Got There, and Forgot What??

Ron Elliott · Post by **Ron Elliott** » 27 Apr 2006 4:10 pm

We packed everything,let's see, guitar, amps, toys, CDs, brief case,some food & drinks....got to the motel in Benton, Illinois, checked in,...and I forgot our clothes,....Am I alone in this ??? This was the joke of the show...Had to go to Wal-Mart Sat. morning, and buy clothes,wow ! Ron

Jon Jaffe · Post by **Jon Jaffe** » 27 Apr 2006 4:18 pm

Ron, you have played and replayed one of my great fears. I forgot the other one. Check out this thread... http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum15/HTML/009161.html

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 27 Apr 2006 6:57 pm

I had a gig 50 miles from home and forgot my bar and wound up using a beer bottle all night.

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Lana Rosselli · Post by **Lana Rosselli** » 27 Apr 2006 7:52 pm

Are you sure you forgot your clothes and just didn't spill stuff all over them? Where was your bib?

Ron - you've got mail!

Miss Lana

Kelly Hydorn · Post by **Kelly Hydorn** » 27 Apr 2006 9:29 pm

Ron mentioned once at the steel guitar convention in St. Louis that forgetfullness was a sure sign of old timers disease. So looks like next year, Ron, you get to hide your own easter eggs. I'm sure glad I've never done anything like that or did I? Let's see once I....never mind.

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 27 Apr 2006 9:38 pm

Ron, about a year or so ago, I forgot how long,

I ran off without the legs, pedalbar and pull rods and went to a restaurant gig 60 miles from home and had to lay the guitar case across to chairs, fold up the knee levers and lay the guitar on the case and play the old push pull all evening without pedals or levers. Another time I left my bar at home and had to play all evening with a Pledge furniture polish bottle. That was pretty funny for about 7 or 8 minutes then not so much fun.
Jerry

Bobby Bowman · Post by **Bobby Bowman** » 27 Apr 2006 10:03 pm

Ron,
When I came to play your show on April 4 there in Nashville, I left my teeth at home in their little "chopper hopper" on the kitchen cabinet. I discovered it when Peggy, Buddy, Randy and I went to lunch on Monday. We all had a big laugh,,,,I called Toni on my cell phone from there in the resturant and she had Fed-Ex overnight them to me at Randy's house and I had them for the show on Tuesday night.
I was really gummin' things up there for a while.

BB

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Tony Davis · Post by **Tony Davis** » 28 Apr 2006 2:37 am

One time I had Wed to Sat gig in same pub for ages...used to leave my steel in a room under the stairs in the pub..just took my gear home after the Saturday night gig as we had different shows on Sunday.....couple of times I have driven into town on Wednesday night....only to realise that my steel and amp were still at home!
Another time I loaded all the gear into the van..drove about 40 miles...found out I had left my wifes bass guitar on the concrete driveway at home...she had to play bass on bottom four of an electric acoustic!!
Lots of other things over the years too !!!

Darrell Schmidt · Post by **Darrell Schmidt** » 28 Apr 2006 3:20 am

Forgot my wife once and had to carry everything myself!!
Not good

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 28 Apr 2006 4:01 am

I'm not gonna share this..

I'm a Sales guy..I normally drive a couple of hours in the early AM to accounts. I wear Moccasins while I drive, I bring my shoes...

I'm not gonna tell ya how many times I have left the house, drove about 20 minutes , turned around and came home to get my shoes..then left again..and then maybe 20 minutes later turned around again and came back to get my wallet...

This is too embarrassing..so I'm not gonna tell ya ...

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Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 28 Apr 2006 5:07 am

Being retired and living in Florida with all the other retirees, someone forgetting something or leaving something is "SOP". You just get used to it and go with the flow.

If you go to "Wally World" (Wal-Mart for those that don't know) you will see them wondering throught the parking lot looking for their cars all the time. Not that I've ever done that...

Curt Shoemaker · Post by **Curt Shoemaker** » 28 Apr 2006 5:39 am

Don't worry Ron, everybody knows if you play steel long enough, you'll lose the shirt off your back. PS. Roll up a jump-suit and hide them in the back of your amp just in case.

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 28 Apr 2006 6:25 am

I used to ride in a vanpool to work. One morning we picked up one of our riders, who happened to be an engineer. It was still dark when we picked him up. About half way to work it started to get light outside and I looked down and he had on one wingtip and one penny loafer. I said I bet you have a pair just like that at home. He looked down at his feet and was frantic because it was too late to turn around. I suggested that he take off the penny loafer and put it in his briefcase, and then limp around all day like he had a sore foot. This is exactly what he did and no one ever suspected what had really happened.

Allen Peterson

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 28 Apr 2006 7:51 am

Tony Prior's story reminded me of the time I was in sales years ago. I had driven maybe 30 miles on the way to see a customer and I looked down and noticed I had on one black and one blue loafer.

Then as a Police Officer, I was booking a person into jail and got dispatched to a disturbance where I found I had left my gun in the lock box at the jail.

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David Wren · Post by **David Wren** » 28 Apr 2006 7:56 am

Darrell, that's funny!

