Members richardmac Posted September 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 4, 2011 OUCH! Jeeez, can you imagine? Yes I can. That is why I played a Tele last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GoodDogYall Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Be sure you set includes 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Tush', and 'Squeeze Box'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheRinger Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I've read this thread and I have zero to add:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I could really use some advice on an upcoming gig. I've already posted about this a little, but I've learned more details and I really value the advice of the gigging folks here. I'm a solo dude who plays guitar, acoustic guitar, and piano to backing tracks.The gig is at a bar located IN a nudist community. The person who hired me says they want music that they can dance to. No problem, I said, and I asked her about the demographics - which decades of music would they most want to hear, from the 50's to today? And she responded "All of them! The crowd ranges from 21 to 70+."Swell.I posted about this gig previously and it was a pretty funny thread... best advice was "Try to imagine the audience WITH their clothes on." I am pretty sure that the majority of this crowd will be between 40 and 65. But I have two problems:1. No one said anything about naked twenty somethings! If there are any attractive naked 20 something girls there, I'm in big trouble. I already struggle trying to remember the lyrics to some of the songs I play. Oh my.2. I'm trying to figure out what music to go with for a crowd of that type of range. Should I go with a few songs from every decade? AS was stated in another thread, it's getting harder and harder to judge what type of music people will want to listen to based on age. And the host's advice to which decades was all of them. Is that what you'd do? This could probably be the best opportunity to use a large music stand that I can think of. (The bigger, the better.) Are you expected to be nude too? One would think that if you're using an acoustic guitar that you wouldn't want that many body oils on the finish. (At least you wouldn't have to worry about belt scratches.) Do try to look people in the eyes. Have a good gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I've never played a nudist camp or been asked to. We DID get asked to play at a brothel a couple of years back, but they weren't offering enough money. I suppose maybe I could have worked out some sort of trade deal? Ha I would do that one for store credit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 But there was another first for me tonight - the bar paid me BEFORE I played. Haven't had that happen before. Well duh, where are they going to carry that money around all night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Ha I would do that one for store credit!Yeah, we've definately run EVERY imaginable joke about THAT gig. I almost took it just to be able to say I did it.Definately an "only in Nevada" deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Yeah, we've definately run EVERY imaginable joke about THAT gig. I almost took it just to be able to say I did it. Definately an "only in Nevada" deal! Hell, I PAID to bungee jump just to say I did it. I'd have definitely played a brothel for a cut rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JailTime Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I played the gig tonight. It was... interesting. Like playing at a Cougar Strip Club. There were a few older women who were in pretty damn good shape and they chose to dance directly in front of me pretty much the whole night. I tuned them out pretty successfully. But it wasn't easy. As a previous poster said, they liked to dance and they were very polite. I'd play there again. Judging by how much they danced and clapped, I'd say I went over very well there. Still, I'm looking forward to my next regular non-nude gig. Playing to naked people is a little weird. But there was another first for me tonight - the bar paid me BEFORE I played. Haven't had that happen before. I did NOT do the "When in Rome" thing. Good on ye, brother - glad it went well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 . Playing to naked people is a little weird. But there was another first for me tonight - the bar paid me BEFORE I played. Haven't had that happen before. Did you get fewer tips because nobody was carrying any cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Did you get fewer tips because nobody was carrying any cash? They tips they had he probably didn't want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 They tips they had he probably didn't want. Would this be the proper time to tell my "I once knew a moyle who wouldn't take cash--he only took tips" joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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