Chrismanbass Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1340963888' post='1712038'] but if it gets you a foot in the door, make sure you can back it up. [/quote] Not so sure about this one imhe i've never been questioned on my past credits although i guess if it got to a really serious level maybe there would be a few questions asked but i think generally people don't really care enough to check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 As I said to Chris Squire when I was teaching him to tune his bass, "I'm not one to name-drop" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 [quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1340911871' post='1711512'] I've often noticed how musicians over-exaggerate things to make them sound more impressive than they really are. [/quote] Whatever happened to good old-fashioned ordinary exaggeration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norvegicusbass Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I tell everyone I contribute to a bass guitar forum without telling them I am a sh*t bassist who asks sh*t questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I saw Steel Panther at Download - where the drummer was introduced [i]as the best drummer in the band[/i]. I like that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Ringo Starr wasn't the best drummer in the Beatles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 He was, however, the best drummer on Thomas the Tank Engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1341169740' post='1714674'] I saw Steel Panther at Download - where the drummer was introduced [i]as the best drummer in the band[/i]. I like that one [/quote] whereas poor old Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in the Beatles. edit: Damn you and your goal-hanging, Discreet! I once spent the night with Dennis Bovell. Edited July 1, 2012 by bremen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I was drunk once (more than once, but once was enough for this) and found myself outside the dressing room where Let Loose were. I proceeded to tell them that "I loved that song you did" (Crazy For You) for which they ever so politely thanked me for and let me go on my way. Nice guys. Can I name drop them next time I'm on stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 [quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1341181249' post='1714935'] Can I name drop them next time I'm on stage?[/quote] I'm sure they're name-dropping [b]you[/b] these days. Did they get your autograph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 In the 60's John Entwistle lived in my road in Ealing. I'm told he dined out on that story for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I played the Download Festival a couple of years ago, does that mean I've played with Faith No More, Slipknot and Def Leppard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) We were bottom of the bill in an outdoor charity gig headlined by Roy Wood. We were looking forward to playing on a big stage, but it turned out this was one of a catalogue of things the promoter thought Mr Wood wouldn't like. So we were relegated to a gazebo at one side. To add insult to injury, they showed an England world cup match on a screen in the beer tent while we were playing. We have nevertheless played on the same bill as Roy Wood. Wow. Edited July 2, 2012 by spinynorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judo Chop Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I saw Keith Chegwin giving someone a cash prize when I was on my paper round once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Aziz from The Stone Roses stared at me once, whilst he was playing with Our Fold. We're also the (self appointed) official McFly Support Act Support Act, having supported 2 bands who have supported McFly at one point or another. Does that count for anything? Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1341170398' post='1714687'] He was, however, the best drummer on Thomas the Tank Engine. [/quote] "Thomas the Tank Engine rolled in to the station, with a set of 7 stroke rolls followed by a flam paradiddle and finishing up with a tasty swiss army triplet." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) At school I was in the same class as Jaz Coleman for five years, at the end of which he asked me to move to London with him 'and form a band'. Fortunately I declined, thus allowing him to achieve some success. Edited July 2, 2012 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 [quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1341231203' post='1715377'] ....I saw Keith Chegwin giving someone a cash prize when I was on my paper round once.... [/quote] Ahh, Cheggers. I saw him perform at the launch of John Peel's Dandelion Records at the ICA. Peel thought he was great. We gave it 10 seconds, then we went back to the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChick Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 [quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1341232249' post='1715389'] We're also the (self appointed) official McFly Support Act Support Act, having supported 2 bands who have supported McFly at one point or another. Does that count for anything? Liam [/quote] Its not something I'd want to admit to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 [quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1341234239' post='1715445'] Its not something I'd want to admit to [/quote] Haha, they were both good bands, one of them does some damn big gigs, and are probably one of, if not my favourite band at the moment. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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