dem00n Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Everyone has at least one. Mine is to write "Doom" on my right hand becuase its a tribute to a old metalhead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Pee. I'm the only one who can do that for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Pee. I'm the only one who can do that for me. You havent met the people ive meet then. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrosion of conformity Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I can't say. It's a secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myspace.com/jessenoah Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 since I was a little kid in baseball I have to wear my right sock inside out, kinda a good luck thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermionik Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 . . I liked to panic on the inside whilst seeming quite calm on the outside. I hid it by obsessively tuning, drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, cowbell. The cowbells - never enough of the durned things and always in the wrong key..... . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Brush my teeth. It helps clear my sinuses for singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Wow, what a thread to find after I was getting stuff ready to go do a Gig tomorrow. Packed up the PA, got my amps ready for travel, Got all the cables in the proper bags, put my pedals in the case, put my Guitars in their cases, put the mics in their little bag along with the percussion instruments, then put all the mic stands and guitar stands in one spot, ready to go on the truck tomorrow. I guess that's my pre-gig ritual. Oh Yeah, and plenty of coffee and a good lunch in the day, and a beer in the second set. I'm using some Fender medium pick with the Hard Rock Cafe's logo on them that my Niece got me when we went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Vegas last week. I'm using three of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I run through a few pieces, sitting where I am going to be sitting in the concert. This is usually a couple of hours before. Then I go for a pizza lunch, usually with my wife or a friend; then come back to the venue, maybe thirty minutes early and just sit in a room on my own, sometimes with my wife, keeping my fingers playing scales etc. Usually about this time I get a pleasant adrenalin rush and I start thinking "I am going to love this; I am going to go out there and play the hell out of my guitar!" Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Alright then. Sh*t,I wasn't gonna reply to this but... I USED to grab a beer;get to know the management/venue-barstaff(VERY important);soundcheck;work out any kinks in new songs/sounds;work out set list(as needed);get directions to accom;get food;eat;shower;watch tele etc. etc. then on with the show...This was when I had our own crew...everything changes drastically when your slugging and chugging the FOH etc. yourself obviously,but noone wants to hear about the drudgery...and I don't wanna be remindeding myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Robinson Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Before I leave for the venue check any additional lighting is working, check straplocks, drink coffee, warm up with 30 mins playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I used to go for a 30 minute walk to clear my head....bandmates didn't come with me...this was my me time....when I got back, had a beer and was ready to go! Full of energy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I got to agree with Neo on that one. Especially since we often play 3 or 4 hours without a break. I've been gigging for so many years, that there is no ritual involved. I look forward to them, I expect to have a lot of fun playing music, and it's what I do for a living. -- Life is good. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I usually spent my time watching the other bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 it's what I do for a living. -- Life is good. You're a lucky guy' date=' Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I try to scratch all the stuff I don't want to be seen scratching on stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I consider that to be part of the "show." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 It's been so long ago I've forgotten. It depends on which 'era'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowdiddley Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I try to scratch all the stuff I don't want to be seen scratching on stage. Sounds like a wise man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I used to slam an energy drink and warm up by bouncing in place and swinging my arms like a boxer before the big match. The goal was to get as amped as possible so I tear up the stage. People pay to see a show so I am going to give them one. They may not like my sound, but they will be entertained. Last night was my first performance in over a year. Set was short (10 min; 3 songs for an Alex Chilton b-day show) and I was filling in on drums so I just channeled some Keith Moon faces without the aid of stimulants. Play every set like it will be your last because you never know. A bus or some jerk off with a knife could be waiting around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I don't remember having any particular routine, per se... wonder if I've just forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 some jerk off with a knife could be waiting around the corner. I learned about that guy the hard way. It took 14 years but complications from the event ended my gigging days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 He was jerking off with a knife? SICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 You're a lucky guy' date=' Bob. I know it!!!! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I eat a large pizza and five or six burgers (no fries) with a six pack. Aside from music/guitars, food is my only adiction and it is also the only thing that helps me deal with stress and gets me "in the zone" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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