drum stool
what's found in the washroom after drummer leaves cubicle
guitar case
someone who repeatedly insists on playing like Stevie Ray Vaughan
touring
driving across town to play a gig
drum roll
a method of loading drums into a club on their side
tuning-peg
1) something the other band members play with just before you go on stage
2) something that falls off just before you go on stage
3) frilly decorations on a guitar; purely "for show"
guitar-tuner
a roadie
''the show''
a lighting rig
our lighting rig
four spotlights nailed to a 2x4
the show helper
a spotlight
the show assister
additional lights
special effects
a short circuit in "the show"
showoff
1) a blackout scene
2) a power failure
3) a guitarist
no-show
1) a blackout scene
2) a power failure
3) A&R exec
no-shows
generic term for audience members
show-stopper
police
drummer's throne
milk crate
drum riser
12 milk crates
dressing-room
washroom
tourbook
a collection of phone numbers
Lesh Paul
a guitar you play while drunk
paradiddle
drummer's word for playing with his 'weewee'
cigarette butts
drummer's earplugs
showroom
the amount of space in a club available for lighting
picture show
the flash on a camera
really big show
Pink Floyd's lighting system
on with the show
describes the loading of a lighting system
showman
a lighting technician
private showing
a flashbulb in a washroom
the show must go on
turn on the damn lights
bandaid
1) a lightbulb
2) a roadie
3) a roadie with a lightbulb
cover
1) a song done better by someone else
2) what the bar-owner charges patrons in order to pay the band, but then decides to keep
keyboard player
last on the groupie list, after the bass-player, the roadies, and the soundman
Charley Horse
good name for a band, if you're from Winnipeg
Marshall
coveted guitar amp
"my Marshall"
any guitar amp
Marsha
uh, just some girl we used to know
fight
an indication of how well the bar is doing on any given night
pay
1) the $8 you get at the end of a night
2) what you give to the bar-owner for the priviledge of playing at his bar
3) what the band does to get "free" drinks
music
the noises you make while performing, secondary in importance to performing
performing
1) those movements you make while on stage
2) what the guitarist does when talking to girls after the show
stage
the place you have to stand on for two hours before collecting your $8
hotel
1) that hole we found for $6 a night
2) the band's tourbus
posers
other musicians
bighair
the one crawling off the bass-player's back
singer
1) someone who can't sing
2) a sewing-machine
3) a euphemism for "BIG MOUTH"
4) a nuisance
musician
anyone but the singer
alcoholic
a professional musician
reformed alcoholic
a retired musician
audience
the staff behind the bar
moshpit
1) what the crabs call that area between the drummer's legs
2) what the drummer calls that area between a groupie's legs
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