02-13-2019, 01:14 AM
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Nice! Sounds like the bullshit we've gone through for nearly a year with drummers and drama. Shifty & The Gears are up, running and finally a drummer who actually can keep time. Got a gig March 7, tryouts for Stone Pony (tentative) Summer Stage and headlining at the Motor Social in April on the 6th.
And a full boat starting to fill the calendar.
The last drummer was one of those "ultimatum givers" that denies he's doing it. He created an utter shit-show for their first gig and blamed everyone else. Well I got news for ya buddy, we have video. He refused practice that next scheduled practice and we all went to dinner. For 3 fucking hours he rambled on and on with the same thing over and over, insulting Matt by saying he "Had to wear that stupid hat, tie and shirt" while Matt is sitting there with his every day look of some guy who digs Rockabilly, haircut and all. He insults Keith by proclaiming that the $50 Matt handed him made them professionals. Keith is Julliard trained, trained classical guitar in Spain and teaches music for a living. He went on to insist on hiring another guitar or lead singer and then fire that person until the threesome gets better. Um... you don't do that. That's a cunt move.
Then after we laughed at him in the parking lot, we all decided he was fired anyway after that bullshit. He goes and texts both of them that "this isn't for me". No shit, Dick Tracy. You were fired while you were ruining dinner for 3 hours with the longest "I think I quit" in history.
fast forward a couple weeks and we steal a drummer from a band and a friend of Keith's and after the audition and an hour of playing around, they're tight enough to get out and do a one hour set. Let's hope it lasts. There is way too much drama for this at our age. Bands are lucky enough to get $100 per man for a gig and those who hire you at that shit price think they're paying you millions and you should be grateful.
Good Luck Rick...I hope the drama ended and you can keep going forward. I know you've been on and off with this bullshit for a couple years now. I only help promote the band, I wouldn't be as kind as Matt if I were actually part of it and had a say.
And a full boat starting to fill the calendar.
The last drummer was one of those "ultimatum givers" that denies he's doing it. He created an utter shit-show for their first gig and blamed everyone else. Well I got news for ya buddy, we have video. He refused practice that next scheduled practice and we all went to dinner. For 3 fucking hours he rambled on and on with the same thing over and over, insulting Matt by saying he "Had to wear that stupid hat, tie and shirt" while Matt is sitting there with his every day look of some guy who digs Rockabilly, haircut and all. He insults Keith by proclaiming that the $50 Matt handed him made them professionals. Keith is Julliard trained, trained classical guitar in Spain and teaches music for a living. He went on to insist on hiring another guitar or lead singer and then fire that person until the threesome gets better. Um... you don't do that. That's a cunt move.
Then after we laughed at him in the parking lot, we all decided he was fired anyway after that bullshit. He goes and texts both of them that "this isn't for me". No shit, Dick Tracy. You were fired while you were ruining dinner for 3 hours with the longest "I think I quit" in history.
fast forward a couple weeks and we steal a drummer from a band and a friend of Keith's and after the audition and an hour of playing around, they're tight enough to get out and do a one hour set. Let's hope it lasts. There is way too much drama for this at our age. Bands are lucky enough to get $100 per man for a gig and those who hire you at that shit price think they're paying you millions and you should be grateful.
Good Luck Rick...I hope the drama ended and you can keep going forward. I know you've been on and off with this bullshit for a couple years now. I only help promote the band, I wouldn't be as kind as Matt if I were actually part of it and had a say.
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