I just found out I inspired a wonderful act of hilarity and chutzpah.
I spent a bunch of time today with an old friend who has made his living in the music business for a quarter century. We hadn't spent time together for years.
He was telling me while living in Nashville, he was working near a shoot where some TV show had Taylor Swift singing Def Leppard songs and Def Leppard singing Taylor Swift songs. He ended up in the parking lot shooting the shit and comparing tour buses with the guys from Leppard. (my friend is not onstage talent, btw). He was standing by the drummer and he thought "I'll never get another chance, and I know Hauser would do it without thinking twice".
He told the drummer from Def Leppard THE JOKE. And the guy fucking howled with laughter. He said the first time he heard it he almost died but almost no one had the balls to say it around him.
I am so proud.
Any of you who know the band know the joke, but for those who don't:
What has nine arms and sucks?
Gratias apperceptio hominibus.
Natális puella Claudia de Colombia. [ Citharae et est mirabile. ]
Never thought I'd see someone else who enjoys some TMBG on here.?
This was my alarm for the longest time, and in spite of that, I still really enjoy it.
I spent a bunch of time today with an old friend who has made his living in the music business for a quarter century. We hadn't spent time together for years.
What do you call a room full of armed, angry lesbians?
Militia Etheridge!
Very cool person and SUPER professional - always on time, always prepared, always nice.
All I really did was press record - she made my job easy.
What a beautiful tune, heavenly. The lovely ladies aren't bad, either!
Huge TMBG fan here, Agent. Some of their new stuff is fantastic. John Linnell is quite possibly my favorite songwriter.
P.S. What has nine arms and is one of the greateset rock bands of all time?
Yeah, I know the joke, I used to be the first one to tell it, but I've come full circle on Def Lep, they were as polished professional as that sort of music ever became, and really good songwriters to boot.
As it happens, I grew up adjacent to the rock and roll business in the 70's and 80's and was a professional rock musician through most of the 90's. Those stories feel very familiar. I mostly worked out west, but we did some tours through the great lakes region and the great plains. It was...really great...? Hard life out there on the road. Bar, road, bar, road, bar, road, repeat. I much prefer studio gigs, or even casino runs. Almost ended up on a cruise ship, and in retrospect I'm pretty glad I flubbed that audition.
Anyone who shows up for studio sessions unprepared a) is an asshole and b) must like burning money.
We didn't make it to Canada, sadly, I've never done an "international" show, which seems odd since it didn't even require a passport back then. I traveled to BC and Alberta a bit, and I've watched a whole lot of Trailer Park Boys and Letterkenny.Ever play the Sidetrack in Edmonton? If so, we may well have got high together in the back.
I think I mentioned earlier in this thread that my time hanging out with friends while they toured ended any thoughts about the glamour of life on the road.It was...really great...?
When you are confident in your ability, like the DL guys apparently are, you can laugh at yourself.P.S. What has nine arms and is one of the greateset rock bands of all time?
Yeah, I know the joke, I used to be the first one to tell it, but I've come full circle on Def Lep, they were as polished professional as that sort of music ever became, and really good songwriters to boot.
Being excessively wealthy probably helps with that confidence. I totally get you, man, wasn't trying to be critical of any of that, just saying my thoughts on the Leppard. Pyromania is such a great rock album.When you are confident in your ability, like the DL guys apparently are, you can laugh at yourself.
My bud is pretty good at reading the room so to speak, and to dealing with "the talent". He gave a lot more detail when he told me the story, but he managed to introduce it in a way that it was not taken as a dick move. Still gutsy though, and it made me so happy to hear.
I think I mentioned earlier in this thread that my time hanging out with friends while they toured ended any thoughts about the glamour of life on the road.
Hit town, find the venue, setup and sound check, head back to the room and have supper, play, sleep, hit Tim Hortons on the way out of town. Repeat.
The guys were often jealous of me, because they were up on stage playing while I was on the floor macking the local girls. I got the "I'm with the band" rub while not having to be creative or talented.
Anyone who shows up for studio sessions unprepared a) is an asshole and b) must like burning money.
Birthday boy
1947 Roderic "Rod" Evans vocalist, Deep Purple, Captain Beyond
Evans left the greatest band in the history of rock music, Captain Beyond, and the music business after their first two albums. He then became a director of respiratory therapy at a western American hospital until 1980.
In 1980, Evans was approached by a management company which specialised in questionably-reformed bands with well-known names, and he began to tour under the Deep Purple name accompanied by former members of Steppenwolf and unknown session musicians.
After several shows ended in near riots,[10] Evans was sued by the management of the genuine Deep Purple and they were awarded damages of US $672,000 (US$2,085,208 in 2019 dollars[11]). As a result of the lawsuit, Evans no longer receives royalties from the band's first three albums.
He has not appeared publicly since the court case and his current whereabouts are of considerable interest to fans of early Deep Purple and Captain Beyond.[10] In 2015, Ian Paice said, "If anyone knows where Rod is or even if he is still on the planet, that would be good news. We haven't had contact with him since the late 1970s. Nobody seems to know where the hell he is, or even if he is still alive. Not a clue."[12]
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First time I ran across that concept I was talking to a long haul trucker when I was right out of college. I said it must be cool to see so much of the continent, and he wearily replied that ditches pretty much looked the same everywhere.I discovered that the lower 48 looks the same from the inside of the venue
I suppose it's not entirely true - but for the most part, yeah. But 99% of the time the hard work would have some element of fun.First time I ran across that concept I was talking to a long haul trucker when I was right out of college. I said it must be cool to see so much of the continent, and he wearily replied that ditches pretty much looked the same everywhere.