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Carl Mesrobian


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 1:22 pm    
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This might sound random, but has anyone worked with a stage production crew (equipment, sound, etc.) that carries??
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 1:55 pm    
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I carried in a few of the "punch palaces" we played at. Weight's Ballroom, Bridge Tavern. I had clips in my old steel seat folding my Ruger under the lid.
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Carl Mesrobian


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 2:19 pm    
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Ever use it for sound effects?? Laughing

The manager mentioned that there's always the possibility of playing in a rough area. I guess so.

Now I see why I was told not to step on the toes of the production guys Whoa!
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Ian Rae


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 4:19 pm    
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I may have got this wrong, but I thought that firearms were mainly used to threaten drummers Smile
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Dale Foreman

 

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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 4:21 pm     Carry
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I carry practically all the time. Especially in New Orleans!
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John De Maille


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 4:35 pm    
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I'll not admit to it, publicly.
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 4:41 pm    
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Used a starter's pistol once in a club just for the effect. Our singer was actress Amy Madigan. The band was Methyl thyl and The Ketones. The club freaked out. Most people dived for the floor. The owner told us to never do it again! Frank Zappa loved the story!
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Carl Mesrobian


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 4:56 pm    
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Was there ever a group called the Ace Tones?
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Jerry Overstreet


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:00 pm    
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Ha! Methyl Ethyl & Ketones. Work a lot? Make good money? I mean.... was the band solvent? Whoa!

I don't know about production crews, but one of the dives I used to play in had crazy owners. The old lady shot a .357 Magnum through the roof one night.
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Carl Mesrobian


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:04 pm    
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Jerry Overstreet wrote:
Ha! Methyl Ethyl & Ketones. Work a lot? Make good money? I mean.... was the band solvent? Whoa!


They'd make you melt.. And a pretty organic group!
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:07 pm    
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...has anyone worked with a stage production crew (equipment, sound, etc.) that carries??


No, but one time a drunk club owner was dancing in front of me as I was playing steel. He pulled out a gun and pointed it at my chest! He got a good laugh out of that.
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Don R Brown


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Rochester, New York, USA
Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:08 pm    
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I'm guessing they got along well - sounds like the band had good chemistry.
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Carl Mesrobian


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:12 pm    
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Doug Beaumier wrote:
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...has anyone worked with a stage production crew (equipment, sound, etc.) that carries??


No, but one time a drunk club owner was dancing in front of me as I was playing steel. He pulled out a gun and pointed it at my chest! He got a good laugh out of that.


You would have had my permission to wet your pants..

I'm not crazy about guns and I hope the guy on the crew is smart about it. Yes,, it can be seen as just another tool, but unfortunately it's one that can kill a lot of people when in the wrong hands..
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Jerry Overstreet


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:15 pm    
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Ace Tones. OK Carl, I get it now. I'm a little slow tonight.
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Carl Mesrobian


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:17 pm    
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Very Happy

Wouldn't a rifle be better? As the thief is slowly walking away with your D-10 you can run up behind him and trip him with the rifle barrel..
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Sean Borton

 

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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:21 pm    
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I'm in Canada... so... NO!
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Len Amaral

 

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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:22 pm    
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I would probably shoot myself in the foot if I carried a gun. I am sure I played clubs where people were packing. 😁
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 5:59 pm    
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Methyl Ethyl an The Ketones was a very good band band in the Miilwaukee area.. A MOI style band. Of course Amy Madidigan has gone on to a have a wonderful acting career.
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 6:01 pm    
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And we were Devo, long before Devo!
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John Booth


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Columbus Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 6:06 pm    
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Glock:
Don't leave home without it.
I don't.
JB
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b0b


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 6:32 pm    
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I have not.
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Craig A Davidson


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 6:43 pm    
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Years ago in a club in Waterloo Iowa where I was working the bar owner was waving his 38 in front of my face. I told him to please knock it off because of the danger of it going off. He said not to worry it wasn't loaded. Then he pointed towards the floor and it went off. I could have wrung his neck.
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Donny Hinson

 

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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 6:48 pm    
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There are some things that are best not discussed. Neutral
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Carl Mesrobian


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Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 8:04 pm    
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John Booth wrote:
Glock:
Don't leave home without it.
I don't.
JB


I carry a loaded pick.
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Carl Mesrobian


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Post  Posted 8 Jun 2016 8:10 pm     Please Close
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b0b, please close - thanks.
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