Thursday, August 20, 2009

You may be too old for late night gigs in clubs when...

  • It becomes more important to find a place on stage for your fan than your amp.
  • Your gig clothes make you look like George Burns out for a round of golf or Dolly Parton with flat bosoms.
  • All your fans leave by 9:30 p.m.
  • All you want from groupies is a foot massage, a back rub, and an Ovaltine, YIKES !
  • You love taking the elevator because you can sing along with most of your set-list.
  • Instead of a fifth member, your band wants to spring for a really strong backed roadie.
  • You lost the directions to the gig.
  • You need your glasses just to see the amp settings.
  • You've thrown out your back or blown out yer knees jumping off the stage.
  • The waitress is your daughter!
  • You stop mid-set because your last Viagra fell behind the speakers.
  • Most of your crowd just sways slowly in their seats or nods off.
  • You find your drink tokens from last month's gig in your guitar case.
  • You refuse to play without earplugs.
  • You ask the club owner if you can start at 8:30 instead of 9:30.
  • You check the TV schedule before booking a gig.
  • You're related to at least one member in the band.
  • You don't let ANYONE sit in.
  • You need a nap, BEFORE the gig.
  • After the third set, you bug the club owner to let you quit early.
  • You don't recover until Tuesday afternoon.
  • You buy amps considering their dead weight and not their tone or "cool" factor.
  • Feeling guilty looking at hot women at the audience, 'cause they're younger than your daughter.
  • You can remember seven PREVIOUS different club names for the same location.
  • You have a hazy memory of the days when you could work 10 gigs in 7 days and could physically do it!.
  • Your date couldn't make it because she couldn't find a babysitter for the grand-kids.
  • The set list has to be in 36 point , BOLD Type..
  • It seems impossible to find stage shoes with decent arch support.

- Many thanks to "Rikk N Roll", Mr. Rink Feulner

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