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tubeast · Post by **tubeast** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:27 am

Ah, food!!

On our birthday and beerfest gigs, all we ever get is two or more beers (always), home-made Obstler (often), apple cider (seldom) and Schnitzel with potato salad, sometimes replaced by Styrian Backhendl and green salad with (also Styrian) pumpkin seed oil (looks yuck, tastes yum).

There goes my good shape *sob!!*

PS: our youngsters under drinking age will get soda variations, of course.

sungfw · Post by **sungfw** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:58 pm

bloke wrote:After the hotel employee left the area, the symphony representative's eyes got really big as she exclaimed, "FIVE brass players and NONE of them sticking around for FREE FOOD !?!?!"

Meh, no big deal: been there, done that.

What I find incredible is that none of you asked if him to box one up for you to take with you!

(Been there and done that (more than once), too!

)

SplatterTone · Post by **SplatterTone** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:15 pm

Once in the distant past

You didn't, perchance, backup the Blues Brothers, did you?
(whose bar tab exceeded what the gig paid).

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:20 pm

At the Texas City Music Theater in Linden, Texas, the ladies all over town send home cooked dishes to the back door where a huge banquet table is waiting for all performers, staff and their families and guests. There are eats available before and after performances.

greatk82 · Post by **greatk82** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:17 am

During my second trip to Iraq, 2005-2006, dining facilities were up and running. Soldiers were allowed to take one bag of chips and two sodas out at each meal, that is after we ate. We greatly enjoyed days when we would perform with the Tuba Quartet. We would take our flight cases and just dump things in. My best take: 6 cases of soda, 40 energy drinks, 135 bags of chips, 4 cases of milk and 5 pre-packaged cereal bowls.
Thank you, KBR.

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:09 pm

Face it guys: tuba players "Will Play For Food."

MA

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:46 pm

MaryAnn wrote:tuba players "Will Play For Food."

But NEVER "work for food". Or anything. NEVER WORK!

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:32 am

schlepporello wrote:
MaryAnn wrote:Face it guys: tuba players "Will Play For Food."

MA
As was commanded and ordained by our forefathers and forever more shall be. Forever and ever. Amen.

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Tubaryan12 · Post by **Tubaryan12** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:11 am

bloke wrote:the elephant's post reminds me of when some 19-year-old bloke worked in an amusement park and was compelled - OFF the clock - to play (with the regular park trad-jazz band) at a night-time function at a restaurant-bar place for amusement park execs and investors.

WELL , they made the mistake of allowing the band to get dressed and set up in the (otherwise empty/unsupervised) KITCHEN. When the gig ended, everyone in the band walked out with their instruments...

...and all then made an unnoticed second trip out the door with the instruments' cases.

I have a story like this, except it involved overnight cleaning of a Burger King and an unlocked freezer door. (with the same type of managers).

KarlMarx · Post by **KarlMarx** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:38 am

Were freezers invented when bloke was 19?

lgb&dtuba · Post by **lgb&dtuba** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:44 am

About 80% of the gigs we play include food. You'd think that's a good thing, but I reached my life limit on bratwurts a couple of years ago. Not on the beer, though

Tom Mason · Post by **Tom Mason** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:13 pm

I play for cash!

Every once in a while, I will play for money!

And if I know the paymaster really well, I will play for a check

I was in the former kingdom of Bloke last Saturday playing for a party at a residence in a better part of the hood. It was worth playing for the food as well as the money. This gave me pause to postulate that the smaller the party, together with the residencial location of a party usually leads to better catering.

(Country club food usually tasting more like cardboard, and residencial food actually having some taste)

Tom Mason

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:15 pm

Tubaryan12 wrote: WELL , they made the mistake of allowing the band to get dressed and set up in the (otherwise empty/unsupervised) KITCHEN. When the gig ended, everyone in the band walked out with their instruments...

...and all then made an unnoticed second trip out the door with the instruments' cases.

I have a story like this, except it involved overnight cleaning of a Burger King and an unlocked freezer door. (with the same type of managers).

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Eeeewwww. Some actions are their own punishment.

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