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Topic: Have you ever overcome adversity to play |
Ernest Cawby
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Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Oct 2003 7:54 pm |
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I arived at the gig one night and my daughter had not showed up, my axe was in her trunk.
I had a littel six string no knobs, beat up lap steel, no picks, no bar. I sat fro a half hour and wanted to join in. I borrowed a cord pluged ito a friends amp, pulled out my unkle Henry, a fender thin guitar pick and played for two hours.
I had just planed to play some fills very quitly, when the singers heard me and did not know what I was playing because they could not see where I was sitting they started calling me to do the rides, boy what a night.
Linda arrived two hours late.
Has something like this ever happened to you
ernie |
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Winnie Winston
From:
Tawa, Wellington, NZ * R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Oct 2003 1:12 pm
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Several instances spring to mind....
1. Forgetting my volume pedal. Someone lent me one, but it was a crap one that got louder on letting up. So I did the gig without.
2. Nearly taking off my right index finger with an axe. Had a gig two weeks later. Thumb and middle finger only.
3. Forgetting my bar and picks. I had some extra picks in the seat, but had removed the extra bar. Used a 4" folding fishing knife. Worked well...
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Jim Eaton
From:
Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 9 Oct 2003 1:45 pm
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I got to the gig and opened my PP case and discovered that I had not put my "leg & pull rod" pouch in case when I packed it up to leave for the gig! Thank god the gig was 3 min's from my house! 
JE:-)> |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 9 Oct 2003 2:52 pm
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| pulled out my unkle Henry |
You pulled out your what?? I think I would have tried playing with a beer bottle before using my Uncle Henry!  |
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Bobby Bowman
From:
Cypress, Texas, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Oct 2003 3:29 pm
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I use a two piece case. Twice I have left the one that holds my legs, pedal bar and pedal rods....Twice I have played a complete job of straight steel on a pedal steel. I set the steel on two of those high bar stools and played standing up.
As far as playing under adversity,,,I do that on every gig, no matter what I may forget. 
BB
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2003 3:43 pm
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Uncle Henry. Don't feel bad, Jim. I had to Goggle it, too.
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Ernest Cawby
From:
Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Oct 2003 4:49 pm
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No beer bottles, My foot pedal got left once, my daughter drove 50 miles in pouring rain to fetch.Unkle Henry ( Scrade knife LB 5)
ernie[This message was edited by Ernest Cawby on 09 October 2003 at 05:51 PM.] |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2003 10:56 pm
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I, like BB left my guitar legs, pedal bar and rods home and had to lay the D10 on the top of the case which was laying on its back on the floor and sorta enjoyed playing like the old days for a 3 hour restaurant job.
Unlike BB, I never have allowed that to happen the second time. 
In about 1965, I went fishing and was running late for play the NCO club at Chaffee and called my wife and she brought guitar to me, everything except my bar. I thought playing with a Pledge polish bottle was pretty funny for about two songs. The rest of the evening was not very much fun.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 10 Oct 2003 2:34 am
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My adversity story mostly involves driving to the gig rather than the gig itself. I was told the gig, a private party, was in another city which was about 45 miles from me. I was told to take a certain freeway to a certain exit and then given directions.
Well, when I got to the city in question, there was no such exit from the freeway. I drove the freeway from one end of the city to the other and back, wasting about 20 minutes to half an hour in the process. Finally, I got off, found a pay phone and called the place to ask for directions.
When I told them where I was, the guy informed me that the gig was in a different city, an additional 35 miles away.
Had I know the gig was that far I would have turned it down, but since i was already half way there, I figured I may as well do it. I drove to the correct city and got to the gig about an hour late.
When I got there, the gig was for a bunch of Sr Citizens, and the band turned out to be a high school garage band who were into Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, and who couldn't even play that competently. They knew exctly one country song. (Your Cheating Heart.) I tried to play with them, but it was impossible. I don't think I played more than 2 or 3 songs. The crowd hated them, and everybody left early. The host apologised to me and paid me for driving out from L.A.
Ain't being a musician wonderful? |
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2003 3:25 pm
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I was on the way to a gig at "The Party House" on the west side of Tulsa several years ago. Driving down the back roads I came to a road closed sign. "No problem," I thought, just a little construction. A half mile later I went up a small hill then down the other side into three feet of water...
To make a long story short, the other guys in the band came and got me. Steel and amp were in the back of the van and didn't get wet. After the gig I was able to get the van started and drive it home, but there was water in the transmission and that cost me $300 to repair... Oh well... |
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Ken Williams
From:
Arkansas
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Posted 10 Oct 2003 6:38 pm
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Once played a 5 hour gig with poison oak(ivy) on my left hand. My ring and middle fingers were swelled to about twice their normal size. Needless to say, I was a bit uncomfortable. I'm extremely allergic to poison oak. I went to the emergency room the next day(Sunday)and got help.
Ken
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