Members GCDEF Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 I'm getting too old for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lee Flier Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Bleh. All I can say is, be glad you even had a gig. I've been working insane hours the past month or so and can't do any gigs till probably next month. Granted this is unusual for me, and I'm doing it for the extra $$$ which I'm using in part to finance band projects, but meanwhile it still bites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastplant Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 I always take a half or full day off if I have a weekday gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted October 7, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Yeah, it's fun. I don't know why bars have bands till 1:30 on a week night though. There was a good crowd till around midnight. After that maybe 15 people. Hardly seems worth it to play that late for so few people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted October 7, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Originally posted by fastplant I always take a half or full day off if I have a weekday gig. I had some people from work out there. Being a boss, it doesn't look good to show up late because of other activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastplant Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Originally posted by GCDEF I had some people from work out there. Being a boss, it doesn't look good to show up late because of other activities. I don't think it's bad if you plan ahead of time for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BndGrl Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Originally posted by GCDEF Got home from the gig 2:45am. Up for work 6:15 Drive 110 miles to go to gig to support a friend of mine because I didn't think anyone else would be there. Crash at a friends house at 2:30 am. Get up at 6:00 am drive back home 110 miles in oder to be at work by 8:30 am. Friday...bad...:yawn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tucktronix Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Been there, done that! My band used to be booked at a bar in town every Thurs. Got home at 2:30am. Had to get up at 6am to report to work at 7. Did this every Thur for about 2 1/2 yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastplant Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Originally posted by BndGrl Drive 110 miles to go to gig to support a friend of mine because I didn't think anyone else would be there. Crash at a friends house at 2:30 am. Get up at 6:00 am drive back home 110 miles in oder to be at work by 8:30 am. Friday...bad...:yawn: Wow, that's either extreme loyalty or extreme insanity.... or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BndGrl Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Originally posted by fastplant Wow, that's either extreme loyalty or extreme insanity.... or both. Most definitely both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members digwhisper Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Man that sounds like my every weekend. I get back from a gig and hit the sheets around 3am. The kids almost always bust through the door at 7-7:30 to see Daddy. Bless my wife for trying to keep the rugrats out but when they've made up their mind it's gonna happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastplant Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Originally posted by BechtelChris Man that sounds like my every weekend. I get back from a gig and hit the sheets around 3am. The kids almost always bust through the door at 7-7:30 to see Daddy. Bless my wife for trying to keep the rugrats out but when they've made up their mind it's gonna happen! This is one of the main reasons I don't want kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Originally posted by fastplant This is one of the main reasons I don't want kids. No kidding. (heh-heh) Seriously, what the hell is wrong with children? When I was growing up, if my dad was taking a nap, sleeping in, or even closing his eyes, ABSOLUTE SILENCE was expected and enforced. Looking back, it felt a bit harsh, but now I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be like this. It's all about respect. Little {censored}ers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members worthyjoe Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Originally posted by GCDEF Yeah, it's fun. I don't know why bars have bands till 1:30 on a week night though. There was a good crowd till around midnight. After that maybe 15 people. Hardly seems worth it to play that late for so few people. Yeah, unless it's a college bar it's almost never busy until 1:30 on a weeknight. I play one bar like that but the others are pretty much like what you describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cortfan Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 Yeah, just wait until you get my age (53). Our singer is a nurse doing a 32 hr. weekend shift, so we are only doing Friday night gigs right now. I work all day, help load in, play 4 hours, load out-get home around 3 a.m. Sometimes I have to work on Saturday @ 7 a.m. I am really too old for this. We need roadies, not groupies............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members superiorparts Posted October 7, 2005 Members Share Posted October 7, 2005 this past saturday night: gig was from 9:00-2:00. finished tearing down the pa at 3:30. hit dodger store for some chicken and hit the road for a 1 hour 15 minute ride home. got in the bed at 5:15 a.m. got up at 8:30 and went to sunday school and church. got back home at 11:15. but hey, the club was packed and slammin. worth every minute. i'll get enough sleep when i'm dead. kevin james www.monkeyboneband.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BndGrl Posted October 8, 2005 Members Share Posted October 8, 2005 Shameless plug for my friends that caused my lack of sleep. Click on image: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pink floyd cramer Posted October 8, 2005 Members Share Posted October 8, 2005 yesterday (Thurs.) nite I played with my band until 1 AM but didn't get to sleep 'til 3 AM. Up at 7 AM, worked 9 hrs on the road Fri. without a break, went directly to a solo piano gig for the next 2 hrs, back home to change and nuke a hot dawg and then played with my band 'til 3AM.. Napped in my truck for 1 1/2 hrs, drove home, and here I am, STILL not a wealthy man but for some strange reason rather tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matter-Eater Lad Posted October 8, 2005 Members Share Posted October 8, 2005 Last band I was in we did a Sunday night gig and I got into bed around 3AM and was up at my usual 5:30AM. I was gulping NoDoz later to stay awake. I'll never do that again. No gigs if I work the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tedster Posted October 8, 2005 Members Share Posted October 8, 2005 Just what exactly are these "Weekends" and "Weekdays" you speak of? I'm surmising that today, Saturday, is a "Weekday", as I'm at work...and "Weekend" must mean Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, since I'm off. But not every week. And some "workdays" begin at 7 pm and end at 5 am. I've had a lot of gigs on "Weekday" nights...Friday and Saturday, and had to be up at 4 am after an hour's doze or so. I can't do that two nights in a row. What sucks is that sometimes when I get a weekend off, there's absolutely nothing going on on Friday or Saturday night, because the rest of the world is calling it Monday and Tuesday. Welcome to the world of the rotating shift worker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Will Posted October 8, 2005 Members Share Posted October 8, 2005 Originally posted by superiorparts . . . got in the bed at 5:15 a.m. got up at 8:30 and went to sunday school and church . . . kevin james www.monkeyboneband.com ! Yeah! My Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GOSG Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by Cortfan I am really too old for this. We need roadies, not groupies............ Why not have groupie/roadies? I've worked with a couple of band's whose wives/groupies would help pack and load out my gear! Created a terrible fetish for me...do you know how tough it is to find pics of hot girls dressed sexy w/high heels...and pushing road cases! (Hmmm...pauses..."Oh Bndgrl...I've got an idea how you can make some money with that nice new camera!") LOL! "Maybe I should have tried "DOSG" as a screen name. "Dirty, Old, Soundguy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BndGrl Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by GOSG Why not have groupie/roadies? I've worked with a couple of band's whose wives/groupies would help pack and load out my gear! Created a terrible fetish for me...do you know how tough it is to find pics of hot girls dressed sexy w/high heels...and pushing road cases! (Hmmm...pauses..."Oh Bndgrl...I've got an idea how you can make some money with that nice new camera!") LOL! "Maybe I should have tried "DOSG" as a screen name. "Dirty, Old, Soundguy! I started reading this and my first thought was...they better not be getting any ideas... I am very much a girly girl and much prefer to sit back and watch hot, sweaty men lift heavy things rather than risk the chance of possibly chipping a nail. Seriously. Wow and hasn't that camera all ready more than made up for what I paid for it?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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