Far too many...... but this one still makes me chortle....
this one is not really 100% stage based, but it does include a stage or two..
The nightclub complex were I worked at the time, had just bought a complete new radio mic system, with 3 sets of backup packs, and had installed a couple of booster relays around the (rather large) hall and bar so as the things would work at fashion shows etc... anyway 1st night all went well, the resident DJ was impressed with the range, and often wandered off into the rest of the building to have a bit of a laugh with it..

Now..

one friday night, we started picking up this rather loud bass guitar.. eh? we thought for a minute, and then realised that next door had a live band in, and obviously thier bass guitar radio pack was the same as ours..

we could also hear other other strange noises, but could not place them.. anyway having a couple of frequency options, I thought we would just change to another one, so I sent a waiter next door to ask what frequency the bass player was using, so as we could change ours (nice blokes and all that) The cnut sent the waiter back telling him to "piss off kid" as he thought he was just a snotty "anorak" type..

hmmm...

So.. anyway we all knew of one barmans weekly sessions with one of the waitresses, so we quickly rigged the spare mic up in the room they used. (getting the picture?)

cue 10 minutes later and sounds of a couple madly at it were then transmitted into the pub next door, during the groups set..

Unfortunatly...
In the hall on the other side of our building Our local drama group were putting on a very religious play about some nun who had died recently, and the strange noises we had picked up then, were from thier radio mic...

How were we to know that the boss had lent them our reserve packs?

From that day on, all the equipment was kept in a safe in the office, and had to be signed for, and signed back in again with all frequency's clearly marked..

bugger...
(more later)
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 2 Dec 2005, 14:25, Reply)