The Perpetual Open Mic...

[Skarekrough]

I got a chance to hit a local one last night. It's funny, the more I go to the ones out in the suburbs the more some things always seem to be true about them.

There's always a guy in his mid-to-late 50's in a Hawaiian shirt; he never drinks. He may have a Coke or some water, but he never ever touches an alcoholic beverage.

Just because there's a stupid brimmed hat being work does NOT mean an SRV devotee. However, if they have a Strat then it's a 98% chance you're going to add a "+1" to the number of times you've sat through "Pride and Joy."

The kid that comes up and starts doing whammy tricks is also almost just as likely to lay down a version of "Pride and Joy" after he's done slaughtering whatever it is he is "updating" with two-handed tapping and the like....and irrevocably tainting any positive memory you have of that specific tune.

If you can sing you will always get called up before anyone else. Even if you can sing badly you'll end up on stage as soon as possible without ruffling the feathers of those that signed up before you.

If you can sing adequately the odds are someone will try and recruit you for another jam or into a band.

If you play a 12 bar Blues tune and follow it with a Rolling Stones tune, and do them well, you can just about bet that any biker in the bar will stand in between a bullet and you for that night.

[Ken]

If you play a 12 bar Blues tune and follow it with a Rolling Stones tune, and do them well, you can just about bet that any biker in the bar will stand in between a bullet and you for that night.

My three goals in life.

[jeremy]

to play a blues, a stones tune and get shot at?

[Guitar Toad]

What if a guy show's up with an acoustic and attempts Dave Matthews?

[St_Genesius]

Just distract him with a hacky sack before he has a chance to do any lasting damage.

What if a guy show's up with an acoustic and attempts Dave Matthews?

[lpmarshall]

Just distract him with a hacky sack before he has a chance to do any lasting damage.

[Rich_S]

Or tell him there's a girl outside who wants to remove his pantaloons.

[Skarekrough]

Or tell him there's a girl outside who wants to remove his pantaloons.

...that would be the inevitable goal of performing such material, would it not?

[Ken]

to play a blues, a stones tune and get shot at?

yes on the first two, the latter is to have bikers willing to take a bullet for me....I'd rather not be shot at in the first place. But I think American biker culture is pretty cool in and of itself...the guys I know that I consider the "real deal" are really awesome guys and great to have as friends.

[jeremy]

sweet! ive been called a biker on a few occations, less during the winter and without the big beard though

i agree though, most guys that i ride with are stand up people who go out of their way to do the right thing. they also go way out of their way to ride thru some middle of nowhere town and grab a beer and burger then ride back home

[Ken]

I get the Documentary Channel (yeah) at my house on Dish network...they had a documentary on the Original Sinners a while back that was really cool.


It was called "Choppertown: The Sinners"