Why does these happen on a gig?Little things that annoy you mechanically or other wise....

[jay jackson]

If you drop a wing nut,it goes directly under your bass drum or to the darkest place on stage.Are wing nuts shy?How is everybody?

[Nick Costa]

Wing nuts are evil.

So are earplugs. They fall out and become invisible just before the guitarist turns up to 12.

[jay jackson]

Yeah,Nick!i hate that too!

[Barry Chenault]

Sliding bass drum,hi-hat stem coming unscrewed,top hi-hat coming loose,boom stand clamps stripping,wingnuts flying across the room when accidently hit, music set list falling or sliding under the drum riser,bass drum beater getting caught in pant leg.......duct and gaft tape rule the world!

[jay jackson]

How about this:you just finished the tune.The singer starts his monologue/flirt.You get a sip of water,wipe the sweat out of your eyes,check what song is next,check the reference tempo on your metronome,etc.As you're doing this,the keyboard player* is busy laughing and clowning with the singer.Finally,the singer finishes his joke and is ready to start.You click off the song:1,2...then the keyboard player yells out,"wait!,I need to find my sound!"

(*could be anybody else,too.Guitarists can be guilty,too)This is all in fun like those dumb drummer jokes!

[Joseph Belanger]

I feel, after playing drums for 60 yr, that stages "eat" wing nuts!

[jay jackson]

Ha ha Joseph!Those tasty drum keys....

[Joseph Belanger]

No No Russell, stages actually do eat wing nuts. Over the years I've donated many wingnuts to their diet!! No black hole......Keep on keepin' on Russelll.

[William Cunningham.]

I've never had wing nuts go flying off into the wild black wonder. My biggest problem was the
big 22" zildian ride cymbal falling down onto the right tom tom. Picture this. Some years ago, I was playing a show band down Miami Springs Fla. I had to walk down this narrow hallway to get to the back of the stage where I entered behind my double Ludwig drum kit. Down that hallway, there was a cola cylinder leak onto the carpet and I got the sticky syrup all over the bottom of my shoes. Try doing a hour long show with both you shoes sticking to the pedals.
My god , that was a night mare. more stories later. all true. Billy C. Wartrace , Tn.

[jay jackson]

Always try to start a gig with fresh sticks.Nothing is more embarassing than clicking off a tune and breaking a stick BEFORE you hit the kit!

[Joseph Belanger]

While on tour with "The Diamonds" (pop vocal group from the 60's) 3 yrs. ago, the opening song as they are introduced is quite high energy. Keyboard and I had to play along with a "click" tract. Within the first 8 bars, the nut that holds the beater ball flew off along with the ball and I hit the bass drum with the threaded shaft. Ripppppp , The bass head tore in half. I went off clik. The Diamonds are pissed as they have no idea what happened. We had a 2nd show that night at another theater and I phoned a friend whom rushed to the 2nd gig with a bass drum and saved me. The Diamonds were then impressed....................

[jay jackson]

I put my foot through a bass drum head once.Luckily,it was the very last note of the show!

[Greg "suave" brown]

how about comming to your house gig, you sit down to count off the first song, the crowd is full, and you hit your H.H.and they start ringing, somebody stole my bottom H.H cymbal, what A trip.....peace, on the gig the show must go on