You Know You're Too Old To Play Gigs When...

[JRWolfe]

Found this on another music message board, thought you would get a laugh out of it and maybe add to it.

"YOU KNOW YOU'RE TOO OLD TO PLAY GIGS WHEN:

*• It becomes more important to find a place on stage for your fan than
your amp.
• Your gig clothes make you look like George Burns out for a round of golf.
• All your fans leave by 9:30 p..m.
• All you want from groupies is a foot massage and back rub.
• You love taking the elevator because you can sing along with most of
your set-list.
• Instead of a fifth member, your band wants to spring for a roadie.
• You lost the directions to the gig.
• You need your glasses to see the amp settings.
• You've thrown out your back jumping off the stage.
• You feel like hell before the gig even starts.
• The waitress is your daughter!
• You stop the set because your ibuprofen fell behind the speakers.
• Most of your crowd just sways in their seats.
• You find your drink tokens from last month's gig in your guitar case.
• You refuse to play without earplugs.
• You ask the club owner if you can start at 8:30 instead of 9:30.
• You check the TV schedule before booking a gig.
• Your gig stool has a back.
• You're related to at least one member in the band.
• You don't let anyone sit in.
• You need a nap before the gig..
• After the third set, you bug the club owner to let you quit early.
• During the breaks, you now go to the van to lie down.
• You prefer a music stand with a light
• You don't recover until Tuesday afternoon.
• You hope the host's speech lasts forever
• You buy amps considering their weight and not their tone or "cool" factor.
• You can remember seven different club names for the same location.
• You have a hazy memory of the days when you could work 10 gigs in 7
days and could physically do it!
• Your date couldn't make it because she couldn't find a babysitter for
the grand-kids.
• The set list has to be in 20 point type.
• Your drug of choice is now coffee.
• It seems impossible to find stage shoes with decent arch support.
• You fart on stage and don't laugh. "

[west]

you wear a cowboy hat to your gig and someone says, "oops, my bad...i thought you were chris k. for a second"

[kahnzo]

oh, damn, russ... that's bad!

lol

great list JR, and too true

[Myk-El]

You're never too old to rock 'n' roll if you're too young to die.

[JRWolfe]

HMM, surprised our resident young Goat didn't add his two cents on this one.

[Goat]

you wear a cowboy hat to your gig and someone says, "oops, my bad...i thought you were chris k. for a second"

ROFLMAO!!!!

[JRWolfe]

Well, I heard that Mitch Miller died today and suddenly realised that Chris K is probably the only other one on this board that is old enough to have followed the bouncing ball and sang along with Mitch !

Damn !

[Goat]

Well, I heard that Mitch Miller died today and suddenly realised that Chris K is probably the only other one on this board that is old enough to have followed the bouncing ball and sang along with Mitch !

Damn !

you, me, and suzanne ;)

damn .. Mitch Miller ... haven't heard that name in 30+ years I'll bet.