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Topic: Dumbest request |
Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 1:03 am Out of touch response... |
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 1:39 am
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| Is that the song with words or the other one? |
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Mike Kowalik
From:
San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 4:32 am
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An adequate reply just as stupid....."We already have ....5 times....where were you?"
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Barry Hyman
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upstate New York, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 5:20 am
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I had a person call me a couple of years ago to see if my band could play at a party. Outdoors. In February! Ten degrees! Some people really are really stupid, that's a fact.
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 9:44 am
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"No, I am not sure which song you are refering to, but I will play you an ole favorite that 17 zillion people have requested, if you like."
And what song is that?
"Steel Guitar Rag"
What in the pluperfect hallelujah is a 'Steel Guitar'? Pray tell! 
c.
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 10:13 am
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A couple of years ago I had a young lady ask if we do any new country. I said no. She said "you know like Mustang Sally." I tried to tell her that Mustang Sally is not new or country, but her understanding capabilites seemed to be lacking.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 10:16 am
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| Whenever I see a band, doesn't matter what kinda band, I always go up and ask them to play "Feelings," by Morris Alpert. Some of the looks I've gotten were hilarious! |
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Clyde Mattocks
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Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 10:24 am
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Actual request: "It's a Gospel song...you know...it's about Jesus."
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 10:29 am
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Mike, You should have said ,Oh you mean FREEBIRD. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 10:41 am
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Not exactly a song request, but heard one night at the Palomino...
"Could y'all turn it down about an octave?" |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 10:54 am
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| Charles Davidson wrote: |
| Mike, You should have said ,Oh you mean FREEBIRD. |
Charlie, How about "Stairway to Freebird?" (OK, that wasn't a real request. I just made it up.)
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Dave Manion
From:
Boise, Idaho, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 11:17 am
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| I love how everyone that sarcastically yells out a "request" of Freebird thinks they are the first person to do said act. If I think the crowd is with me, and it's an appropriate venue (honky tonk, no kids around etc.), I will answer with, "I got two of em right here!" extending both middle fingers but laughing so they know I'm just messing with them. Usually lets em know in a fun way you've heard it before....alot. |
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Clyde Mattocks
From:
Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 11:29 am
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When someone yells "Freebird", I just point to my amp and say "Yeah, we've got ree-verb."
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 11:31 am
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yeah..the requesting of freebird from an audience member to make themself appear somehow 'cool' is one of the world's most intriguing and mysterious phenomenon!
it continues to amaze me....nightly! |
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 11:53 am
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I attended a play my son's church was putting on several years back. My son was part of the two man sound crew. But before the show was to begin, the lead guitar player IN the play, called in sick, and they all said,
"Pat (my son's name), you will have to do it". I must say he plays a mean guitar. Really...Would to Jesus I had 1/1000th of his talent. It is truly awesome. Bless his precious heart.
Anyway.......
As he reluctantly strapped on his guitar, as he walked across the stage to practice a bit using a wireless PU, the other sound man got on the PA and yelled,
"Play us some FREEBIRD! pat!".
Since I had never heard about "freebird", I now realize (after reading the last few posts), why the horrible face  appeared on my son's face!, Ya live and learn.  I must send him a link to this thread, post haste.
c.
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 12:06 pm
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| Not a request from the audience, but I was filling in for a friend when the band leader announced, "Now we're gonna feature our steel guitarist on Steel Guitar Rag, in the key of E". I politely told him,"If I'm going to do a song, I'd like to pick the key. And by the way, I don't do Steel Guitar Rag!" He was somewhat embarressed. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 3:52 pm
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Well,
I sent my son a link to this thread and the following was his speedy reply,
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Funny, thanks for the compliments. Tell 'em a few of my buddies and I actually worked FB up a couple months ago, just to shut em' up. We nailed it. Wish I had a dollar for every time I've played that, Mustang Sally, Stairway, Brown Eyed Girl, etc. Guitar players hate those tunes!
love, me |
c.
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Alan Tanner
From:
Near Dayton, Ohio
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 5:00 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
yeah..the requesting of freebird from an audience member to make themself appear somehow 'cool' is one of the world's most intriguing and mysterious phenomenon!
it continues to amaze me....nightly! |
I also get a kick out of the alcohol sloshed jerk, sitting in a honkytonk and the band is obviously playing all classic country, yells out "play some rock and roll". I do not recall ever going to a rock bar and yelling out "play some Ernest Tubb". One guy staggered up (this was years back) and said..play some Leonerd Skyner.(spelling??) I said "Who??? I never heard of the guy...is he HERE???" the drunk didnt know what to say and navigated off to share his "coolness" with someone of equal libation experience... |
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Igor Fiksman
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 5:40 pm
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About ten years ago I saw a band from San Francisco named "Hickey" play a small dive irish pub. And as is standard some drunk yelled out "play Freebird..whooooo.yeahhh.". Those guys proceeded to play 35 minute (no joke) rendition of freebird, slowing down at the end of each runthrough just long enough to make you think it was over and to demand some donations, and then back to the beginning again....and again....and again.....right up until somebody, after taking up a collection from the audience, has dumped a hat full of bills on stage.
I think every time anyone tried to yell "freebird" in that bar after that had to face a dozen angry patrons telling them to shut the f** up ang threatning them with violence.
I still think that was the most clever way to deal with this cheesy phenominon.
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Paul Crawford
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 6:05 pm
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| "Do you all do that song that other band did last week? We really liked it." |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 7:48 pm
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| Igor that is priceless! Gonna use that one some day for sure.... |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 14 Oct 2010 11:23 pm
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
| ...Charlie, How about "Stairway to Freebird?" (OK, that wasn't a real request. I just made it up.) |
Monte Montgomery already does Stairway to Freebird.
Mike Doughty has a little comedy bit on his live CD where he asks "The next time you feel the urge to yell Freebird, yell Its Raining Men...Its Raining Men is now the new Freebird."
Of course someone yells Its Raining Men, but he declines, saying he would play it if he could. 
Clete |
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Rick Winfield
From:
Pickin' beneath the Palmettos
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Posted 15 Oct 2010 3:10 am
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What RODEO ??
Rick |
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Chuck Hall
From:
Warner Robins, Ga, USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2010 4:23 am
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I have a lady that asks for "no love"
What she wants is Long Train Running by the Doobie Brothers (without love, where would I be now?)
Sometimes have to be a mind reader to figure these things out. lol  
We have been in the same VFW for over ten years now. What gets me more than anything else is that everyone in the crowd has a favorite and request it. You know there are only so many songs you can do in three hours and they fill them up with the same old request night after night then ask WHY don't you guys ever play anything new??
One of the best things I ever heard was once when we were visiting another group at their gig someone asked the singer (who was using a book) to play that new Conway song (now you know how long ago that was) and he said "see this book, it's full of perfectly good songs and if I learn a new one, I would have to take one of these out and there is nothing wrong with any of them."
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