| Author | Message | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1958 Registered: 4-2004 |
i passed the audition with these folks. Really nice guys. No dead for now, but 2 of them like them so maybe one day. Considering the nonsense i put up with the other band, this should be fun. lots of classic tunes, beatles,stones and a potpourri. They asked me out of the gate if i wanted to sing. but for now i need to concentrate on learning like 25 tunes. got gigs lined up and i was also asked if there are tunes i would like to do. such a relief to be treated like an equal check them out- http://www.myspace.com/ctnightschool | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 502 Registered: 11-2004 |
well done flax..it comes to all those who wait and eventually that other band will realise their loss but that is their hard luck and they should have thought about it sooner. I am sure you will soon learn those 25 tunes with no bother | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1771 Registered: 10-2002 |
Nice one Jeff. Hope this works out for you. Have you finally left Sage tea then? graeme | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1959 Registered: 4-2004 |
not yet Graeme. but it certainly gives me some leverage. i havent told them nor will i. | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1960 Registered: 4-2004 |
until the time is right. | ||
| bassman10096
Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1127 Registered: 7-2003 |
Sounds like a great opportunity. They have some chops and a good sense of the genre (sounds a lot like my band's taste). Hope this takes off for you. BTW, an easy Dead tune to start the uninitiated off with is Bertha. Bill (the other one) | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1961 Registered: 4-2004 |
thanks bill, i wouldnt call them unitiated though when they asked me what i played, i said dead and the lead quitar broke into china cat=lol i just said hey i didnt come here to break up the band=my name is not yoko | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1387 Registered: 10-2003 |
"my name is not yoko" Oh, no! ;) | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 896 Registered: 6-2002 |
wasn't that a hit for Suzanne Vega? no .... I guess not  | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1388 Registered: 10-2003 |
Couldn't have been Lisa Loeb, that's for sure.. ;) | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Advanced Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 301 Registered: 10-2006 |
In the interest of fairness, I must point out that it was Linda, not Yoko, who put the lid on the coffin - Paul's the one who quit the band (and I also feel moved to mention that Yoko's a much better singer than Linda, too) Peter | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3091 Registered: 7-2004 |
"Yoko's a much better singer than ..." A phrase I was sure I would go to my grave without ever hearing! lol Bill, tgo | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1963 Registered: 4-2004 |
who care who did what to whom? i agree bill. my cat sings better than yoko. ps-got an email from sage tea this morning... looks like i am double booked for june 14th let the games begin!? night school was booked first. sage tea? so much potential- too much bulls--t they never added any tune i wanted to do or play in over a year.....of course no outside tunes- unless they wanted to do one. | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 743 Registered: 3-2004 |
Send a sub! Life is too short to be in an unhappy situation. Be free, play to your heart's content and move smoothly into the next phase of life. In the words of Paul ( happily married to Linda) " When you were young and your heart was an open book, You used to say live and let live, (you know you did) and in this ever changing world in which we live in, makes you give up and cry, Live and Let Die!" | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1964 Registered: 4-2004 |
what kind of sub? a hoagie? a hero? a grinder? hold the mayo? put lots of cheeese on it? ----- i hear ya dan --------------- i floated another ad in craigs to get into a dead based band and got a response for a start up situation. of course after i tell the current band i wont be available for their gig they might just answer it. i am just figuring how to position my not being available. already booked or alright i quit.... should i hold off a while i get acclimated to the new band? right now the plan is to rehearse next friday and if it goes well i play out the next night. these guys dropped off their cd of tunes the following morning and were very complimentary of my style. i was nice to get a compliment.... | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1965 Registered: 4-2004 |
sofb they sent me an email yesterday. i didnt respond so today i get a phone msg that because i didnt reply i am being replaced. i didnt even get the chance to fn quit! lol i did send them both an email telling them what a piece of turds they are though... i had to have the last word.... move along little dawgy... | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1036 Registered: 12-2004 |
