If the gig is at 10, what time should I show up at, so I don't have to help load in?!

I'm a 9:45 kind of guy. That gives me just enough time to do a few quick shots at the bar, a toot of Bolivian marching powder in the mens' room, then stumble my ass on stage with a highball glass full of whiskey, right on schedule to forget the lyrics to the second verse of "Highway Star".

I'm usually blacked out by the second set, so I have to ask the next day how the gig went.

I always thought it was funny how grown men use half naked women for their avatars.

The one picture you can associate with your online personality. Says alot I think.

It all depends, is this a cover band or originals? Actually, either one just show up 5 minutes before you got to play. But if it's a cover band you're most likely getting paid, so you have to stick around and act like you're helping break down the gear. I usually just grab a cymbal stand and wander around looking confused until the bar owner pays me.

Dude! I can wander around looking confused better that ANYBODY!

Lots of good info!!!

Fellows, I believe we're under attack--to arms! The Open Jam crowd is coming over the wall....

So, how many guitar players does it take to change a light bulb?

(Bear in mind, everyone, that there are plenty of guitar players who also sing. These skirmishes are, finally, pointless.)

Oh, by the way, a brief look at what goes on at Open Jam will be illuminating. I thought the amp forum was bad. Yikes!

I always thought it was funny how grown men use half naked women for their avatars. The one picture you can associate with your online personality. Says alot I think.

She looks VETTY familiar, from that angle!!!

I swear the resemblance is uncanny, she was my girlfriend at one time...

LMAO. 9.50pm.

I use my own picture for my avatar. *preening* lol

If everyone else in the band is loading in and you're trying to avoid it, the better question would be "do I want to get paid for this" , or ultimately " where am I going to find another gig". Musicians usually get paid for humping gear more than playing these days...

So, how many guitar players does it take to change a light bulb?

11. 1 to do it and 10 to stand around saying they could have done it faster, better and with more feel.

You hear about the drummer that locked his keys in his car? It took him 5 hours to get the bass player out.

I'll be here all week folks. Remember to tip your waitress.

lol......i'd get there 9.30 just to help a bit.....

would feel soooooooooo guilty if everyone helped but me.

Yeah, but you are a chick. Most of the posters in HCAF are dudes....with half neked chicks as their on-line persona. WTF?

What time to show up to a gig? The same time as the band.

But the thing that most non-singing musicians don't realize is that when the show is over it is WAY more valuable for the singer to interact with the people who came to the show than it is for him/her to load out gear. That human connection and appreciation to the fans keeps them coming back.

This is true, and as long as I'm there to move gear any other time, the band should never complain about that after-show fan-base building exercise. Part of doing business.

Heck, sometimes I'd RATHER be loading gear with my band-mates than talking to Jughead and his extra slower brother, who can only say the same couple of sentences over and over, but if my personal attention gets 'em exited enough to buy tickets for the next show...

Heck, sometimes I'd RATHER be loading gear with my band-mates than talking to Jughead and his extra slower brother, who can only say the same couple of sentences over and over, but if my personal attention gets 'em exited enough to buy tickets for the next show...

Oh, and how about the musicians who want to be IN your band. Those are the best. On and on about how great they are, etc, etc, etc., and they don't leave you alone till you respond yes or no.

Oh, and how about the musicians who want to be IN your band. Those are the best. On and on about how great they are, etc, etc, etc., and they don't leave you alone till you respond yes or no.

"No" is easy. But I'll sometimes mitigate by saying something like, "But hey, if you put something together, maybe we could play on the same bill sometime."

Now, the strangers who want to come up and "jam" with you or, "Let me do some backups, man."

be nice people. Help the band load up and out. THEN, go do your promoting. people will still be there, unless you're the last band. In that case, load up before, and go talk to the crowd directly after. I've been on both ends before as a drummer, a bassist, and now getting ready for shows as a singer.

The band WILL appreciate it if you help them. Believe me.

We're just poking fun at perceptions at this point. This thread is part of another one that the thread starter made to harass this part of the HC boards.

You'll find that 90% of the regulars here are pretty chill.

Oh, i was just messing around anyways. I figured you guys were just being funny... but we should help out you know, in real life. lol

For sure. I started singing because of dirtbag singers who don't do their part and become primadonnas.

I'm the bassist as well as one of the vocalists in my band, and I know nobody's going to want to move my backline but me, so I'm there from start to finish.

Y'know, I stopped playing drums in the mid-70s because they were a pain in the butt to set up and break down. I shoulda taken up the jaw-harp.

Oh, note the avatar - that's really me.

I'm not naiive - I'm just drawn that way.

Seriously, I've had singers in bands past show up 5 minutes before the gig, Realistic microphone in hand.

Then they hand me the end of the cable, which is a 1/4" High Impedence cable, and give me the 'dumb' look.

That's why I find this thread so funny!!!

HOLY MOLY! MOLE'MOLE'MOLE'MOLE':facepalm:

Hope you fired that dumbass.

I sing lead vocals AND play keys, so me and the drummer end up having the longest setup anyways...