Reasons to avoid jamming

[Bertram Henze]

They play so danged fast. If you can recognize the tune its not quite up to speed.

They play so slow you can't recognize the tune (let alone dance to it) without a training in Tai Chi.

[Randi Gormley]

It's light out, I need to plant my garden.

it's dark, I don't like driving in the dark.

There may be a djembe there.

They limit free drinks to just a few people

They have unlimited drinks and too many people get tipsy.

(Hey, Bertram and jeffD -- you guys seem to have found the same people I have at sessions!)

[Jess L.]

The vending machine broke & there are no snacks.

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There's always 5 big boxes of donuts & maple bars, and I'm trying to maintain my weight.

[Jess L.]

The piano is slightly below A440, but the concertina is slightly above A440, so all of our digital tuners are useless.

[Jess L.]

My tuner needs a new battery but the local stores are all out of the required CR2032 battery, so I'd have to borrow a CR2032 from a diabetic glucose meter (how convenient that they're the same!) which would make my SO unhappy to say the least.



(In reality, it's the other way around, a couple times I've taken a battery out of one of my digital tuners so that he can use it in his glucose meter until we get to town to replenish our supply of batteries. We try to keep them on hand but sometimes run out anyway, neither one of us have very good memory unless we remember to write stuff down & then often as not we go into town & forget to take the shopping list with us. Lol.)

[JeffD]

The dishes don't wash themselves you know.


I don't need another "thing to do" every week.


They don't do singing songs. Just all these arcane fiddle tunes.


Its all singing. Its all Simon and Garfunkel and Beatles songs.


There are so many guitars, they make everyone play in E.

There are so many banjos they stay in one key all the time. This week its G, next week its tunes in A.


They keep changing keys. Its all I can do to play G tunes.

[DataNick]

I just read thru the whole thread and there's not one mention of my real reason on why I'm not going tonite: I'm in such a financial hole, I only use my gas to go to work...temporarily true in my case.

[Mark Wilson]

My white coat and hat is at the cleaners

I'm afraid I'll lose my bluechip out in public

I'm worried DataNick will want a ride home (just kidding man - I'd take you)

[Tobin]

Tonight is jam night. I'm skipping it again, and trying to be honest with myself about why. All I can come up with (going back to our conversation about introverts) is that I just don't have the energy for being around people this evening in a social setting.

[Jess L.]

Clothing is optional.

Clothing is mandatory.

[Dan Adams]

Tired of all the guitar players trying to 'Out Tony Rice lick' each other.

If you can't hear your own instrument, then everybody is playing too loud.

[Mark Miller]

I have the flu. Ugh. Definitely missing my jam tomorrow.

[Tobin]

I have the flu. Ugh. Definitely missing my jam tomorrow.

Ugh is right. I had it last week. Hadn't had it in almost 20 years. Forgot how much fun it was.

[PhilGox]

I remember how angry was my girlfriend when I went to a jam for her birthday.
I'm not sure it is not her birthday tonight.

[fatt-dad]

Way too much hunching.
I won't be able to hear myself!
I can't play the tune like the mountain fiddler that taught it to the leader, back in '59.
I love my sofa!

f-d

[bratsche]

I'm just not interested in jamming.
(True... my plucking is a solitary pastime. I play enough with other people when I'm actually working...)

bratsche

[Joel Glassman]

Re: Reasons to avoid jamming
Because I'm too much of a perfectionist, and sounding bad makes me suicidal.

[Mike Snyder]

Lately; Can't, band practice.
Can't, band gig.
I love to jam and I miss it.

[billkilpatrick]

Nearest jam is on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

[Bertram Henze]

Nearest jam is on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Didn't they build a runway just for you?

[JeffD]

Because I'm too much of a perfectionist, and sounding bad makes me suicidal.

They play so poorly. They make Sandy River Bell sound like a march and even then they can't stay together, one side of the room is ahead of the other side. Its nuts.


They are all so good. Perfectionists. Its hosted by these folks who are in the same band, and really its kind of their rehearsal or something. I sound terrible in comparison. If you haven't played for 20 years don't even bother.

[billkilpatrick]

Didn't they build a runway just for you?

Ha! - They might but for entirely different reasons ...

[soliver]

All the guitar players just want to play classic rock.

I don't own a BlueChip yet.

I have to stay home to shave my cat.

If I hear "is that a ukulele?" one more time, I might murder someone.

If I have to play "Man of Constant Sorrow" one more time, I might murder someone.

There might be someone playing a ukulele.

My wife won't let me.

I have to teach my oldest kid how to shave the cat.

My donkey has fleas.

[Bertram Henze]

There might be someone playing a ukulele.

There might be someone playing a cajon

[foldedpath]

There might be someone bringing a viola to the Irish session, and wanting to play tunes in C.

(true story, happened last week)