Yes, I know it’s censored. I didn’t censor it. I still think it’s fucking funny. See? I can write fuck.

  • @Sanctus
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    782 months ago

    I was a local bassist and I support this message.

  • @[email protected]
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    752 months ago

    I played trumpet in a ska band in the 00s. This one time, in a small bar, things got a little rowdy and a guy ran into my trumpet while I was playing it. Hurt like a motherfucker. I spit out blood and it loosened a tooth. The other fans saw me spit out blood and started kicking the shit out of the guy on the ground. Then one dude bought me a beer to wash the blood down

    Good times.

    Support local bands.

    • afox
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      422 months ago

      I was in a punk band when I was younger. We were mid set in a shitty bar. My amp started to spaz out. Like cutting in and out every few min. This old dude jumped on stage and kicked it really hard. Patted me on the back, handed me a shot, and jumped down (all mid song). Never had a problem with that amp again. Used it for years after. Old punk rocker magic. Nothing to laugh at.r

    • @Hasherm0n
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      52 months ago

      I’ve been seriously considering picking up a trumpet and starting a ska band with some of my other middle aged friends just for shits and giggles. Seems like a lot of fun.

  • @WhiteOakBayou
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    422 months ago

    I used to love big arena shows until I saw a famous band do a three night stand at a small bar/club style venue. After that, I started going to shows of bands/performers I hadn’t heard of. Changing how I thought of shows, where before I thought of it as an event like going to see a theatre play, to thinking about them similarly to how I’d think of going to the movie theater made the whole live scene seem more accessible and more fun. I hope when my kids are older we can start going to more shows again.

    I read an article that said being in a band is less appealing to kids these days and that being an influencer is more popular than wanting to be a Rockstar. I hope it’s just “old man yells at clouds” because I feel like there is always room for more local acts. Support your neighbors, go dance!

  • edric
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    362 months ago

    I always buy merch as it’s worth more than any amount a band earns from streaming. I wish more bands have shirts that aren’t just black though. I’d estimate only a quarter of the artists I’ve seen have shirts of a different color.

    • Flying SquidOPM
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      182 months ago

      Funny. Because I am a messy person, I tend to prefer black shirts and I hate it when a band only has white ones.

      • @[email protected]
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        72 months ago

        As a person with cats, I prefer anything but black because their hair is highly visible. But sometimes you gotta settle with what’s available.

          • @TriflingToad
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            52 months ago

            once my sister’s (black) cat got into some black paint and left paw prints going up to the toilet then left some on the seat. He wanted the fresh water lol

          • socsa
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            22 months ago

            Yeah, have you tried just having the good kind of cat?

      • @[email protected]
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        42 months ago

        Yeah, white would really be the wrong alternative.

        Depending on the complexity of the details, gimmie reds, blues, orange or pink…

      • synae[he/him]
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        22 months ago

        If you listen to the right bands they always have black shirts ;)

  • @Hikermick
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    332 months ago

    They forgot to say spill beer on their amps

  • @[email protected]
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    302 months ago

    I used to sing in a post punk band. We had a drum machine. In the middle of one gig, the drum machine spazzed out and deleted all the internal memory, and started a 600bpm bossa nova loop. We played right through to the end.

    • @glitchdx
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      132 months ago

      i don’t understand what that means but it sounds hype as fuck.

      • @[email protected]
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        122 months ago

        For the drum machine, definitely! But we largely kept to our tempo or maybe double. It was a free gig and we were getting paid in beers. I think it was pretty funny for the audience too. Great night.

    • @aeronmelon
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      442 months ago

      “Thanks a lot you shit-brained, fuck-faced, ball breaking, duck fucking pain in the ass.”

      • AItoothbrush
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        92 months ago

        This is almost as good as an average curse youd say in hungarian or polish.

    • Flying SquidOPM
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      292 months ago

      Could you not write fuck so much please?

  • @HelluvaKick
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    202 months ago

    Used to play in bands. Still do but I used to too.

    In the one I was in in high school, some drunk ass old man ran on stage, unplugged our guitarists guitar, got behind him and started pretending he was playing it and humping him. Supported us real good

  • @Emerald
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    2 months ago

    Support more obscure artists in general, doesn’t have to be local. Bandcamp is great.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      This. Normally I pirate all of my music because I actually don’t want to be forced to have an Internet connection to listen to stuff but I’m actually considering buying some of the stuff I pirated because the artists deserve the money.

      • @Emerald
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        22 months ago

        I just buy the things that I can’t pirate. I save money and end up supporting small artists.

  • @Riversedgeknight1
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    122 months ago

    There was a horrible accident where the bus a band was in went over the side of a cliff. 4 musicians and 1 drummer died.

    • Flying SquidOPM
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      42 months ago

      Hey. You be nice to drummers. And remember that if you air drum to Def Leppard and you use both arms, you’re an asshole.

  • beefbot
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    62 months ago

    fight the drummer?!

    Dude. Everyone knows it’s FUCK the drummer! (They’re always the crazy one)

    • @nyctre
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      72 months ago

      Plus, drummer is always more fit than the rest cause of the effort required to play. Seems like a bad idea all around.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      I’ve always thought that the bassist was the hottest member of the band i feel like a drummer is kind of unpredictable

    • @CrowAirbrush
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      12 months ago

      What, i was always told the bassist is the crazy one and i can confirm as i used to be the bassist.