Ha ha, oh man, I know craigslist is a lowest-common-denominator pile of idiocy even at the best of times but I just ran across this incredible post in the San Diego musicians’ listings and it’s, well,worth sharing.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/muc/1607672021.html
“Hi! I’m the current Bass player of “Back Slot”. Yes..The guitarist is trying to get rid of me but as u see it says in there ad. we need someone to make the band go farther..well i attempted that and there kicking me out know. The drummer is supper cool but the guitarist is NOT. He has a major power trip and will ignore anything u suggest to help the band out. Don’t be 100% sure that your going to have that concert one day that they promised you or that really big gig that could of changed our lives. His mom controlls everything and let me say you will get know where with them. I have known the guitarist for 5 years, and trust me I know how hes like. YES DON I KNOW YOUR READING THIS RIGHT NOW, YES DON I KNOW EVENTUALLY YOUR GOING TO TELL WHAT JOE WROTE AND HES GOING TO BE HOVERING OVER YOUR SHOULDER READING. well guess what…I DONT GIVE A SHIT! I was always there by your side in case your bass player showed up, I was going to play guitar but u needed a bassist for your band, and guess what! i SOLD ALL MY GUITAR SHIT AND SACRIFICED ME PLAYING THE GUITAR CAUSE YOU NEED A BASSIST. and now your kicking me out after all these years i have helped..just cause i thought we would be a better band if we found a new singer….wow…if you kick me out…i will NEVER SPEAK OR LOOK AT YOU EVER AGAIN..dont even plan on it budy. That’s exactly why Brandon quite dude. cause u were being to fucking ignerant to even think about the slight possibly of getting a new singer or or a second guitarist. NO it wasnt because he didnt like punk rock its cause he didnt like a 3 person shit band that couldnt sound good live!…yet im saying all of this but i still have the heart to upload the songs to island records(which takes forever) so u guys can get somewhere….its bullshit Don. I cant believe you.”
For context, it appears this masterpiece of venting was prompted by this posting:
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/muc/1607335388.html
“POP/PUNK band needs BASSIST!!!! (Imperial Beach)
Hello,
We are Back Slot, a pop punk rock band from san diego area.
We have been doing many shows in the area, we played at the epicentre, jumping turtle, Humphreys, channel 1225, and more….
And we need a bass player, that is at least 15 – 20yrs and that would be nice if you have your own equipment, we practice at Imperial Beach.
We just got our new ALBUM released “Now That You’re Gone” but we had some issues with our bass player.. now we need someone that will help the band go further!!
We have some shows booked too, so we need someone ASAP.
http://www.myspace.com/backslot
”
Ah, is there anything in life that compares to the intensity of high school drama?
