anyone got funny stories to tell ???? i might use them as an inspiration.You never know....
from my days playing on a boat with a top 40 band (we were really bored) and from other people telling stories, my favorites include:
tuning the complete guitar a half step below without telling the guitar player
sticking a wine cork underneath the bassdrum pedal, so it won't move
replacing cymbals on the drum set with those black felt things You put between the cymbals during transport.
oh yea and another one, i guess its a classic but back then i was too young to see it comin: we were backing up this chick singer at conservatory and she was doing a country song for an examination, so we were not playing in front of an audience, but a comission consisting of 4 teachers who were sitting 6 feet away from the band in a small room. on the last rehearsal the bass player told the whole band, lets makes some fun , in the break after the 2nd chorus lets all jump up (we were sitting), and imitate a train whistle "whooo-whoo".
and dammit, i did, but a split second too late i realized i was the only one....the guys were laughin so hard, we almost had to stop the song.
i was 18 then, but i'm still telling the bass player one day i'll take revenge.
does this belong to "lifestyle"???? i dunno
