Things that could get a steel player fired....

Harley Morris · From: Riverside, California, USA * R.I.P.

1. Not tuning to a-440
2. Playing one cent sharp, or one cent flat
3. Playing substitute chords
4. Playing behind (or ahead) of the beat
5. Trying to, but failing to sound like Buddy Emmons
6. Not getting band-leaders permission to kick off a tune
7. Playing a diminished...HIT A DIMINISHED, AND YOU'RE FINISHED.
8. Not engaging pedals, or knee levers all the way
9. Setting volume knob on over two (2) (25 watt amp)
10. Cannot count to 4, or to 8
11. Using harmonics (palm or otherwise)
12. Playing ANY instrumental in C#, or F#, while fiddler is on the bandstand
13. Using reverb, echo, trble, or bass
14. Changing strings on or off the bandstand
15. Leaving amp on during the break
16. No more than six beers, or three double shots while on break
17. No passing chords, or passing gas on bandstand
18. Playing more than 7 chords in "Waltz Across Texas"
19. Excessive talking on the bandstand
20. Continually playing on more than three strings
21. Playing a "slide lick" of over three frets in length
22. Not paying band-leader $5.00 for playing a wrong note
23. Not paying band-leader $20.00 for right chord in wrong place
24. Continually "playing on" other lead instruments
25. Flirting with the opposite sex (or even sane sex)

Written by Dave Knight- Steel player, and Harley Morris- Wannabe steel player, but pretty fair fiddle player.

Joey Ace · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

This isn't an Event or Announcement so I'm moving it to Pedal Steel.

Eric West · From: Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.

I've only been successfully fired twice that I remember in more than two thousand gigs.

Same reason for both:

How I answered a question.

EJL

Wayne Brown · From: Bassano, Alberta, Canada

you forgot basically just showing up to the gig

Peter · Posted 26 May 2004 9:08 am

They ask Questions???

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Kenny Dail · From: Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.

Add to the list;

Playing Tele licks on "Working Man Blues."
Playing the Travis/Atkins style on anything.
Playing Steel Guitar Rag or Sleepwalk
Playing Banjo licks (Blugrass only)

any songs with more than 3 chords.

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kd...and the beat goes on...

Harley Morris · From: Riverside, California, USA * R.I.P.

Eric: About how did you answer the questions, and what were the questions???

And, Kenny: We totally forgot about the Steel Guitar Rag, and Sleepwalk. Thanks, and I agree...

Bill C. Buntin · Posted 27 May 2004 9:27 am

Being better looking than the artist you work for. That'll do it every time.

Emulating what the lead guitarist plays exactly when he thought he was not copyable.
That also will do it every time.

AND THE BIG ONE

Playing just like the record.

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Funny thread.
Sane Sex... must e a song there somewhere...

Tonight I just played a gig with the last guy to say I was fired...
I was asked to come play too. And on the instruments of my choice to boot.
Can't complain.

In this case I was fired for not being drunk enough (stone sober) to give a false, BS. answer to a reasonable question...
"How was the gig for you tonight." " Not enough steel time."

Ask a direct question to a sober dude at 6 am, expect to get a direct answer; why not?

In the long run the right answer was right... jest took a bit longer to sink in I guess. About 9 months! LOL.

Terry Edwards · From: Florida... livin' on spongecake...

Not playing SGR.

Seems to be a condition of employment.

t

Cal Sharp · From: the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN

Well, here's a few reasons from a form you have to fill out to work for The Autioneer. Leroy VanDyke application for work. This is just a short excerpt from 4 (four) pages that you have to fill out to work with an artist who hasn't had a hit since Sho~Bud fingertips were the rage.

Oh, yeah, and if you wanted the gig with Tommy Cash you couldn't be any taller that 5'10" (his height). But that might not apply to steel players.

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[This message was edited by Cal Sharp on 28 May 2004 at 05:50 AM.]

Eric West · From: Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.

Harley. They asked me what I thought. The answers were unstoppable at the time.

Over the years I was reminded that my answers were rather harsh, and I asked if they wanted me to repeat them as they hadn't changed.

Anymore, I try to change the subject..

EJL

Scott Henderson · From: Camdenton, Missouri, USA

I think you are a loose cannon and I am sorry to say you are fired!!!!(donald trump voice) hehehhehehe

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Rex Wiseman · From: Cottontown, TN

I had a really good friend (a bass player) who lost out on a gig with Tommy Cash because he couldn't fit in the old bass player's suit. He went on to work with a lot of other artists. Tommy lost out on a really good employee. Artists, ya gotta love 'em !!

C Dixon · From: Duluth, GA USA

I would be fired long before I did any any of the reasons listed by the author. I would be told "you're fired" when I played the first note.

Some got it. some don't! I don't, but I love all of you that do. Come to think about it I would love any of you who don't jest as much. Course I am sure all of you got it. Never met a steel player in my life that wasn't infinitely more talented (musically) than I.

carl

b0b · From: Cloverdale, CA, USA

Moved to 'Steel Players' section.

How about this one:
Telling the piano player that you don't tune all of your strings straight up on the tuning meter, because "it sounds better".

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