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The Open-Mike Incident
by repulsemonkey | Jun 25 '01
Well, to begin with, don't convince the audience that you're an assh*le.

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Re: Well+written+and+very+interesting (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
There're a couple of things I don't understand here Saxguy.

First of all, why go to the trouble of explaining in what I would define as extremely narrowminded terms why my review is off-topic if you hadn't bothered to rate the article in the first place? Are you simply letting me know that you've read it and, perhaps, enjoyed it but refrained from rating because you felt it was off-topic. Or (and I'm leaning toward this one) did you go out of your way to find a review of mine that you could criticize becaue I left a rating you didn't agree with on one of your reviews?

I'm a smart guy there, buddy, and I don't particularly need to be told what the definition of a gig is and why this wasn't one. But, then again, I suspect your intention wasn't to educate me...

monkey
Jul 08 '01
4:34 pm PDT

Well written and very interesting (Reply to this comment)
by Saxguy, Saxguy is an Advisor on Epinions in Musical Instruments
but it was off-topic for a number of reasons, including the three most important ones:

1. It's not a gig unless you are at least supposed to get paid.

2. Your suggestion on finding gigs is to find someplace with an open mike.

3. It seemed to be more about drama (or comedy) than music.

Based on the epinion, I think that the performance piece would have been interesting and enjoyable. The open mikes count on that - as long as there's talented people willing to perform for free, why should they actually PAY anybody?
Jul 07 '01
6:40 am PDT

Re: Next+time+you+have+a+gig+in+Pasadena.... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Will do, sir (though I can't speak to repulsemonkey's current status--we may already be a defunctmonkey). We can use all the support we can get.

monkey
Jul 06 '01
6:26 pm PDT

Re: Monkeyjuice (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Heh heh. Thank you sir, but I warn you: not all has been revealed.

I don't know what that means.

monkey
Jul 06 '01
6:24 pm PDT

Re: Man... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
You and me both, kev. You and me both.

monkey
Jul 06 '01
6:22 pm PDT

Re: Re:+Re:+I+did+think+of+Slouch+part+way+through+this (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Mullet averted. Carry on.

monkey
Jul 06 '01
6:21 pm PDT

Next time you have a gig in Pasadena.... (Reply to this comment)
by NFP
...send me an e-mail. I'm only 6 miles from Old Town.

And having seen some of my other buddies play at several Pasadena venues, I have a pretty good idea of the required level.

But it doesn't matter. I'd come anyway.

nick
Jul 03 '01
10:03 am PDT

Monkeyjuice (Reply to this comment)
by annexation
How delightful to finally discover the exclusive meaning behind repulsemonkey.

This review stomps with the best of them. VH

-Mark
Jul 02 '01
6:47 am PDT

Man... (Reply to this comment)
by kevlog
Wish I'd been in that audience!

Jun 30 '01
10:38 am PDT

Re: Re:+I+did+think+of+Slouch+part+way+through+this (Reply to this comment)
by proeditor
Well, would you rather take the advice of a woman or a man? I leave that to you to decide. It is, after all, your hair.

Karen, who is decidedly a woman who hates mullets.
Jun 30 '01
6:29 am PDT

Re: I+think... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Tom,

Actually, we decided to save the kazoos in case there was an encore. Next time.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
8:23 pm PDT

Re: Can+you+imagine... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Too late. I'm picturing a tone poem set against the crescendoing ruckus of "Just a Girl."

inspiredmonkey
Jun 29 '01
8:22 pm PDT

Re: Hoodiddly+Hoodaddy (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
HappilySlapnuts,

You're gettin a little out of hand with this whole absurdity thing. (except for the whole waxing the dog bit) You should be the performance artist, mimey.

monkeyinaglassbox
Jun 29 '01
8:20 pm PDT

Re: Here's+The+Story.....Of+The+Repulsemonkey... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Whew! Thanks, DrJ.

I tell ya it's a bit gratifying to know that, even though our performance might not have gone as planned, repulsemonkey's slowly becoming the stuff of urban legend. Next stop, Roanoke.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
8:17 pm PDT

Re: So+funny! (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Fiona,

You can make the check out to "Marty Brown."

:-)

monkey
Jun 29 '01
8:14 pm PDT

Re: My+mid-year+resolution (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Eep! Almost passed right on by ya there, Steve. That would've been a minor tragedy.

