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Post by Chunkymunky on Aug 7, 2014 12:15:59 GMT
Don't you get really heated up and dehydrated on stage, though? I don't mean having a pint hanging around but a handy bottle of water you can open up between songs? Thankfully, my vocalist is a spectacular gobshite between songs so I can drink up whilst she yaps on between songs.
"So this song is about love and stuff and err..."
I'm thinking to myself;
"Thank zombie Jesus. Where's my water?"
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Post by Tony on Aug 7, 2014 12:48:06 GMT
I find it's best to drink beforehand. I agree on not having liquids kicking about near electronics.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 14:39:38 GMT
Don't you get really heated up and dehydrated on stage, though? I don't mean having a pint hanging around but a handy bottle of water you can open up between songs? Thankfully, my vocalist is a spectacular gobshite between songs so I can drink up whilst she yaps on between songs. "So this song is about love and stuff and err..." I'm thinking to myself; "Thank zombie Jesus. Where's my water?" I get warm, but never dehydrated. I always need a drink the moment I come off stage, but I'd rather be a little parched than lose multiple grands worth of equipment due to spillage. Also while our vocalist can talk for England, I find it's best to not waste too much time between songs. If I'm going to, I'd rather tune and sound better in that time. Otherwise, we just go song, quick intro to the next, then go. I'm just too paranoid to have anything open bottled/glassed, and don't like wasting time on stage when we could be playing instead for messing around opening and closing up bottles. |
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Post by Blankplank on Aug 7, 2014 14:53:57 GMT
I like to keep a bottle of water or two near me. I can't think we've ever played some where (other than 1 bar) where I've had to worry about spillages ruining gear.
Spillages making your bassist fall off a 4ft high stage is a different story though...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 15:25:36 GMT
I like to keep a bottle of water or two near me. I can't think we've ever played some where (other than 1 bar) where I've had to worry about spillages ruining gear. Spillages making your bassist fall off a 4ft high stage is a different story though... We play West Street Live too much, which just doesn't have much space, and you've seen that we aren't exactly standing still on stage. Neither are conducive to a calm, non-spilling environment. |
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Post by Chunkymunky on Aug 7, 2014 18:26:55 GMT
I like to keep a bottle of water or two near me. I can't think we've ever played some where (other than 1 bar) where I've had to worry about spillages ruining gear. Spillages making your bassist fall off a 4ft high stage is a different story though... We play West Street Live too much, which just doesn't have much space, and you've seen that we aren't exactly standing still on stage. Neither are conducive to a calm, non-spilling environment. That I can understand as much. It can be a bit of a hurry to bend down, open it up, gulp for glory and such. It's cringeworthy how people still put pints and bottles of beer on top of an amp head. I saw that locally fairly recently too. I always pop a closed bottle on the floor by my feet. I would've passed out if I hadn't done for this a gig as I had stage-lights burning my forehead to an utter crisp. |
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Post by Frank on Aug 7, 2014 20:32:09 GMT
Unscented talcum powder.
I'm not joking, my hands get hellishly sweaty on a hot stage and I keep talc on hand to avoid turning into a clammy-handed sweatfest. Knackers my strings though, they fill up with crud in no time.
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