My band Charlie in the Box was booked to play the Raynham Greyhound Park
(dog track just in case you didn't figure it out).It was pretty nice
place, so I had my parents,some cousins, my sisters,some friends, & my
godparents there, other band members did the same.So we opened up with
Fool for the City by Foghat,about half way through the song I see the
lady who is the bar manager go up and say something to our soundman.She
wants us to play slower songs to appease a birthday party for some 65
year old lady, meanwhile everyone else was digging the tunes.So being
the professionals that we were, we did.Keep in mind a rock band only has
so much slow material, if I wanted to play that crap I would be in a
Barry Manilow tribute band for christ's sakes, the whole time she keeps
going up to the soundman *****ing.Realizeing that we weren't gonna be
playing for long,I said screw it and told the guys we were busting out
Pretty Fly for a White Guy from Offspring, which I sing that line as
"All the girlies say I'm pretty hung for a white guy". That was it we
were done and if we wanted to get paid we would have to play her cd's
for the rest of the night, which was the crappiest disco you ever
heard.I personally love some disco (say whatever you want, I don't
care)We had people asking us all night why we weren't playing because we
rocked, & explain it over and over.Well we did get paid (thank god ,just
to cover some of the pain & suffering),so yeah another Spinal Tap Moment
in my life. LMAO

LoL That's funny ... how come you Hard Rock and Metal band was
invited to play on an old ladies and gent's party


LMAO Just cannot imagine them having a dancing swoosh with you
playing hard tunes ... Did they bang? lol

Excellent I love band stories I got a million of then .

Note to self, when you get the gig, before you accept, find out who it's
for. You're a trooper Scotty.

feel free to post your stories guitarsolo, we would love to hear them

cute...Should really find out who the
audience is first.

Then I wouldn't have anything to right about 8)

Really enjoyin hearin your band stories Scotty, thanks for sharin em
wiff us