07-08-2009, 10:38 AM
So I used to jam with this drummer eons ago. We recorded a couple of songs but were nothing more than a Metallica cover band playing speed metal in the early 90's.
Dude never had a job, was always trying to fuck his sister's married friends, and whined because we weren't playing enough material from Metallica's black album.
One day we went to his house and grabbed all our equipment and disbanded. I went on to play in a couple of other bands while the others really didn't do too much.
Fast forward 16 years: Dude is on disability (for what I have no idea; he never ever had a job). His 8 year old kid is some sort of Rainman when it comes to musical instruments so he asked me to come jam with the kid.
I told him that I was way too busy but might be able to slip something in while I'm on vacation. I get this hate filled e-mail in reply telling me that I quit on him back 16 years ago and that as a result he wasted his talent (mind you, he was a one trick pony 4/4 drummer) and he wasn't going to see that happen with his kid.
He really didn't appreciate the sarcasm embedded in replies such as "you were the rock star and we held you back". I have a strong feeling that dude is looking at his kid through gravy train colored glasses.
Don't mind me though, I'm just venting. I cannot fathom how someone could be so emotionally involved in a basement band that was going nowhere from that long ago.
Dude never had a job, was always trying to fuck his sister's married friends, and whined because we weren't playing enough material from Metallica's black album.
One day we went to his house and grabbed all our equipment and disbanded. I went on to play in a couple of other bands while the others really didn't do too much.
Fast forward 16 years: Dude is on disability (for what I have no idea; he never ever had a job). His 8 year old kid is some sort of Rainman when it comes to musical instruments so he asked me to come jam with the kid.
I told him that I was way too busy but might be able to slip something in while I'm on vacation. I get this hate filled e-mail in reply telling me that I quit on him back 16 years ago and that as a result he wasted his talent (mind you, he was a one trick pony 4/4 drummer) and he wasn't going to see that happen with his kid.
He really didn't appreciate the sarcasm embedded in replies such as "you were the rock star and we held you back". I have a strong feeling that dude is looking at his kid through gravy train colored glasses.
Don't mind me though, I'm just venting. I cannot fathom how someone could be so emotionally involved in a basement band that was going nowhere from that long ago.
Go fuck yourself. Hard.