Don't play a disc by a band that someone else in the vehicle already knows and hates. You don't subject me to Tom Waits, I don't subject you to Obituary, we don't subject each other to to ELO and so on. You wanna expose me to this music that you really think I should appreciate but I just don't seem to get it? That's fine, but do it some other time, not when we're sitting on top of each other for hours on end. If somebody hates it, turn it off and play some Fugazi or something.

And the counterpart to this rule...

Don't be a little bitch and poo-poo albums that you just sorta don't like. Save it for music you really can't stand. Choose your battles, don't be the guy who bitches about everything.

crevecoeur wrote:
3 - The co pilot : no sleeping in the front of the van..

This is probably the most important rule of all time.

Don't drink the yellow Gatorade.

no heroin on tour.

7. Most sound guys are fucks, buy them a beer early on so they drop the attitude.

is it really that bad in the u.s.?

Bring your own deodorant.

the driver picks the music in the van...

We also pick a DD everynight, if you are DD take it easy...

givemenoughrope wrote:No girlfriends.

dontfeartheringo wrote:3. no non-essential personnel

punk wrote:1. No girlfriends, no wives no never.

Also, trust that your drummer knows how far it is to the next gig and isn't gonna fuck things up by trying to nail that hot 20-year-old, god dammit

odeon wrote:no heroin on tour.

7. Most sound guys are fucks, buy them a beer early on so they drop the attitude.

is it really that bad in the u.s.?

Worse.

DrAwkward wrote:Also, trust that your drummer knows how far it is to the next gig and isn't gonna fuck things up by trying to nail that hot 20-year-old, god dammit

You totally had time to nail that 20 year old, and I encourge this behavior... we sat around for about 6 hours waiting for that show...