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Post yours too... I screwed up big time last night. Bar we played at is just over the Kansas border. They charge $4 a shot, and I usually have a drink or two before we start, and between sets.
Well, I had the bright idea to get a pint of tequila and put it in the keyboard player's car. (He drove, I rode and gave him gas $). I went out to the car before we played, and forgot to bring a shot glass. So, I bought a margarita from the bar and it came in a plastic cup - it was small, but a lot bigger than a shot glass. I went to his car after load in and soundcheck, and drank a cup full of tequila.
Played the first set, went over great. Visited the car, and had another cup of tequila.
Second set - I mostly remember.
Third set - had to be reconstructed by other band members. Apparently I tripped onstage once and fell to my knees, fell once OFF the stage and was down for the rest of the song, and spent the rest of the 3rd set with my forehead pressed against a wooden support while I played to keep me upright. I also never quit playing when I fell either. I don't remember much of the rest of the night after the 3rd set. Yes, they took pictures of me in full distress. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Thank god I have bandmates with a sense of humor - they thought it was hysterical. The bar made a shitload of money even though I screwed up the third set in places, and apparently all the bar patrons were so whacked by the third set that nobody there really noticed! The bar owner came out during the first set and said we were the best band he ever had in there, and wants us to play every other week. I think we're just going to do once a month, so we don't burn people out in the area, but a guaranteed gig a month is fine by me.
I talked to the guys in my band this morning apologizing profusely, and they all were cooler about it than I would have been. I'm really lucky to be in a band with fellows that are easy going... some of the bands I've been with would have left me at the bar after breaking my guitars.
Luckily I don't get sick from drinking, and rarely even get hung over. I woke up 8 hours after I got in last night, hopped in the shower and feel fine. But that's the last 'heavy drinking' I'll *ever* do at a show. I think my new 'drinking pattern' is going to be one drink per break, if that. And spending the $ for drinks at the gig will help keep my drinking down. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Ok, who else has had a bit too much to drink onstage and wants to confess?
Pete
Well, I had the bright idea to get a pint of tequila and put it in the keyboard player's car. (He drove, I rode and gave him gas $). I went out to the car before we played, and forgot to bring a shot glass. So, I bought a margarita from the bar and it came in a plastic cup - it was small, but a lot bigger than a shot glass. I went to his car after load in and soundcheck, and drank a cup full of tequila.
Played the first set, went over great. Visited the car, and had another cup of tequila.
Second set - I mostly remember.
Third set - had to be reconstructed by other band members. Apparently I tripped onstage once and fell to my knees, fell once OFF the stage and was down for the rest of the song, and spent the rest of the 3rd set with my forehead pressed against a wooden support while I played to keep me upright. I also never quit playing when I fell either. I don't remember much of the rest of the night after the 3rd set. Yes, they took pictures of me in full distress. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Thank god I have bandmates with a sense of humor - they thought it was hysterical. The bar made a shitload of money even though I screwed up the third set in places, and apparently all the bar patrons were so whacked by the third set that nobody there really noticed! The bar owner came out during the first set and said we were the best band he ever had in there, and wants us to play every other week. I think we're just going to do once a month, so we don't burn people out in the area, but a guaranteed gig a month is fine by me.
I talked to the guys in my band this morning apologizing profusely, and they all were cooler about it than I would have been. I'm really lucky to be in a band with fellows that are easy going... some of the bands I've been with would have left me at the bar after breaking my guitars.
Luckily I don't get sick from drinking, and rarely even get hung over. I woke up 8 hours after I got in last night, hopped in the shower and feel fine. But that's the last 'heavy drinking' I'll *ever* do at a show. I think my new 'drinking pattern' is going to be one drink per break, if that. And spending the $ for drinks at the gig will help keep my drinking down. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Ok, who else has had a bit too much to drink onstage and wants to confess?
Pete
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