The inside humor thing is funny but Bob brought up a great point:
Wow that was great and so accurate... I love the " hey I play guitar can I do seek & destroy with you guys" no we don't do that one, "well I'll teach you guys it" "I'm really good" . I try hard to be good to fans as much as possible I mean they paid money to be there after all but are musicians the only ones who know how to act in public? I mean what other profession do you think that happens in? Do these people go to Wal-mart and ask if they can run the register or to UPS and ask to drive a truck? Makes me wonder man really it does.
Is it just me or is it difficult to tell some people
No, I don't want your drunken ass anywhere near my equipment
some people tend to take that wrong
so what do you say to fans who make outrageous requests or insist on sitting in when they have no discernable talent or are so utterly and completeley drunk that even if they could sing or play normally they can't just now
If a guy asks if he can play your guitar, you could always say sure if you could fuck his wife/girlfriend.
It's funny; most real musicians would never dream of asking a band if they could sit in. It's all the hacks and "kareoke stars" that ask the band if they can play.
I honestly don't think most non-musicians know how much money is sitting up on stage.
"He's the electric horseman, you better back off!" - old sKool making a reference to the culturally relevant 1979 film.
Its funny when a guitar player wants to sit in because of the size of Felix's strings and his high action. After one tune they have cramps and need bandaids and will never ask again.
One night at the Highlander, I remember coming off the stage for break and saying something to the effect:
"Hi Vinny, nice to meet you. What's that? You guys want to play? Well, there's the stuff, go ahead. Be careful with that Starcaster, they're really rare and go for $3000 on eBay. Its kinda like an ES335, only worth a hell of a lot more."
...Oh, the freedom of the day that yielded to no rule or time...
