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Any Bass players in the house?!



We got FIRED from a job last night, because our BASS PLAYER DIDN'T SHOW UP!!!

Accepting offers from CT or the surrounding area....PM if interested.

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hit the link to the CD for samples of what we do.

I am so sorry to hear this,Nora. That must've been a shock!

Did you find out why didn't he show up??

Shania wrote:I am so sorry to hear this,Nora. That must've been a shock!

Did you find out why didn't he show up??

Nope. No phone call last night. None today.

It's 1:30 PM right now.

So that's it.

CUT.

That's how I operate.

tragchk wrote:Any Bass players in the house?!



We got FIRED from a job last night, because our BASS PLAYER DIDN'T SHOW UP!!!

Accepting offers from CT or the surrounding area....PM if interested.

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hit the link to the CD for samples of what we do.

wow , that would be a great gig!! ive never had anyone not show up , we've had them be late, or show up too drunk to play,, i guess thats just as bad!! sorry to hear about u getting canned,, that stinks, cancelled gig, club has no one, u have no cash and a dead day,, will u take him back in a few months if he asks??

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:will u take him back in a few months if he asks??

Nope.

tragchk wrote:

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:will u take him back in a few months if he asks??

Nope.

it really stinks if that person was a friend or was part of the family , or you work together, or owns some of the P.A. ,, it gets complicated,, have a good sunday though ,,

tragchk wrote:

Shania wrote:I am so sorry to hear this,Nora. That must've been a shock!

Did you find out why didn't he show up??

Nope. No phone call last night. None today.

It's 1:30 PM right now.

So that's it.

CUT.

That's how I operate.

Well,you are right to be pissed.

That's no way a pro musician should behave when he's part of a band.Just hope he didn't have an accident or something...

That bites...
I hope that there was a legitimate reason (i.e. family emergency, etc) for the no-show. No excuse for not calling, unless of course HE was the family emergency. Otherwise, his rep with you is shot. If he was out dicking off, got drunk, skipped out for the helluvit, I'd have canned him too.

Jabberwocky wrote:That bites...
I hope that there was a legitimate reason (i.e. family emergency, etc) for the no-show. No excuse for not calling, unless of course HE was the family emergency. Otherwise, his rep with you is shot. If he was out dicking off, got drunk, skipped out for the helluvit, I'd have canned him too.

Thanks you guys....

One thing that I forgot to mention (because of my temper )

We DID manage to play 3 songs before we got canned by the Manager - we pulled off "Stone In Love" - with no bass....and people ROCKED OUT!!! He let us go on because we told him that the Bass player was running late; he was at work (which was the truth).

The thing that makes my BLOOD BOIL is the fact that we had a FULL HOUSE of people - in OUR AGE GROUP!!!

That's NEVER happened before....

Praying that we can get BACK in there.....with a REAL PLAYER in tow...

Hell I can play bass, it isn't too difficult. Howewver, you have to pay me what I make and buy my plane ticket.

Seriously, Nora, I can play a little bass, but, if you want "to get backin there," offer to play free for a night of two, and make the bass player pay the band for it's time, and make him buy the booze....

While you're at it, cuss his ass out publicly in front of the band.

tragchk wrote:Nope. No phone call last night. None today.

It's 1:30 PM right now.

So that's it.

CUT.

That's how I operate.

What if something happened to him?

tragchk wrote:
Nope. No phone call last night. None today.

That sucks big time. Feel for you guys, I've had 'em a little late but never a no-show.

Good luck with the search.

Man, that SUCKS Nora! Sorry to hear it. Sadly, I've pretty much gotten out of playing live anymore because of the lack of responsibility that I've seen and experienced with too many musicians.

Hope you find someone that works for you.

- Fred

Sorry Nora.
If I lived anywhere near CT I'd help out for a couple of gigs as long as it wasn't TOO much Rush. Geddy can play the hell out of a bass, whereas I can't. LOL.
Hope the new search doesn't take too long

Mark's on the phone with him right now...

YUP...

HE QUIT!!

Well, you can always do the mature thing; drive over to his crib, and egg the shit out of it.

...

Since he wasn't hurt, and since he could have at least called to tell you of his dastardly plans, can you haul the dude into court, and hold him responsible for the money, time, and possibly reputation, that you lost for that night?

Rockn'deano wrote:Well, you can always do the mature thing; drive over to his crib, and egg the shit out of it.

ohh man , i needed that ,, hahahhah,, nora , wait a week or 2 , cops wont go straight to ur house!!! funny ,, dont mean to laugh at ur situation , 2 months from now ull be glad hes gone!!

Actually, I was wrong. The mature thing to do is to dump a bag of sugar into that fuckers gas tank, stick 2 bananas in his tailpipe (his car, not his ass), Vaseline his door knobs, stick those gay coloured rainbows all over his sled; you know thew ones, the rainbows, and also some, "I love cock in my hole and am man enough to say it"..... and finally, get him drunk, and let him pass out, and then have Mark pull out his crank and stick it next to his face......take a picture, Xerox it 1000 times, and put in under every windshield at his work, and the bar he hangs out in. That should do it.

Fuck, it sounds so fun, let me handle this!

Rockn'deano wrote:Actually, I was wrong. The mature thing to do is to dump a bag of sugar into that fuckers gas tank, stick 2 bananas in his tailpipe (his car, not his ass), Vaseline his door knobs, stick those gay coloured rainbows all over his sled; you know thew ones, the rainbows, and also some, "I love cock in my hole and am man enough to say it"..... and finally, get him drunk, and let him pass out, and then have Mark pull out his crank and stick it next to his face......take a picture, Xerox it 1000 times, and put in under every windshield at his work, and the bar he hangs out in. That should do it.

