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Les Anderson Member From: Rossland, BC, Canada	posted 15 March 2005 11:39 AM profile I would guess there is not a musician in this forum board who has not run into one or more of these while playing a stage gig somewhere. We were playing at a pub (I won’t name the place to save some name dropping) this past Friday night where we had a very jealous boyfriend go berserk on our lead guitarist and wanted to rip him from limb from limb. The problem was however, that it was this guy’s honey who got a little more than inebriated and started giving our guitarist the winks and smiles then into her hanging on him during the breaks. Apparently, this was not her first encounter with stage musicians and her jealous boyfriend. I have been around for more than 35 years playing in bars, music dance halls and what not and have seen this same scenario played out time and time again where a jealous boyfriend goes ballistic on a musician. How many of you guys have stories to tell about a female's romantic eye and musicians taking the heat for something he did not want to be part of? ------------------ (I am not right all of the time but I sure like to think I am!) [This message was edited by Les Anderson on 15 March 2005 at 02:18 PM.]
Ray Minich Member From: Limestone, New York, USA	posted 15 March 2005 12:06 PM profile Can you say "Occupational Hazard"?
Alvin Blaine Member From: Sandy Valley, Nevada, USA	posted 15 March 2005 12:47 PM profile That's how I met my first and second Ex-wives. It was even in the same bar a few years apart.
John De Maille Member From: Merrick,N.Y. U.S.A.	posted 15 March 2005 01:24 PM profile Quite a few years ago, a guitar player I worked with, got into a real life "Fatal Attraction" scenario. It went on for a while, and I must say that, part of it was his fault, but, the outcome was disasterous for all parties. I got right on track after that, and started thinking and listening to my "other head".
Larry Robbins Member From: Fort Edward, New York, USA	posted 15 March 2005 05:46 PM profile Yep, why if I had a dime for everytime a barroom Rosie tried to make me stray .....I'd have 10cents!ha ,ha But as we ALL know temptation is everywhere.......its up to us each to welcome or rebuke it! I like to watch em dance and" shake that thing" but I go home to her everytime knowing that maybe I "could have" but why buy the milk when you got a cow at home? !!(joke) You have to remember that what you have at home is a whole lot more reliable than MOST honkey tonk angles that you'll meet....but this one time in.... ------------------ Sho-Bud ProII, Pro III custom, Fender Steelking,Hilton pedal,Tut Taylor "Virginian"
Jody Sanders Member From: Magnolia,Texas	posted 15 March 2005 09:06 PM profile That is why we in Texas call our steel rig a Divorce Kit. See you down the road, Jody.
Tony Prior Member From: Charlotte NC	posted 16 March 2005 02:19 AM profile At our last gig a trio of young gals came up and were bumpin' and grindin' with the 3 up front youngin's... Although no fights broke out we were expecting to see "SKIN" any minute.... I'm certain I don't need another X wife so I avoid this stuff and run for cover.. t [This message was edited by Tony Prior on 16 March 2005 at 02:20 AM.]
Drew Howard Member From: Mason, MI, U.S.A.	posted 16 March 2005 09:42 AM profile "Divorce Kit". Good one! If both parties are single I don't see this as being a problem. Back in the day I sure didn't ------------------ Drew Howard - website - Fessy D-10 8/8, Magnatone S-8, N400's, BOSS RV-3 [This message was edited by Drew Howard on 16 March 2005 at 09:43 AM.]
Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth	posted 16 March 2005 10:53 AM profile Wrote a little song about it... I'd like to play it for ya... here it is: quote: Verse: There's a woman out there on the dance floor who possesses more cleavage than shirt And it's hard to believe it's coincidence That she also has more thigh than skirt She's been staring at me while I'm playing And she knows I've been watching her dance And I'll lay you a bet At the end of the set I could easily talk my way Into her pants.... Chorus: But I gotta stop Sleepin' Around No more late night delights for this clown I long for the days When a guy could get laid And not be afraid Of a virus called AIDS Oh I Gotta Stop Sleepin' Around (c) 2005 Dave Van Allen/MMM-BMI not that I ever did so in the first place.... [This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 16 March 2005 at 10:54 AM.]
Jack Stoner Sysop From: Inverness, Florida	posted 16 March 2005 11:06 AM profile The ones that piss me off are the ones sitting in the audience with a mini skirt and keep crossing their legs and they have a former NFL linebacker as their boy friend sitting next to them. But I've never looked..
