an unfortunate side note: one of my musical acquaintances who played harp & stringed instruments for local blues/bluegrass bands was shot to death outside a bar he was playing at that night. This occurred last week. Apparently a patron got upset at either him or his band and went home after hours, got a gun, shot into the crowd outside and killed him and injured one of his friends. This acquaintance of mine drank too much when he gigged, and had run-ins with patrons and bar owners. I don't know if this murder stemmed from one of those "run-ins", but it does make one think about how you handle minor conflicts with patrons or club owners when alcohol is flowing. I guess one of the lessons is an old one: don't drink too much when you're gigging (some of us will say, "no drinks at all").
Lester...probably not a good idea to go down that road. I've been a gun owner all of my 50+ years. Had occasion to use them in a justifiable self preservation situation twice. But I didn't. And I know other folks personally who chose to verbally diffuse a situation rather than drop the hammer. So the tired old hammer and nail slogan don't hold water son.
LittleBubba... sorry about your friend. Sometimes things get out of control and bad stuff happens. ----------
I'm workin on it. I'm workin on it.
Last Edited by 2chops on Aug 02, 2016 7:07 PM
@2chops: 'had occasion to use them in self defence twice'
holy crap it must be dangerous where you live
and they reckon australia is a dangerous place
didn't mean to offend with the hammer and nail analogy, I just think its a funny and often apt saying. I know a goat who is very friendly but likes to give you a butt when he says g'day. He's not being aggressive, its just that he's got these horns on his head and that's what he does.
---------- Lucky Lester
Last Edited by didjcripey on Aug 02, 2016 8:20 PM
No offence taken . But a certain group of folks here in the states use that phrase and others often to push their agenda of control. It gets me fires up a bit.
The incidents were quite a while ago. When I lived out in the sticks. Nearest law enforcement was 25 miles away. That particular local was normally very tame. Just an incident of 1 bad actor trying to weasel his way in. ----------
I'm workin on it. I'm workin on it.
Last Edited by 2chops on Aug 03, 2016 3:59 AM
The first time I worked for a veteran bandleader in a "house band" lounge act, one of the things he taught me was how to get rid of the drinks that people would buy me. You didn't dare drink 'em all, 'cuz there'd be 3-4 of 'em every nite, and you didn't want to seem ungracious. So, I'd set 'em on the floor behind my keyboard and take 'em up to the bartender during the breaks and switch 'em out for non-alcoholic beverages. It's an advantage not to be drunk when you have drunks all around you. Now I now what some of that can lead to, unfortunately.
