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07/10/2004: "Weird Gig"
The Mister Edgars played a gig tonight that I think qualifies for an award of some sort. We were invited to play at a party in someone's back yard, and got equipment loaded/dealt with early. We were told there'd be a bass amp, etc. No bass amp when I got there, of course.
Anyhow, the guy who the party thrower said was bringing a bass amp showed up with said amp, and I aked him politely if I could use it... and he was the biggest fucking asshole about saying no. In fact, I think he qualifies as the biggest dickhead I've encountered recently. Anyhow... I used Chris Purdum's amp, which worked out well enough.
Chris and Tom Thomson and their drummer friend whose name I don't recall (but who was way cool/a good drummer) played a set before us, and were great. However, dickhead bass player and his friends all went inside and played a bunch of cover songs, yadda, yadda, making a big scene out of shutting the curtains and closing the door anytime anybody went through it. Quite a few people came outside, but dickhead and friends kept at it inside.
Regardless of that, though, we had a great set and drew positive comments from several nice people that we met. It was cool to make it through a full set of mostly original songs, etc. I dig being in this band. Life is good, even if there are a lot of assholes.
Lesson(s) learned/confirmed: 1) Regardless of how good a musician you may be, or might think you are, it's never right to be an ass to other people. Being a good human being often matters as much as being technically proficient. 2) Regardless of what you're told, ensure that you're covered by taking your own equipment.