illegitemi non carborundum. | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1966 Registered: 4-2004 |
and the translation brad? | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3093 Registered: 7-2004 |
bastards are never carbonated? Bill, tgo | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1967 Registered: 4-2004 |
isnt carborundum in the periodic chart of elements? | ||
| robinc
New Username: robinc Post Number: 9 Registered: 5-2008 |
congrats on the new band, Jeff | ||
| hankster
Intermediate Member Username: hankster Post Number: 173 Registered: 6-2004 |
illegitemi non carborundum = don't let the bastards grind you down. always good advice. Rick | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 504 Registered: 11-2004 |
carborundum..as in the grinding wheels used to sharpen chisels, knives etc | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1773 Registered: 10-2002 |
Sounds to me like they've been grooming a replacement Jeff. You're much better off out of a band like that if you ask me. Good luck with Night School. Graeme | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1974 Registered: 4-2004 |
funny thing graeme. they said they had too much trouble scheduling rehearsals but had time to find a replacement. if i wasnt such a playing slut whore i should have split months ago.... and they always talked about having a band meeting after every gig and never did. | ||
| jet_powers
Advanced Member Username: jet_powers Post Number: 363 Registered: 2-2003 |
Perhaps they did have that band meeting... it's just that apparently Flax wasn't invited. It doesn't sound like you'll be missing much. Good luck moving on, I wish I would get fired from one of my bands.... -JP | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1983 Registered: 4-2004 |
no jet just the music- thats the sucky part.... playing dead tunes gives me more freedom than most other genres.... | ||
| bassman10096
Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1134 Registered: 7-2003 |
The only creepy thing about being a musician sometimes is having to deal with other musicians... Why does this endeavor attract so many people who consider it acceptable, even preferable to act like immature teenagers? Better to move along, Jeff. These guys you are well rid of. Bill (the other one) | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1985 Registered: 4-2004 |
thats pretty dead on bill. i never understood it either. if ya got something to say- say it dont email me, dont leave me messages. say it to my FACE. i should have listened to all in this website months ago after the baby made a comment about needing a new bass player because i wouldnt set up right next to the cymbals after i told him i am having significant hearing issues in my left ear. There are just too many "its all about me" people out there when they are in a team environment. but unfortunately i let it get to me sometimes. the bottom line was their attitude aka youre just the bassplayer. well now that they dont have me or my knowledge of tunes to support them, i hope they rot.... lets rehearse- no time in 5 weeks lets go into a studio and cut a demo so we can get gigs- no lets add some non dead tunes- no lets add some non dead tuness- only if they like one lets add some dead tunes jeff likes- no lets let jeff sing more than one tune-no lets pay everyone equally-no can the lead guitar follow the bass on jam and change things-no can the lead guitar play in more than 1 key on a jam- no can the rhythm guitar stop forgetting the words to fire on the mtn or learn the 2nd verse of lovelights?-no so why am i not letting go? lmao | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1393 Registered: 10-2003 |
Jeff, I think you've just described Hell! You are a more patient man than I! John | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1987 Registered: 4-2004 |
i just like playing dead music and it was easier letting them chase the gigs. i would be miserable til the music started and miserable after i left sounds like an old ex relationship---lol so i will work on getting something going... first i have to pick up about 25 tunes for the night school... but they are sure nicer to deal with and they dont seem to have a problem with me adding tunes- shheeet even a couple of dead tunes maybe | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1394 Registered: 10-2003 |
Nice to have a "project" to look forward to! | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1988 Registered: 4-2004 |
tell me about it. between starting a new job and being in a new band- i am spinning........ | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1989 Registered: 4-2004 |
fyi just got email from new guys give us some songs for sat- revolution bad moon rising let it rain i need you the way you do the things you do it dont come easy first dead tune i gave them was just a little light for another time o | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1395 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sounds like a good thing you got going, Jeff..  | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1041 Registered: 12-2004 |
Flax, you're only spinning because you got the job, so no more "tests". Heh. |
