Pub reader
Years ago, there was a pub that had bands on a Wednesday night (sadly, after 25 years of this, they had to throw the towel in recently due to lack of patrons -like most pubs).

The bands were hardly ever clapped, yet the pub was packed to the seams.

There was always one bloke who would stand inches from the band (I know, I played there a few times myself over the years) and read a book. Usually Catcher in the Rye or something of equal merit, but ever so often a serious technical book about astromony or phsyics.

No matter how loud the band was or the type of music, he would always be standing right at the front reading. Never spoke a word to anyone in all the years I saw him there.

Rumour had it that he was a genious and his brain had just snapped some years ago and now he was building it all back up again by taking in music and books all at the same time.

I thought it was a crock.
(dchurch bah, Mon 3 Nov 2008, 13:05, 3 replies)

Talking of not clapping bands...
..How rude is that? I find it very irritating that bands often take the effort to take their gear to this small pubs, play and then pack up when the audience can't even be arsed to clap their hands together.
Even if i'm not that into a band I make sure I clap them as appriciation.
Rant over ;O)
( DUMBLONDE is a rubber lover girl, Tue 4 Nov 2008, 12:33, closed)

Yep.
Even if they are complete sh*te, they still turned up and made the effort.
(dchurch bah, Tue 4 Nov 2008, 13:10, closed)

No, no, no
I refuse to clap a band merely for turning up. Christ, I'll go the other way and boo them if they're shite.

I'm not there for their benefit, they're there for mine.

Heat, kitchen, etc, etc,
(Cock it says kapow!, Tue 4 Nov 2008, 16:25, closed)