The Young Musicians Of Today...

[peetie44]

...are seriously lacking in fortitude.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/o ... K#comments

Take a fuckin' swig of whisky/beer/wine/whatever, rinse your mouth out and get on with it.

Friggin' pussies...

[Screwball]

I just wonder WWGHD? (What Would Gibby Haynes Do?).

He'd probably shoot the fucker out of the sky then shit on it.

[peetie44]

I just wonder WWGHD? (What Would Gibby Haynes Do?).

He'd probably shoot the fucker out of the sky then shit on it.

Or put a $50 bounty on the pigeon and encourage his audience to kill it.

[Mr Boozificator]

I'm usually prone to moderate decisions, but this time I say: shoot the motherfucker everyday at dawn with rusted bullets so that he catches tetanus.

[MethFront]

I'm not sure I could keep playing with birds shitting on me, even if it didn't get into my mouth.

Then again, I'm one of those people with half a dozen rituals I have to perform before I perform.

[Mayhem]

Pigeon is good eats. Kings of BirdPoo need to use parasols.

[Screwball]

I like Kings of Leon..


...to POOP ON!!!

[Mr Boozificator]

Precisely, in the name of all the statues in the parks in the World, it is important to catch a pigeon once in a while and poop on him mercilessly!
JUSTICE.

[peetie44]

I'm not sure I could keep playing with birds shitting on me, even if it didn't get into my mouth.

Then again, I'm one of those people with half a dozen rituals I have to perform before I perform.

It's funny...in all my years of playing outdoors I can't remember myself or anyone I was onstage with being hit by bird shit. But I have heard the occasional story from other players.

Most outdoor stages -- large and small -- are covered but the coverings on some of the smaller ones are probably too low for the birds to feel comfortable flying under with all the motion and noise onstage (I'm still not exactly sure how birds are affected by the amplification). However some of the large outdoor amphitheaters have their bandshells/canopies/ceilings so high that birds will often fly under them and even occasionally land up in the rigging somewhere. I guess for the really big-draw acts who routinely play large outdoor venues this type of thing can be more of a hazard.

But still, when you've seen guys going onstage with stomach viruses and watch them have to go behind the back-line to puke periodically or sometimes shit themselves but nevertheless finish their show, something like a little bird crap in the mouth doesn't seem like such a big deal. I mean, what are the odds of that happening to any one performer more than once in their lifetime?

Now bugs flying in your mouth...? That happens a lot to bands at outdoor shows.

[MethFront]

But still, when you've seen guys going onstage with stomach viruses and watch them have to go behind the back-line to puke periodically or sometimes shit themselves but nevertheless finish their show, something like a little bird crap in the mouth doesn't seem like such a big deal. I mean, what are the odds of that happening to any one performer more than once in their lifetime?

Now bugs flying in your mouth...? That happens a lot to bands at outdoor shows.

And I don't think eating a bug would phase me. And puking/shitting oneself is... well it's like how you don't gag at the smell of your own farts. I think pigeons crapping on me and my band mates would just trigger my brain to start wildly speculating about what vile things those pigeons had been eating and the myriad of parasites they carried... suffice to say my concentration would be WRECKED. I realize, logically, it's just as disgusting as the bugs, but there's something more visceral about wet sloppy shit raining down from above...

I suppose G.G. Allin wouldn't have been bothered by it in the least...

[waahoohah]

Now bugs flying in your mouth...?

I did enough of that in my days as an amateur bike racer, I just shrugged and considered it bonus protein.

A bird poops in your mouth? Waah.
Think about that last royalty check while you gargle Vodka. Then, drag your ass back up there, make a lame joke, and finish the show.
Make the fans love you for giving them a C- effort. Is it really that hard?

[drunkiejohn]

I used to do standup. I'm no longer funny, I admit, so save your mockery. But I can confirm Pete's take on outdoor gigs. Every single time I joked under the sun, the bugs were unbearable. No pigeons passed critical judgment.

[Mr Boozificator]

For every bird who even tried to poop in your mouth, just kill ten of them. Crucify one and drive around town with its dead body on the front bumper of your car. If the birds don't get the message, then get real nasty.

[tisbor]

I agree with that pigeon completely - well done !

some months ago i saw Zeni Geva ( wild japanese "metal"/noise/prog ) live here in Italy , and they stopped when somebody threw an empty beer can at their drummer . They're in their mid 40s i think ?
What's happening to the world ? is the end near ?

I never had a pigeon shit on me during my show , but i'm sure it would just make it better .
I had people wanking in my hair while i was playing though , and that didn't stop me either .

[peetie44]

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I had people wanking in my hair while i was playing though , and that didn't stop me either .

Ur...uhh...WTF??!?

How about a little back-story there, tisbor?