ParlourMan Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 After a little tickle tonight on my Gibsons as part of a pre new years show where we were plied with free booze I was 'dared'..... "bet you can't bat this ball with your fancy guitar......" ..as a tennis-ball was lobbed at me holding my Woody Guthrie, not one to be outdone (and a few drinks in) i took that bet used the Woody as a cricket bat, not only did I manage a fairly graceful shot given the cumbersome bat I had, but I knocked a 6K TV off the wall-mount and watched it smash beyond repair due to my efforts.... heroic performance from the budget Gibson dread and I have no shame as the bar-staff started it.... Woody Guthrie SJ 1 - 0 Bar-staff. It may be a few days before I can watch football from my home team there though........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Great balls of fire - This makes The Who stand as a boy scout jamboree - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 After a little tickle tonight on my Gibsons as part of a pre new years show where we were plied with free booze I was 'dared'..... "bet you can't bat this ball with your fancy guitar......" ..as a tennis-ball was lobbed at me holding my Woody Guthrie, not one to be outdone (and a few drinks in) i took that bet used the Woody as a cricket bat, not only did I manage a fairly graceful shot given the cumbersome bat I had, but I knocked a 6K TV off the wall-mount and watched it smash beyond repair due to my efforts.... heroic performance from the budget Gibson dread and I have no shame as the bar-staff started it.... Woody Guthrie SJ 1 - 0 Bar-staff. It may be a few days before I can watch football from my home team there though........ Perhaps a few more of your countryman need a bat that size! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 It's not the size of the bat that counts, but..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Holy ****, are you saying you used your own Woodie as a cricket bat and managed to hit a tennis ball for six ? That must be one splendid woodie ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 I knocked it the length of the pub, 'bout 12-14 foot in the air then the mightiest crash you can imagine.... it was like slow-mo..... after a nervous round of laughter the bar-owner (my mate) looked a little frozen round about the face.... the stage is at one end of the bar and the big screen 'was' at the other. Thankfully they will be showing the games today via a projector ;-) ...and they say they don't build em like they used to....... All humour aside, I did have a fleeting moment of panic that I'd have to pay for the damage but it should be covered. It did bring the late-drinks session to a swift close though...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 the stage is at one end of the bar and the big screen 'was' at the other. Oh, thank God! I thought you had hit the TV set with your guitar! I do have to say, if a tennis ball can knock a TV off a wall mount, it was not really mounted all that well in the first place! I would not have considered that your fault anyway. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Dont mess with ParlourMan or Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Oh, thank God! I thought you had hit the TV set with your guitar! I do have to say, if a tennis ball can knock a TV off a wall mount, it was not really mounted all that well in the first place! I would not have considered that your fault anyway. Cheers! Pretty much my mates take on it... It's an awkward space the screen is in given the structural details of the building, but the most logical place for it when laying out the bar, so it was only partially fixed/held there, he's moaned about it many times... but not as much as he'll be moaning today, hahaha. We gig in his other bar too, opposite the stage in that one is a fish-tank, I'll report back on my next attempt in that bar in late Jan... ;) I'm heading to his pub shortly to watch some football, they have a second (smaller) screen anyway and the projector so it wont halt business. I'll have to be nice to him today ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Dont mess with ParlourMan or Keef Didn't slow Keef down much, did it? "Wham"; take that, you M-F'r. Time to go back to work. What did he miss? Maybe two bars of music? How cool is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 When I first read your post (admittedly in a hungover state from last nites gig) I thought when you said a 6k TV I thought you were talking about a TV Gibson ... btw: did you use the back or the side of the woody, reckon youd get a cleaner shot from the side ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Looked what happened to Jimi Hendrix when he mixed too much booze with guitar playing. Consider yourself lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 When I first read your post (admittedly in a hungover state from last nites gig) I thought when you said a 6k TV I thought you were talking about a TV Gibson ... btw: did you use the back or the side of the woody, reckon youd get a cleaner shot from the side ? Haha, jeez no..... The SJ-200TV is about as far as I can imagine paying, EA... I couldn't tell to be honest, I just reacted, whacked it and the madness unfurled..... crazy night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 no marks on the guitar either... same dings n scratches it's had for a while..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Yeah I thought it was a special edition True Vintage too - now this is nothing, , , storm on PM - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman_Greg Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Memo to self : Never let a drunken Aussie anywhere near my guitars Madman Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 But PM is a Scott, and we all know what sort of a temperament they have ... ;-) Memo to self : Never let a drunken Aussie anywhere near my guitars Madman Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yes, I'm a Scot but I'm a hugger not a fighter ;) All's well that ends well, the football was on the small screen and the projector and the packed pub didn't seem to mind, a few laughs were had about it yesterday too.... It cost me a stint at comparing the pub quiz and i said we'd do the next gig free... I'm happy enough with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 After a little tickle tonight on my Gibsons as part of a pre new years show where we were plied with free booze I was 'dared'..... "bet you can't bat this ball with your fancy guitar......" ..as a tennis-ball was lobbed at me holding my Woody Guthrie, not one to be outdone (and a few drinks in) i took that bet used the Woody as a cricket bat, not only did I manage a fairly graceful shot given the cumbersome bat I had, but I knocked a 6K TV off the wall-mount and watched it smash beyond repair due to my efforts.... heroic performance from the budget Gibson dread and I have no shame as the bar-staff started it.... Woody Guthrie SJ 1 - 0 Bar-staff. It may be a few days before I can watch football from my home team there though........ LOL This really has made my morning! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sboiir Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 1 more drink and you might have been able to put the ball through the back of your guitar. Anyone want a tennis ball sound hole in the back of their acoustic................. hahaha just for laughs :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Two more drinks and it could have slipped and been the guitar that went through the TV rather than the ball.... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman_Greg Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Apologies to EA for my earlier mistake, I have booked an appointment at the opticians PM, you might like to add this number to your set list http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ29lKiKHDs Madman Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Very good... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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