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Too shy to ever appear on stage myself, I still hung around theatres like a bad smell when I was younger - lighting and set design were what I was good at.
Backstage we'd attempt to sabotage every production - us lighting geeks would wind up the sound man by putting the remote "pause" button for his reel-to-reel tape machine on his chair, so when he sat down it'd start running, ruining his cues. Actors would do scenes out of order to make our lives hell. It was great and I don't know why I don't still do it.
Tell us your stories of life on the stage.
( , Fri 2 Dec 2005, 11:02)
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We were doing a gig in Bristol at a large venue, the name escapes me for now, but I had been drinking lots of beer before the gig and half way through the set I found myself busting for a slash. I nipped off the side of the stage and could not find a loo or anything come to that as it was pitch black. Eventually I found a push bar door, and opened it. I presumed it would lead to a back alley where I could take a piss, but it was just, what seemed an empty room. I was now desperate so I flicked out the snake and took a long long piss. I eventually found my way back to the stage some 10 mins later and continued playing. A few puzzled looks from the other guys in the band, but carried on regardless. At the end of the gig, I discovered that I had pissed in the power room, and had managed to fuse the lights. Not just in the room but the whole auditorium, stage et al. They had managed to fix the problem, and they had all gone back on just before I had returned, so I was totally oblivious to this. Cor, you should have heard the kerfuffle I caused afted we got off. I just kept quiet and sympathised with the stage crew who were cursing the 'dirty bastard' that had pissed in the power room.
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