[Rhodes22-list] New Year's Insanity

[Steve Alm]

Wally,
OK, the bass it is--only four strings and only one note at a time...easy!

Saroj,  Yeah, you'll have to move here to Minnesota but don't worry--all
those stories you've heard about our winters are all lies.  Right now we
have the same amount of snow as Hawaii.

As for skills, you'll need to remember the lyrics to the song you're singing
while three people are screaming in one ear to play some AC/DC and two
others screaming in the other ear to do some Kenny Rogers.  All this, while
some moron insists on "jamming along with you" on the piano and his friends
think it's funny when he spills his Black Russian on the keys.  Then you'll
have to keep your cool when some one calls you a moron because you refuse to
do "Close To You" by the Carpenters.  You'll also have to come to the rescue
of the female vocalist when some asshole comes up to her and says, "Play
Sinatra, bitch, or I'll twist your tits off!"  (That really happened!)

Then there are the drinking requirements.  This is where Wally and Rummy
might have the edge :-)   This is where the rubber meets the road and I need
pros--strictly pros.  How many drinks can you have and still sing "Old Time
Rock and Roll?"   We'll give you plenty of latitude on this one.  It doesn't
have to be perfect.  You just have to make the other drinkers, i.e.
audience, think we're all having a great time.  Easy, eh?

Slim

On 1/2/03 4:12 PM, "Saroj" <saroj@pathfind.net> wrote:

> O.K., I'm IN.  What skills do I need and do I have to move from Virginia?
> 
> Saroj
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:01 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New Year's Insanity
> 
> 
>> I had a perfectly glorious and savage NYE at the Mall Of America where I
>> play.  We couldn't stop the revelers from dancing on stage at all times so
>> it was strictly guerilla warfare.  I managed to escape with only about
> five
>> or six drinks spilled on me and, oh yeah, only one guy puked on my shoes
>> (no, it wasn't me).  The poor sucker was literally crawling on his hands
> and
>> knees--he crawled up to where I was standing, oblivious to everything and
>> just barfed right at my feet.  I would have been mad had it not been so
>> pathetic and hilarious.  Shrug. "OK, next song:  Whiskey River."  :-O...
>> I came home feeling like I'd been in a fight or something, still I
> couldn't
>> stop giggling.  I wonder if the Temptations ever have that happen.
>> 
>> FYI for those who may be job-hunting this year--we're hiring.  Be the rock
>> star that you always wanted to be!  Lead the glamorous life of a musician!
>> Party 'till dawn and sleep 'till noon!  Clean vomit off your boots!  Call
>> for an audition.  ;-)
>> 
>> Cheers to all and may 2003 bring fair winds!
>> Slim
>> S/V Fandango
>> 
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On 1/2/03 4:12 PM, "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> Man you make it sound so glamorous!! My problem is I can't even hum on key
> let alone sing; so I am going to have to pass on the audition. I can't play
> a musical instrument either. I guess I could learn the bass, only four
> strings, right? Hey, how hard can that be .....  :-)
> 
> Now if you were looking for drinking pros, I seem to have a knack for
> alcohol consumption and I have never puked on anybody's shoes that I can
> remember.....
> 
> Wally
> 
> 
>> From: Steve Alm <salm@mn.rr.com>
>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New Year's Insanity
>> Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 16:01:34 -0600
>> 
>> I had a perfectly glorious and savage NYE at the Mall Of America where I
>> play.  We couldn't stop the revelers from dancing on stage at all times so
>> it was strictly guerilla warfare.  I managed to escape with only about five
>> or six drinks spilled on me and, oh yeah, only one guy puked on my shoes
>> (no, it wasn't me).  The poor sucker was literally crawling on his hands
>> and
>> knees--he crawled up to where I was standing, oblivious to everything and
>> just barfed right at my feet.  I would have been mad had it not been so
>> pathetic and hilarious.  Shrug. "OK, next song:  Whiskey River."  :-O...
>> I came home feeling like I'd been in a fight or something, still I couldn't
>> stop giggling.  I wonder if the Temptations ever have that happen.
>> 
>> FYI for those who may be job-hunting this year--we're hiring.  Be the rock
>> star that you always wanted to be!  Lead the glamorous life of a musician!
>> Party 'till dawn and sleep 'till noon!  Clean vomit off your boots!  Call
>> for an audition.  ;-)
>> 
>> Cheers to all and may 2003 bring fair winds!
>> Slim
>> S/V Fandango
>> 
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>> Use Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
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