Dean Vallery Member From: San Antonio, Texas, USA	posted 16 March 2005 11:31 AM profile Hey Jody, you are right on that one. Denny Mathis, my first steel teacher way back in the late '80s dubed it the "Ultimate divorce kit". I had no idea at the time that I would have four marriages in my futher? Deano
Ray Minich Member From: Limestone, New York, USA	posted 16 March 2005 01:43 PM profile Hey DVA, neat lyrics!. What's the melody? [This message was edited by Ray Minich on 16 March 2005 at 01:44 PM.]
Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth	posted 16 March 2005 06:45 PM profile Thanks... the Melody? it's a waltz, kinda like Tom T. Hall's "I Like Beer", but different... I wrote it back in the day, and never recorded it yet... may never. [This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 16 March 2005 at 06:46 PM.]
Pat Jenkins Member From: Abingdon, VA, USA	posted 16 March 2005 08:21 PM profile Well, while I still play music for a couple of country bands in our area, my full time gig is now with a beach band. It keeps me hopping, I love the musical comparisons between the different styles. Anyway, last Friday night...a couple of girls were dancing together, and of course, they managed to get incredibly close to band stand and...wait a minute, is this a family forum??? I will stop here. Pat Waltzing Through A Rock And Roll Life!!
Michael Johnstone Member From: Sylmar,Ca. USA	posted 17 March 2005 03:31 AM profile What I hate is when a sweetie pie who's been sitting alone pounding tequila shots comes up to the stage and bends down to eyeball how you're working your knee levers and has cleavage you could plant corn in - and then when it's breaktime,she's nowhere to be found. -MJ-
Howard Tate Member From: Leesville, Louisiana, USA	posted 17 March 2005 07:24 AM profile I retired when the girls started coming up and hitting on me to go out with their mothers and grandmothers. ------------------ Howard, 'Les Paul Recording, Zum S12U, Vegas 400, Boss ME-5, Boss DM-3 http://www.Charmedmusic.com
Mark Ardito Member From: Chicago, IL, USA	posted 17 March 2005 07:27 AM profile About 5 years ago I bought a Mesa Boogie Blue Angel 4x10 open back amp from a fellow local guitar player in Chicago. He had gone through a divorce and a new marriage and then several girlfriends. After I bought the amp I got it home and noticed in the "open back" part of the amp there was a velcro pouch he mounted to the side wall. I opened it up and found a bunch of Trojan rubbers still in the package. I guess that is where he stored his "supplies" while on the gig. Cheers! Mark ------------------ Sho~Bud Pro I, Fender D-8 (C6&E13) http://www.darkmagneto.com http://www.arditotech.com
Chris Brooks Member From: Providence, Rhode Island	posted 17 March 2005 07:31 AM profile I was gigging in Montana in the early 80s. After the gig, the drummer--about 5'8"--was happily playing the pinball machine. Out of the blue, a big guy comes up and cold-cocks him, then goes after me! Turns out his girl/wife/whatever had been telling him that she was attracted to the drummer. Of course the drummer never knew that. Dontcha love working for the public? Chris
David Wright Member From: Modesto .Ca USA.	posted 17 March 2005 08:18 AM profile Thats why I love Steel Guitar.... ------------------ M.S.A. M.S.A. Millennium S-12 9 & 6 Bb is where it's at! Peavey-2000-PX-300 David's Web Page
Gene Jones Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA	posted 17 March 2005 10:21 AM profile * [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 19 March 2005 at 05:40 PM.]
Lefty Member From: Grayson, Ga.	posted 17 March 2005 03:31 PM profile I'm sure everybody has a story for this one. Here is one of mine (before I married my lovely wife). I use to back up a singer in a small bar, but it was a good, comfortable gig, good place, and he was good friend. I became good friends with a girl who came in, and she would come in and hang with me, and invite me out upon ocassion. I had a regular girl friend at the time who worked nights, you know the story. She also gained the interest of a fellow guitar player I knew, but did not play with..... To make a long story short, he sold his original 1958 Gold top Les Paul to buy an engagement ring, to be turned down. She invited me to move to Vermont to work at a Ski Lodge, and I turned her down. Neither of us ended up with her. The other guitar player now owns a nice vintage guitar store in town. I go in from time to time, and he never mentions this episode, but I know he still has sensitive feelings over it. Guitar or Woman...ain't that the dad gum eternal question? Lefty
Smiley Roberts Member From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075	posted 18 March 2005 12:50 PM profile RE: thread title: I wouldn't know. I haven't had that "problem" for years!! ------------------ ~ ~ ©¿© It don't mean a thang, mm if it ain't got that twang. www.ntsga.com
Ken Thompson Member From: Great Falls, Montana, USA	posted 18 March 2005 01:34 PM profile For Chris, whereabouts in Montana were you playing in the 80s? I was a police officer then and I think I need to talk to you! Just kidding, and curious.
