birthday, kazoohappy birthday, kazoo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 23, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2016 and then there was Richard Pryor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 23, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2016 Let me stand next to your Fire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 23, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2016 Well done! See that covers you, makes the management think of you as a team player, and makes the customer feel speckled, all in one simple feat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 23, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2016 Did you say Wine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted February 23, 2016 Members Share Posted February 23, 2016 no expectations = no dissapointments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted February 23, 2016 Members Share Posted February 23, 2016 Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted February 23, 2016 Members Share Posted February 23, 2016 Okay, just to milk every last ounce out of this, I've got a very recent story about interrupting people. My agent called me a week ago and asked me to do a single at a close but fairly rowdy venue. I've played there before, it was a Wednesday night, so I said sure. I get to the pub and find out that it's a longshoreman's party. I'm 6'1", 190 lbs, and I was the smallest guy there, trying to play for the 150 or so longshoreman. It was a celebration of a bunch of guys joining the ranks. Everyone was drinking heavily, there were only about a half dozen wives/girlfriends there, so it was a case of ignore the entertainment, unless I played something they didn't like. Oh by the way, it was a giant stage with lights that the management insisted I have on. Couldn't even hide. So believe it or not, here's what I had to announce, on my break, at the top of my lungs, on three separate occasions... "last call for the roast beef, last call guys for the roast beef dinner - the kitchen is closing in ten minutes". Like I said this was a mandatory announcement and I had to do it three times. Ya wanna talk about interrupting! I tried talking about dead cows, moo burgers, anything I could think of to make it sound less like a bus station. I seriously thought I might get thumped for making the announcements, but I know from playing there in the past, the beef last call is the most important part of the gig! What, and quit showbiz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 23, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2016 Over the years I have had to make a number of odd announcements...like 'would the owner of a Ford T-Bird License number blah blah please go to the parking lot? There is an unconscious woman leaning on the horn....' Maybe the oddest was 'and tonight's winner of a box of condoms is...[insert name]' Makes you proud to have spent all those years learning music and practicing, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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