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Posted: June 21 2007 at 03:57 |
 chopper wrote:
This is a fairly embarrassing one of me. I'm the bass player on the left (this was when I had hair and mullets were in).
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Ah - mulletts... 
There appears to be a very pudgy older version of Ben on 2nd guitar, too - older brother perhaps??
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Posted: June 20 2007 at 16:18 |
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i'll tell you something real embarassing! When I was in high school jazz, I was suppossed to play a solo (trombone back then). My solo was to be 12 bars, but when I stood up, I got nervous and accidentally only played about 6! I sat down and realized that I had sat down way too soon! Those 6 bars of silence were pretty embarassing, especially when my friend's dad brought it up after the concert! It's hard to count when you're on the spot!
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 21:02 |
From a lighthearted show my roommate and his brother and I did back on St. Patty's day... In between songs wiping the sweat from my hair and giving the horns... what a goon...   Here, looking very emo and probably singing Silverchair's 'Tomorrow'.....  But here's for real rockin out! 
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 19:43 |
Here it is, my most embarrassing live picture:  * shudders* This is not only the grossest picture of me ever, it was Live. It's almost like I have gills.... JUST TO PROVE THAT I CAN LOOK NORMAL: That first picture there haunts me to this day...
Edited by A_Simple_Mistake - June 06 2007 at 19:45
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 13:29 |
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 13:26 |
The early 70's, a small club gig in Everett WA. A guy in the audience though our guitarist (John) was making eyes at his girl (which he probably was) so this guy started throwing fake punches at John's face as he sang (the stage was 1 foot high).
This esculated untill the guy actually side kicked the mic stand, John quickly moving aside while the mic stand and mic flipped and flew into my drums.
John was so mad by this time, his eyes enraged, the music ground to a hault, the crowd stopped dancing and they parted as this guy started to run for the door.
In one smooth continous motion John whiped off his 1956 Strat and threw it like a dart at the running man who was now 30 feet away and booking. It hit him square in the back and head, bounced off him landing face down on a long table of suprized women and proceeded to bounce around making the most un-godly noises (he had a 50 foot guitar chord still attached).
We took a break (and never came back), we were fired (which is the embarrassing part).
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 12:45 |
Going back a ways... my second band ever, we did a talent show at my guitarists Jr.Hi school (we followed a squeeky trampolene act), ...we were the only band (also not a good idea). A big wide stage seperated each guitarist by a mile. Unable to tune up corectly caused some stress.
I counted off the 1st tune and with a crash one guitarist started Honkey Tonk Woman while the other started Johnny B Goode. The echo, confusion and all didn't help us understand what we were hearing at first so they kept on going.
All of the sudden each guitarists realized they were playing a different song and BOTH switched at the same time! We continued the car crash and to be honest I don't recall how we got out of it but we eventually did.
No we didn't win.
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Posted: April 22 2007 at 06:46 |
The other musicians in the picture remind me of Huey Lewis and Talking Heads' drummer.  For my band's first gig we decided we'd play "One More Red Nightmare" right up, figuring it was deceptively simple and would impress the audience. Unfortunately the drummer was nervous and didn't sound quite as skilled as Bruford. Added to that the middle section accidentally went on too long and I forgot what I was supposed to be playing (I play guitar) maybe 4 bars in. "Indiscipline" went down a lot better with the crowd, despite our bassist not having actually heard the song and us shambolicly improvising the choruses.
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 07:55 |
Thankfully I don't get the 'do you play cricket with it?' remarks as my Steinberger (guitar not bass) has a strat style body. 
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 07:52 |
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 07:51 |
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 03:45 |
Cygnus X-2 wrote:
Is that a Steinberger you're playing?
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It certainly looks like a Steinberger. Steinberger guitars and basses are really nice to play once you get past the appearance. 
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Posted: January 31 2007 at 01:59 |
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Is that a fire extinguisher powered bassdrum your drummer has there?
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 20:56 |
Is that a Steinberger you're playing?
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 20:55 |
Well, of all the embarrassing and stupid stuff I have done in public, having a mullet is not something Im guilty of 
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 16:15 |
This is a fairly embarrassing one of me. I'm the bass player on the left (this was when I had hair and mullets were in).
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Posted: January 30 2007 at 15:29 |
Zappa88 wrote:
progismylife wrote:
Hmm only performed in front of people twice. The first time was an english project and my friend and I made a delta blues song. (the book was based in the delta around 1930 so we could play the blues!). I had the slide guitar and my other friend played rhythm guitar.
It was also the first time I used a slide (not to mention a steel string guitar). Highly embarrasing for me but I was told I did very good. |
How can it be embarrassing if you were told you did good?  |
First time playing anything in public, first time playing a steel string guitar, first time playing with a slide without messing around.
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Posted: January 29 2007 at 22:20 |
Haha, I actually thought I played really well! Its just that this wasnt exactly the crowd that could watch me play 30 minutes without screaming or smashing some kinf of instrument. I could tell that they were all dreaming about Judas Priest concerts of the past
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Posted: January 29 2007 at 22:18 |
Zappa88 wrote:
Oh man, Ive gotten that way too many times!
The crowd that went to see a local thrash group didnt quite like it that I was playing my very own "Soundscapes" right next to them  |
Yeah, I've heard every musician's early gigs are a joke, utter disasters. But it does get better, and there's the rare great moment (just make sure to always record yourself).
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Posted: January 29 2007 at 22:18 |
moreitsythanyou wrote:
I don't have any pictures but in 5th grade in one of my choir concerts I couldn't see the conductor so I leaned so far over I fell off the stage  |
Well, I dont want to be mean or anything, but man do I wish I was there! 
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