Chris Brooks Member From: Providence, Rhode Island	posted 18 March 2005 02:07 PM profile Ken, I was in a 4-piece group called Montana Skyline, 1979-82. We were pretty successful. Worked out of Missoula. I am sure we played Great Falls . . . where the heck was it? Hey, was there a Holiday Inn or something that had a riverboat motif and was called The Josephine or The Maybelline? Coulda been there. Missoula, Victor, Lolo, Butte, Whitefish, Glendive (!), Bozeman, "Salmon River Days" twice (Idaho), "The Modern West" in Lewiston (Idaho), Helena once, Seeley Lake, Calgary, Lethbridge, Rapid City, Jackpot(Nevada), Gillette, Rock Springs (!), Denver and Craig, Colorado . . . we saw lots of big sky--for sure. Had a good friend in Great Falls: Gus Hossack, psychologist. He worked with lots of juvenile delinquents--maybe you ran into some of THEM in your line of work. If miles could talk, I could write a book . . . Chris [This message was edited by Chris Brooks on 18 March 2005 at 02:07 PM.]
Les Anderson Member From: Rossland, BC, Canada	posted 18 March 2005 06:12 PM profile quote: Smiley Roberts wrote: I wouldn't know. I haven't had that "problem" for years!! Darn Smiley, you must be rollin that sock all wrong before you shove down in your pants. ------------------ (I am not right all of the time but I sure like to think I am!) [This message was edited by Les Anderson on 18 March 2005 at 06:14 PM.]
Bob Hickish Member From: Port Ludlow, Washington, USA	posted 18 March 2005 07:08 PM profile I Think I met the fellows that Gene was talking about - I was playing Steel for a Group in Boise Idaho called The Rocky Mountain Express in the 70's - we were the VFW regulars and filler band for Honky Tonks in Garden City we did play the Boise State Prison - and that Fellow was was Making eyes on the Steel player What an Uncomfortable feeling ! Any body do prison entertainment ! Maybe you know what I'm talking about . However ! you do have a Captive audience . Bob
Henry Nagle Member From: Santa Rosa, California	posted 18 March 2005 10:48 PM profile A friend of mine who plays banjo told me about a club in San Francisco that he played at during the mid 60's. It was a Dixieland group that was apparently fairly new to the area. According to legend, they played there for a month or so before they realized that their very attentive (and attractive) female audience was comprised entirely of transvestites. I think the stangest thing about this story is that a gay bar hired a Dixieland band. There was no disco then, I suppose.
Jim Phelps Member From: just out of Mexico City	posted 18 March 2005 11:02 PM profile I think it's kinda strange it took them a month to figure it out, too...!
Henry Nagle Member From: Santa Rosa, California	posted 18 March 2005 11:17 PM profile Denial. They probably thought they had a pretty sweet gig. It must have been hard to admit to themselves that the crowd wasn't there for the music. They were there for the tight striped pants and funny hats. I don't know that they quit the job. As far as I know, my friend is not homophobic. In fact, given his turbulant romantic history, I would guess that he is afraid of women.
Jim Phelps Member From: just out of Mexico City	posted 18 March 2005 11:38 PM profile Ha! That is a funny story Henry, thanks. Well now that I look at it again and see you said it was the mid-'60's, I can see how it might've taken a while to catch on. Hope your friend finds the right woman. I had a bunch of bad luck myself in years past, but found the perfect one for me, when I least expected. If it can happen to me.... [This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 18 March 2005 at 11:38 PM.]
Smiley Roberts Member From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075	posted 20 March 2005 01:59 AM profile quote: ....you must be rollin that sock all wrong before you shove down in your pants. AHA!! Now THERE'S my problem! Someone else told me to do that a long time ago,& I haven't been rolling it up,before I put it down there. Thanx for the tip. ------------------ ~ ~ ©¿© It don't mean a thang, mm if it ain't got that twang. www.ntsga.com
Erv Niehaus Member From: Litchfield, MN, USA	posted 20 March 2005 07:02 AM profile Someone told me to put a potato in my Speedoes. I didn't have a whole potato so I used mashed potatoes. Didn't help a bit! Uff-Da!