Fuck, it sounds so fun, let me handle this!

dude that passed out part sounds like a card game I had a few months ago, where my cousin passed out first, poor soul. He'll never live the pics down of a vibe next to his lips...

Anyway... sorry to hear about the bass player. Maybe you can pre-record some...? naw j/k

Dude, in college, at Washington State, I made the mistake of getting too cozy with Mr. Jaegermeister. The next morning, there were pics of me all over campus "enjoying dick" and it was so severe, all I could do is laugh. That is the day I learned to laugh at myself. I know I would never blow dudes, but the pics showed choads around my face..NOT in it, (stop typing NIG and 13).....

It is all in good fun.

Rockn'deano wrote:Dude, in college, at Washington State, I made the mistake of getting too cozy with Mr. Jaegermeister. The next morning, there were pics of me all over campus "enjoying dick" and it was so severe, all I could do is laugh. That is the day I learned to laugh at myself. I know I would never blow dudes, but the pics showed choads around my face..NOT in it, (stop typing NIG and 13).....

It is all in good fun.

Ummmm......OK. Thanks for sharing.

Well, kids....It's a BRAND NEW DAY:

Look at this email Mark sent me earlier - The Radio Station in question is:

99.1 WPLR New Haven (if you'd like to "cyber-bookmark" it )

"On Jul 19, 2006, at 9:29 AM, Tragianese Mark wrote:

Good Morning Rick,
Just a quick note checking in to see if you have received the latest release from TRAG entitled "11th House".
I do hope so and could you please contact me when you might play it on your show!
Any information is greatly appreciated!
Thanks for supporting local original music!

Regards,

Mark Tragianese
TRAG

www.tragband.com

From: richardallison [mailto:rickallison@mac.com]
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 9:06 PM
To: Tragianese Mark
Subject: Re: TRAG CD 11th House
Importance: High

hi mark,
we got it. we've listened and we will play something in the near future. we have about a month's worth of shows pre-recorded to facilitate vacations and whatnot. i'm guessing the middle to late august we'll be back to a regular recording schedule.
thanks for sending your tunes.
rick allison"

tragchk wrote:Well, kids....It's a BRAND NEW DAY:

Look at this email Mark sent me earlier - The Radio Station in question is:

99.1 WPLR New Haven (if you'd like to "cyber-bookmark" it )

"On Jul 19, 2006, at 9:29 AM, Tragianese Mark wrote:

Good Morning Rick,
Just a quick note checking in to see if you have received the latest release from TRAG entitled "11th House".
I do hope so and could you please contact me when you might play it on your show!
Any information is greatly appreciated!
Thanks for supporting local original music!

Regards,

Mark Tragianese
TRAG

www.tragband.com

From: richardallison [mailto:rickallison@mac.com]
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 9:06 PM
To: Tragianese Mark
Subject: Re: TRAG CD 11th House
Importance: High

hi mark,
we got it. we've listened and we will play something in the near future. we have about a month's worth of shows pre-recorded to facilitate vacations and whatnot. i'm guessing the middle to late august we'll be back to a regular recording schedule.
thanks for sending your tunes.
rick allison"

I can pick up 'PLR from across the sound... I'll be listening!!!

Hey, Nora - is your hubby a Schon/Journey fan?

NealIsGod wrote:Hey, Nora - is your hubby a Schon/Journey fan?

Well, by "default" (me), he HAS to be! LOL

He's from the "ProgRock" genre; I'm from the 80s "Arena Rock".

Throw it in a blender, and you have TRAG.

Jeez Nora, that SUCKS big time! I don't understand how the guy is able to do something like that and then live with his conscience. In a tight environment like a band where everyone depends so much on the other person this is just unconscionable.

Hope you find a wonderful, RELIABLE replacement very soon. Is this the same guy who played on 11th House? Wonder how he'll react when your record gets airplay and the accolades start to come in.

Take care and continued wishes for the success you so richly deserve,
Kim

RunningAlone Pgh wrote:Jeez Nora, that SUCKS big time! I don't understand how the guy is able to do something like that and then live with his conscience. In a tight environment like a band where everyone depends so much on the other person this is just unconscionable.

Hope you find a wonderful, RELIABLE replacement very soon. Is this the same guy who played on 11th House? Wonder how he'll react when your record gets airplay and the accolades start to come in.

Take care and continued wishes for the success you so richly deserve,
Kim

Thank you very much Kim...I really appreciate your support - and EVERYONE else's, too.

You guys are fantastic.

Actually, no - he didn't play on the CD - we had another guy we hired, and then HE quit!

So, our Producer Steve Clarke - who is an AMAZING Jazz & Funk Bassist and HUGE in Europe - stepped in at the last minute.

"Spinal Tap" had exploding drummers.....TRAG has disappearing Bassists.

....hey at least I can laugh about it today....

tragchk wrote:Thank you very much Kim...I really appreciate your support - and EVERYONE else's, too.

You guys are fantastic.

Actually, no - he didn't play on the CD - we had another guy we hired, and then HE quit!

So, our Producer Steve Clarke - who is an AMAZING Jazz & Funk Bassist and HUGE in Europe - stepped in at the last minute.

"Spinal Tap" had exploding drummers.....TRAG has disappearing Bassists.

....hey at least I can laugh about it today....

You deserve the support, Nora! Hey, just had a thought.... Steve Perry is an excellent bassist, and he doesn't seem to be doing anything... Why not give him a call???