What do you call a guy that hangs around a bunch of musicians?
A. The Drummer
"People used to come into the store and say, 'Dude, you're so good with those drumsticks.' "
No matter what I read today, this will be my favorite article of the day.
[title joke shamelessly stolen from fark]
Comments
Oh yeah? Well, what do you call a self-absorbed asshole who hangs around with musicians?
The guitar player.
Posted by: CraigC | March 15, 2005 10:43 AM
Heh. Touché.
Posted by: michele | March 15, 2005 10:46 AM
Q: What do you call a drumer who just broke up with his girlfriend?
A: Homeless
(Ahhh, drummer jokes. They never get old.)
Posted by: Farmer Joe | March 15, 2005 10:57 AM
How do you know a drummer is at the door?
He is knocking off key and doesn't know when to come in.
Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge | March 15, 2005 12:40 PM
Huh. I always thought it was the bass player who got the most abuse. "Everybody hates the bass player," according to the Kids in the Hall: http://www.kithfan.org/work/transcripts/one/bass.html
Posted by: Bud Norton | March 15, 2005 12:47 PM
How many drummers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
None, they have machines for that now.
Posted by: Tomcat | March 15, 2005 06:20 PM
How do you get a drummer off of your front porch?
Pay him for the pizza.
Posted by: tonecluster | March 15, 2005 06:53 PM
A friend of mine was reading a book on this history of drums, called "From the Cavern to the Cave". Sums it up nicely.
BTW, how do you know when a drummer is knocking at the door? He speeds up.
Posted by: Jerry | March 16, 2005 12:49 AM
I wasn't gonna answer this shit for fear of seeming a tad defensive, but as a drummer, let me just say that almost anybody can play drums, but almost nobody can play them well. I won't bother to go down the list, but there are a whole bunch of drummers who are some of the best musicians in the world. So there. Neener, neener, neener.
Posted by: CraigC | March 16, 2005 01:50 AM
Bud,
Having been married to a "working" bass player for 15 years now, it IS the bass player who gets kicked around.
What is the difference between a bass player and a large pizza?
A large pizza feeds a family of four.
May I also add that "wife" and "working musician" (for any instrument) for longer than, oh say 4 years, is an endangered species...
Posted by: Becky in Ohio | March 16, 2005 05:57 AM
Heh, Becky yeah that is what I have heard.
Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge | March 16, 2005 09:48 AM