Kenny Drake Member From: Leesburg, Virginia, USA	posted 20 March 2005 08:08 AM profile Smiley, I had the same problem with the sock. A friend finally told me the sock is suppose to be in the front! :-)
daynawills Member From: Sacramento, CA	posted 27 March 2005 12:30 AM profile I worked with a guitar player who was ALWAYS falling for a gal that had a certain "look". They were blonde, usually had long hair, wore lots of jewelry, make-up, always looked high maintainence. They always broke his heart in at least 49 places. Anyhoo, we wrote a song about it called "She's got the look, I've got the luck". Happily, he married a little Italian gal totally opposite of the "Look. and they're still married today. ------------------
Chuck Cusimano Member From: Weatherford, Texas, USA	posted 27 March 2005 01:43 PM profile Merle Haggard said it pretty well: "She might cause to sing bad, and fall out of love with Guitar..." I get into my music when I'm on stage, and as my eyes wander, I look, but don't see.. when I'm singin', and more than once I've been accused of lookin' at some gals "hinney" and jumped on (Verbaly). I try to explain to the "Boyfriend", that I'm not interested in his woman, I'm just singin', and playing my guitar. (hell, ya gotta look somewhere, or sing with your eyes closed, which I do a lot too) Some of them eventually got over it, and a couple of them got threatened with a black eye. Like someone posted earlier, "Ocupational hazzard!" I finally got old, fat, and ugly, so there ain't no wimmin interested in my body, (or Warm for my form)anymore. I THINK I'm glad?
Larry Strawn Member From: Golden Valley, Arizona, USA	posted 27 March 2005 04:17 PM profile Out of all my yrs. playing, I've found the same 3 people in every bar, and club I worked. [1]- Guy with a big hat, rings on all fingers, knows some one who has a friend in Nashville, gonna make me a star!! [2]Guy cryin in his beer over the gal he just lost,, gotta listen to the same story every night! [3]That Great Big Monster that wants to whip up on me because his girlfriend is drunk and falling all over me!! Glad I'm old and fat now!! Now that just happens to the "young" ones up on the front line!! Larry ------------------ Emmons S/D-10, 3/4, Sessions 400 Ltd. Home Grown E/F Rack "ROCKIN COUNTRY"
Damir Besic Member From: La Vergne,TN	posted 03 April 2005 04:51 PM profile on the road-always broke but never bored Db ------------------ "Promat" ~when tone matters~ http://hometown.aol.com/damirzanne2/PROMAT.html
Pat Burns Member From: Branchville, N.J. USA	posted 03 April 2005 09:21 PM profile .. ..for the first time, I'm speechless.. [This message was edited by Pat Burns on 03 April 2005 at 09:22 PM.]
Jim Cohen Member From: Philadelphia, PA	posted 03 April 2005 09:32 PM profile Don't worry, Pat; it won't last.
Chuck Cusimano Member From: Weatherford, Texas, USA	posted 04 April 2005 08:40 AM profile I just gotta tell this story... I was doing a "single" act a few years ago. (I don't like doing them, but the money was a lot better than trying to work with a band, and I got more work.) Anyway, This drunk lady, was sitting out in the audience, and she was sitting with a man I guessed was her Husband/boyfriend? I was playing "Just stay here and drink" (Merle) when she started dancing in her chair, and then she started dancing by herself on the dance floor, and then she discovered me! Now, I'm pretty much "Nailed" to the bandstand. I've got these buttons to mash with my feet, and I'm setting on a barstool, and setting right in front of my Mike. This woman comes up, and starts dancing very sugestive right in front of me, - TO ME! I was trying to stay on track, and trying to keep from cracking up! (The whole bar was laughing) She eventually found her way on to the bandstand, and took out a dollar bill, and came up and stuck it down the front of my pants!! Believe it or not I managed to get through the song, and by that time her "MAN" came and got her, and led her out of the club. O.K. The funniest part of the whole thing was, My Wife was there, two Daughters, and my Brother, and his Wife! I have never lived that one down, and have to hear about it every once in a while. My wife asked me how I could just sit there and continue my music while the gal was sticking the dollar in my pants. I just told her that I was a professional musician, and the show MUST go on. I would have thought my wife would have gotten mad at the drunk lady, but she was laughing so hard, she couldn't get mad. It wasn't funny to me at the time, but it's funny now. My wife and I are not together anymore, and I don't know what happened to the drunk lady. Oh Well!

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