Believe it or not, I had no idea how this one would fly, but the reception from you and the other commenters has put a smile, not only on my face, but on the rest of repulsemonkey. I'm glad it tickled ya.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
8:13 pm PDT

Re: Organ-Grinder+For+Rent... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Alright, boss. We purposefully didn't invite anyone we knew this time, but consider yourself on the next guest list.

monkeygrinder
Jun 29 '01
8:10 pm PDT

Re: Son, (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Consider yourself signed up and thanked in the program, Slouchy... but I prefer to think that Mr. cage would've played a fish with a violin bow at the sight.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
8:08 pm PDT

Re: wish+I+was+there (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
I tell ya, s_r, we would've welcomed you... and perhaps even incorporated some Blair Witch spoofage into the act.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
8:05 pm PDT

Re: Marty,+You+Stellar+Stage-Dweller (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Bij,

I will take you up on your offer only if you promise me that you'll have "It's Not Unusual" on the Karaoke machine.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
8:04 pm PDT

Re: A+true+arteest (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Thank you, sir. I assure you that the perceived success of the event was the topic of much debate between the three of us. In retrospect, well, I got a funny little story out of it.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
8:02 pm PDT

Re: ...++Closet+Thespian++... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Yup. I took notes after watching Robert Downey Jr. in Less Than Zero.

Hotcha!

rimshotmonkey
Jun 29 '01
8:00 pm PDT

Re: you+know... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Mr. Birdman,

Though I know a small army of beauty-advisors and SAHMs who'd probably disagree with ya, I thank you kindly and pretend my head isn't already inflated enough.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
7:58 pm PDT

Re: I+did+think+of+Slouch+part+way+through+this (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Karen,

Hmmmmmm... you're campaigning against mullet-growin', while jkkelley's campaigning for it... seems like I spark controversy without even trying. Damn.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
7:56 pm PDT

Re: I'm+feelin'+ya... (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Ang, (wow, two comments from Angelas in a row, I really have found my self at the nexus of the universe)

Creativity is a curse. Don't let the man get you down.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
7:54 pm PDT

Re: i+was+the+first+to+rate+your+epinion!!!! (Reply to this comment)
by repulsemonkey
Damn, Angela, and here I thought you were principly opposed to all things comment-related.

I'm glad I could drop a tiny (and I do mean tiny) nugget of wisdom your way. Keep on keepin' on, I'm off to scope the definition of hot pants.

monkey
Jun 29 '01
7:53 pm PDT

I think... (Reply to this comment)
by thom413
The audience would have stayed if you just yanked out kazoos and did the theme from "Gilligan's Island".

Philistines.

This was very visual - I could picture the whole thing, right down to your mullet. You are a funny roomclearingmonkey.

Best regards,

Tom
Jun 28 '01
2:18 pm PDT

Can you imagine... (Reply to this comment)
by Sordid-1
...the combined forces of repulsion that would ensue if repulsemonkey and Salty Dog actually joined forces? The powers of revulsion would increase exponentially.

Actually, let's just leave that entire thought alone. It would just be one more stepping stone on the way to Armegeddon.

Sordid-1
Jun 28 '01
6:40 am PDT

Hoodiddly Hoodaddy (Reply to this comment)
by HappySlappy
Boy, your exploration into the Charles Bronson fan club has really popped the cherry on everything there is to gain from that sort of thing. It made me criminally insane!

I wax, you know, I wax all the time - I even wax the dog! But this time, I just used a staplegun.

You made me cry like a little girl Marty, and for that I will never forgive you. Ever.

Ever. Never. Neven. Rivner. Riviera. Nopen. Nipnock. Never ever even Evan. Snivner. Friven. Neeno. Nopedog. Nash Bridges.

Love happyslappy
Jun 27 '01
10:44 am PDT

Here's The Story.....Of The Repulsemonkey... (Reply to this comment)
by DrJ008
Oh sweet lord, where doth this monkey spring? I'm gonna go ahead and second jkkelley's sentiments. You're getting funnier with every read.

Just to let you know, I've copied and pasted this story to all my online chums. Absolutely hysterical. Now that I have the meaning behind your name, it makes it all the more fitting. Keep'em coming pal. I've got the time and the lack of muscle control.

Crying regards,

DrJ

P.S. Sorry I couldn't come up with something more monkey-like, but I'm still reeling from the essay...
Jun 27 '01
6:30 am PDT
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