One of the cubby bear alterna hits cover bands at our practice spot was working on that evavecence or whatever that band is called, the big hit they had like 6 years ago....they sit and listen to the CD really loud with their door open, then try and work out the parts it's fascinating to hear thru our walls the leader will say 'ok guys great work, Tony you really nailed that bass line on that one good work and John you gotta tighten it up a bit on the lead'...my guitarist will open our door and start playing along with them sometimes and I can tell they get angry because they stop right away and we laugh and laugh.
Our repspective camps never acknowledge each other when passing in the halls or going up or down the stairs. One said 'sup' once and I said 'pfft' and kept walking. Keep on walking dude, I'm sure there's a new matchbox 20 song you should be learning right now.
I can't even imagine what these bands think of what we are up to as we play our strange music extremely loud and I know they hear it.
Sometimes our drunken jamming will turn into a massive top volume 20 minute wall of feedback and tribal noise and I'm sure they really love that.
I bet they make fun of us for not playing covers the same way we make fun of them for playing covers. Circle of life, all that.
I've noticed they have a girl singer set and a male singer set, the girl comes maybe twice a week and they bust out the No Doubt and Sheryl Crow then the rest of the week it's the dude singer doing Creed and Chili Peppers.
I bet they make a ton of cash doing that crap.

not at band practice. that's unprofessional.

i drink at work. and at breakfast.

Little Atlas Heavyweight wrote:not at band practice. ................................
i drink at work.

respect.

No, but I may start.

Ben Adrian

John George Peppers wrote:

Little Atlas Heavyweight wrote:not at band practice. ................................
i drink at work.

respect.

i operate heavy machinery.

i drive a bus on weekends.

Hardly ever at practice

ALWAYs before and during a show

That's not right, is it.

I drink more at practice than I do at our shows, but either way I can't get all-out fuckjuiced because drumming becomes physically difficult under such conditions. Much like running the mile would be after five beers. It's all about endurance.

chuckk wrote:I drink more at practice than I do at our shows, but either way I can't get all-out fuckjuiced because drumming becomes physically difficult under such conditions. Much like running the mile would be after five beers. It's all about endurance.

yeah god knows there haven't been any awesome drummers known for their excessive drug and alcohol intake....
oh wait that's right, EVERY awesome drummer ever has been known for their excessive drug and alcohol intake
you are just a puss is all

Marsupialized wrote:yeah god knows there haven't been any awesome drummers known for their excessive drug and alcohol intake....
oh wait that's right, EVERY awesome drummer ever has been known for their excessive drug and alcohol intake
you are just a puss is all

I'm also known for my excessive drug and/or alcohol intake. I just can't do it before/while playing.
Afterwards: game on.

On their 1973 Quadrophenia tour, at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California; Keith Moon took 'horse tranquilizer' before the show which caused him to pass out during the middle of Magic Bus. After this, the band looked into the audience and asked if "anyone knew how to play the drums." An audience member, Scott Halpin, filled in for Keith for the rest of the show.

fuckin' pussy.

chuckk wrote:

Marsupialized wrote:yeah god knows there haven't been any awesome drummers known for their excessive drug and alcohol intake....
oh wait that's right, EVERY awesome drummer ever has been known for their excessive drug and alcohol intake
you are just a puss is all

I'm also known for my excessive drug and/or alcohol intake. I just can't do it before/while playing.
Afterwards: game on.

On their 1973 Quadrophenia tour, at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California; Keith Moon took 'horse tranquilizer' before the show which caused him to pass out during the middle of Magic Bus. After this, the band looked into the audience and asked if "anyone knew how to play the drums." An audience member, Scott Halpin, filled in for Keith for the rest of the show.

fuckin' pussy.

So Keith Moon drank whiskey and took horse tranquilizers before a show and look, people are still talking about it in 2007
you are too much of a puss to have a few beers before a show and nobody knows who you are
hmmmm