I have two, but both happened when I was in my early 20's...

After a night of playing [and drinking] in a local rock club, we starting having "amp races" in the parking lot (my Standell vs a Fender Twin) each owner mounted their amp, and was pushed by another band member..... then we packed up and went home (say around 4:00am). When I unpacked my car the next day, around 10:00am, ... no amp. I rushed back to the club, and there it was, sitting in the middle of the parking lot! (I still don't believe that one).

About 6 months later our entire band decided to move to the northern coast of California... we all met at the house where we practiced, packed up all our personal stuff, and music gear, then drove the 8 hour drive to our new home... when we arrived the guitar player's Strat was missing. It was 3 days before someone made it back to the old practice house, but there was the Strat, in the case, leaning against the post of the mail box, next to the road (I really don't believe that one)... it had rained on it, but the guitar was nice and dry.

Don't you just love a happy ending.

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 28 Apr 2006 8:12 am

From RUMINATIONS on my website:

......."Spiritual matters aren't discussed very much by musicians, but there is a lot of it there just under the surface. One time our guitar player failed to get his guitar onto the bus and accidently left in a hotel parking lot in Telluride, Colorado, and didn't discover it was missing until the following day in another state. One of the other musicians remarked, "You can kiss that guitar goodby". As he unloaded a substitute guitar from the bus he calmly remarked, "The good Lord has always taken care of me, and he will this time". The other guy couldn't resist being a little flippant about that remark as he said, "Maybe so, but I want to be there when HE meets you at the bank to co-sign your loan to buy another one."
Nothing else was said about it for the remainder of the tour, but when we arrived back to our headquarters in Oklahoma City, the lost guitar was waiting at the office. Someone had discovered it in the parking lot, found out who it belonged to, and shipped it home for us. As Jerry removed the shipping tags he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I told you there was nothing to worry about."........

Ron Elliott · Post by **Ron Elliott** » 28 Apr 2006 8:22 am

These stories are just great,..no matter what we do in our lives,..the human element will surface. When I was on the Sheriff's Dept., I used the restroom in the Criminal Courthouse,..left my 9mm hanging on the coat rack......and an inmate brought it to me...so there ye go....I'd give anything if I hadn't told that. Thanks guys! Ron

Ron Elliott · Post by **Ron Elliott** » 28 Apr 2006 8:25 am

P.S....the deal about the forgetting our clothes was told on me 4 times on the stage. Don't you just love it ? Ron

Lyle Clary · Post by **Lyle Clary** » 28 Apr 2006 2:50 pm

I offered some of my underwear but it was declined. We're not that good enough friends yet, huh Ron?

Sam White · Post by **Sam White** » 28 Apr 2006 5:05 pm

I was at a Kanapolis N.C MASGA jam and I took my Steel Guitar that I was playing and packed it and my Equipment up and left to go back home to Raleigh N.C. and I got about 80 Miles from Kanapolis and I said to my Wife.Oh no I for got the Steel that I built. She said turn around and go and get it. I said no when I get home I will call and have Skip Mertz bring it home with him and I will pick it up the following week at his house as I had to go to the VA Hosital in Fayettville N.C. that week.I sold that Steel and it is in Canada being played in a church.

I Steel Day and Night
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Larry Jamieson · Post by **Larry Jamieson** » 28 Apr 2006 6:19 pm

Well, I forgot my volume pedal one night for a gig in Coffeyville, Kansas. It was too late to go back, just had to do without that night.
Last New Years eve, Our singer/guitar player was recovering from heart by-pass surgery. I was to sing and play guitar, and we had a fill-in steel player. I took a PA system from my shop, but forgot to take monitors. Well, we made it through OK anyway. Our lead singer has recovered well and is working with us again, and now he is responsible for getting a PA to the gigs... Larry J.

Ron Elliott · Post by **Ron Elliott** » 29 Apr 2006 9:12 am

Many years ago, I was getting ready to play the "Turf Club" in Laurel, Md....had changed strings on my Fender 1000....forgot my picks and bar. I asked if anyone had even a thumb pick...NO ! I asked if anyone had a 7/8" or a 1" socket..NO ! Sooo, I just set in front of the stage in a chair at a table, and watched the show...."Now how'd that feel?"
I can't even begin to tell you ! Ron

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 29 Apr 2006 9:15 am

Had a young drummer forget his sticks once at an out-of-town gig.

I cna't recall ever leaving anything crucial behind, but I did forget where I put my bar one night after breaking TWO strings during the same song. When I finally got it ready to play again I couldn't find my bar. Looked everywhere. Grabbed my light-weight backup out of the seat and finished the set. When I went to the bar for a drink I found the bar, stuffed into my back pocket next to my wallet.

Go figure....

Ron Elliott · Post by **Ron Elliott** » 29 Apr 2006 9:25 am

Dave, that's funny ! on the above thread, my drummer, Jack Moffit, said that's the best I ever sounded.I thanked him with his drum sticks. Take care Dave,...that stuff is just funny !!! Ron

Luke Morell · Post by **Luke Morell** » 30 Apr 2006 5:08 am

Dave, that's like looking for your sunglasses and can't find them and they're on top of your head.