Superlizard said:
Perhaps not surprisingly, I've found it very difficult to work with druggies, alkys and lazy-asses (don't want to practice; don't want to show up on time) in my experiences. Also not surprisingly (and to continue my point), these kind were always liberal-minded.
While not a blueprint nor guarantee, you're more often than not going to find that those who are conservative-minded will be the responsible and punctual ones in a band as opposed to the liberal-minded. Yes, it (the mindset) truly does have that much of an effect.
Nowadays, I'm either doing it all myself (with my DAW), or I'm being a guest player for some random gig, or my good buddy & I collaborate and pick and choose other people for projects. So yeah, homie don't play with libbies anymore due my experiences with them.
Wow. That was uncalled for.
My experiences are exactly opposite yours. My band are a Unitarian/Univeralist church band. We're lefties.
Our Keyboardist/Vocalist is not lazy, she has a PH.D. in Law. She runs three businesses, sits on the board at church and has two kids. And she's never even smoked weed.
Her husband, our soundman, a lawyer and has a degree in physics, and he's also a Democrat Polotician, he is neither lazy or drug addled.
Our rhythm guitarist is an ex-race car driver, and liberal, and doesnt do drugs.
My wife, our vocalist, has a college degree, works 60 hours a week, and does not do drugs, she pleads the "Clinton" defense (
honestly, I was there she had no idea how to toke a J).
Our bassist, also hard working, devoted to his wife and kids, a liberal who does not do drugs, but had a few puffs in his youth and decided it wasnt for him.
Our Lead Guitarist, Me, I'm a liberal, I've worked for the same company for 13 years, I've done loads of drugs in my day. Currently I'm clean and dry, and funny thing, I am on probation, but it has nothing to do with drugs or alcohol, or polotics. And I show up to work on time, take care of my family, volunteer at the food pantry (
no, its not court ordered community service, but it started that way, now I do it to be helpful). I work hard in our band, I'm commited to it, I show up to practice on time (
in part because practice is in my home studio), I learn my material, and I don't waste time. And I'm Liberal. A total scumbag, but not lazy.
All our former bandmates were liberal, even the ones we fired. And all of them were hard working, good people, who are not drug abusers. Heck one of our former guitarists (
who might have neem conservative, we never had that conversation, because IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) was an assitant district attourney who worked for the notorious Phil Kline (
conservative DA who got in hot water over his warrantless assaullt on planned parenthood)!
I will extend this to a former band. The Enablers. Yup. Drug addled, mentally unstable, borderline psychotic, but those bandmates were on time to practice and we practiced a lot, three times a week. The other guitarist and the vocalist worked on material together seprately almost every day while I was in the band. They busted their tails to make that band work. They still do, now as The Hopeless Destroyers. Liberals. Even though I left the band due to the vocalists health and family situation, he still busted his ass to practice and write. He's healthy now, and if you like really really good music that just happens to be Punk Rock, look up The Hopeless Destroyers. Absolutely amazing, and liberal. And very hard working. And yes, mentally unstable, but thats a sign of real talent.
Superlizard said:
And even if I did finally know one, we'd have to borg them to our side anyways. :toothy10:
I really don't like it when someone can't let people be who they are. Its just rude. Whether polotics, religion, music, work, hair, ford vs. chevy, or whatever. Just let people be who they are mind your own business. I'm reminded of a scene in Evil Dead 2 when the dead chick says in a little girl's voice "join us, join us, join us, join us".... Creepy. Whenever somebody tries to convert me to their religion, political affiliation, or whatever, I think of that movie.
Hyjacking a thread to serve your own selfish needs is unbecoming of a gentleman. Our friend, Clearerphish, started this thread about his troubles with a band issue that we've all been through. Let's rally around our brother and show him our support, not take advantage of the situation to hand him a "Vote Republican" flyer.
Now, finish this Eddie Murphy joke: "Have a coke and a smile and shut the......."
