rogue_drummer
Gold Member
I usually don't try to judge people, or if I find I am, I tell myself to backoff because I don't know the person or people well and have no idea of their family life, background, etc. But this one instance really got me ticked off and more than a little fed up with the local music scene.
Let me describe: Our band is a 4 piece Texas Country / Rock band with 3 wonderful guitar players and me on drums. Like any local band, we're trying to play as many venues - both paying and non-paying - as we can to get our name out there and build a following.
Friday December 18th we played a gig at a local honky tonk that was arranged by a local booking agent we have come to know and are on good terms with. He's up and coming like we are and is trying to get bands and venues to work with. Four bands were on the bill, with us playing 2nd. We take the stage and play for an hour. We finish and people are saying we sound great. It was one of these deals where we had to set up and take down in a hurry so all of our stuff is piled off to one side. The other band begins to set up and we start to carry our equipment out and load up. The other band finishes and the next band starts. You get the idea - a hurried affair.
I pile my equipment in my car and hang around to listen to the other band. I finally get home around 1 am. The next day I go to unload my equipment and damned if my stick bag is missing. I look all around and can't find it.
The next day I get an email from our lead guitar player saying the band that played right after us tried to steal two mics and cords from the booking agent's PA system. I say tried because the booking agent is a sharp guy and accounts for every piece of equipment on the floor. He quickly encountered the thief or thieves and got them back.
Glad to report our band wasn't at all suspicious and the bookign agent loved our set and promised to continue working with us. The crooks in the other band probably won't ever deal with that booking agent again, they screwed themselves royally.
A word of warning, WATCH YOU EQUIPMENT. After this incident we made it a standing policy that one of us, or our designated roadies, must stay with the gear at all times to watch over it. I now feel lucky only my stick bag got taken....
It just makes me mad to no end that this sort of petty crap happens. You can't even trust a fellow musician sometimes.
Let me describe: Our band is a 4 piece Texas Country / Rock band with 3 wonderful guitar players and me on drums. Like any local band, we're trying to play as many venues - both paying and non-paying - as we can to get our name out there and build a following.
Friday December 18th we played a gig at a local honky tonk that was arranged by a local booking agent we have come to know and are on good terms with. He's up and coming like we are and is trying to get bands and venues to work with. Four bands were on the bill, with us playing 2nd. We take the stage and play for an hour. We finish and people are saying we sound great. It was one of these deals where we had to set up and take down in a hurry so all of our stuff is piled off to one side. The other band begins to set up and we start to carry our equipment out and load up. The other band finishes and the next band starts. You get the idea - a hurried affair.
I pile my equipment in my car and hang around to listen to the other band. I finally get home around 1 am. The next day I go to unload my equipment and damned if my stick bag is missing. I look all around and can't find it.
The next day I get an email from our lead guitar player saying the band that played right after us tried to steal two mics and cords from the booking agent's PA system. I say tried because the booking agent is a sharp guy and accounts for every piece of equipment on the floor. He quickly encountered the thief or thieves and got them back.
Glad to report our band wasn't at all suspicious and the bookign agent loved our set and promised to continue working with us. The crooks in the other band probably won't ever deal with that booking agent again, they screwed themselves royally.
A word of warning, WATCH YOU EQUIPMENT. After this incident we made it a standing policy that one of us, or our designated roadies, must stay with the gear at all times to watch over it. I now feel lucky only my stick bag got taken....
It just makes me mad to no end that this sort of petty crap happens. You can't even trust a fellow musician sometimes.