Yeah,big time..... Ireland is literally crawling with European babes at present who are crazy to get into sessions.I was lucky to get out of Cushendall alive on Sunday morning.....My roisin melted at one point on saturday...
One time a groupie at our session decided to make me a target, (it was 1991 I think, I wasn't such an old codger then,) and after staring all night came up behind me and laid one of her uh… amples on my shoulder and whispered at very close range in my ear, "Do you have a pen?" And instead of responding like a respectable Cad by saying something like, "Just tell me your number and I'll remember it." I pointed to my wife and said, "No, but I think my wife does. Needless to say that was the last I saw of her. *sigh*
This is a serious sociological issue we are discussing here. As the capitalists sell fame and celebrity on the T.V, and the merchandise that goes with it, there are some people so sad, mostly women in our case, whose nearest contact with fame is the lads, and old men, who are playing in "the group".
So it is almost certain that groups, and sessions, will attract groupies.
Obviously I get groupies flocking around me, because as I keep explaining the punters love a ........correct, bodhrán.
I bet up until now you thought this was KFG and his sociological theories.
"I bet up until now you thought this was KFG and his sociological theories."
Nah! I'm still polishing my thesis on the pathologies of recognition seeking. When it's done I'll be sure to post the CliffsNotes version here. It's only about 1500 pages.
I'd be interested in reading your thesis as well, even if I show up as a case study, or I could just go watch The Irish RM.
I don't know about the session, but I certainly get groupies. The only way I found to get rid of one woman who followed me around for years was to marry her. The engineer's maxim has been adapted to women:
You can have looks, brains or sanity. Pick any two.
She was a serious double taker and sharp as a tack. Rebuttals as to the sort of woman who would have anything to do with me are both obvious and selfadmitedly true. Since brains are an obsolute inviolable requirment to me at least my women are always pleasant to look at. Now if you'll excuse me, it's time to go hide the knives.
Reader, I married her.
Except it was a barn dance band ( is that uncool or what ? ) and she was such a crap camp-follower that every time she came out with us it was a crap gig.
Now she comes out to the sessions, and it's better, because she plays the flute and can't stand on the sidelines criticizing ( I blame the US State university system for that ).
Yes my session gets groupies -- mostly inadequate people who look even weirder than the musicians, and ask for stranger tunes or songs. People who need to get out more, avoiding rubbish sessions such as the one I attend.
Jack, is this topic because I showed up at your session on Sunday?! *smirk*
Fun time. Kevin had to turn around to make sure that I actually found my keys. You've got to start reminding me that I have a limit of ONE gin and tonic, Jack!
I dont think we have session groupies at all. Well, certianly noone ever approaches us to chat or get numbers or anything.
Maybe our group isnt as young and spunky as I imagined we were Except Dow of course
LOL -- better than being a session gropie, or perhaps I mean, grope-ee. Anyway, no letting me get totally blitzed, at least more than twice or so over three weeks! Okay, I gotta go -- should be home this weekend, yay!
Ah thanks Beebs, I owe you a drink for that!
I don't know if our session has groupies. I don't care. I'm too busy enjoying the tunes to notice. Now Jack on the other hand is presumably looking around the whole time hoping that the punters are taking notice - we all know how he likes to perform: "hands up who likes me!" he sneers with goggle-eyes and both hands in the air, aux Young Ones
Just pity us poor singers. If I gatecrash a session , unless I announce myself as a participant ( all be it as a singer and thus a second class participant) I may be looked on as a hanger on or in the dim, alcohol glow - even a groupie. Try explaining that no - I have come to sample the enjoyment of the tunes, intellectual vigour of session conversation and bask in the adoration of the musicians when they are persuaded to actually let me sing and by the time I get to the end of the sentance even I don't believe it.
On the other hand in recent months I have actually discovered a bit of a talent for making old musicians happy. Are there any advantages to be had from being a groupie? What makes a successful groupie ? Should I embrace this new role wholeheartedly ? What's in it for me ?
I met my missus at our session. she wasn't a groupie though. she came in as a guest with a fiddle and i was smitten - kind of like your admirer jack, I laid my ample on her shoulder - Ive lost wieght since then.
A session i used to play in had groupies - four to be exact. All old men. Charming. Lovely. We did have a woman in once. She left though. Never seen her again
Yes. A couple follow the roving session. Unfortunately they don't use e-mail and can't be contacted if things change for what ever reason.
But mostly we get gropies!
Dow would look up if it wasn't for the ridiculous contraption he's attempting to play. Even if there were groupies they wouldn't be attracted to someone who's drooling though.
Last night a gorgeous blonde babe with big hooters came and sat beside me while I was playing fiddle. She snuggled up to me and told me the sound of the fiddle sent chills down her spine and made her feel all gooey inside. I just lapped all this up, never missing a note or a beat. Then she started to lean her head on my should, telling me how gorgeous I was.
It was a dark and stormy night. Inside of the smoky tavern, the session regulars were lurking in their gloomy corner, aimlessly playing endless sets of Em jigs.
Suddenly, the door flew open, and a tall woman with wind-tousled hair and bodacious amples strode into the room. The music ground to a halt; the only sound was the clicking of stiletto heels as she slowly approached the grizzled concertina player….
“Jackie-boy,” she purred, “Surely you remember me?”
The bodhran player, overbalanced by a long string of drool, fell off his chair with a crash. The dark woman gave him a withering glance, and began running her long red nails through through Jack's beard.
Does your session get groupies?
Does your session get groupies?
Discuss...
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Yeah.
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by rainog
Re: Does your session get groupies?
oooouuuuuuuuurggghhh!!!
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by Ottery
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Yeah,big time..... Ireland is literally crawling with European babes at present who are crazy to get into sessions.I was lucky to get out of Cushendall alive on Sunday morning.....My roisin melted at one point on saturday...
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by cos
Re: Does your session get groupies?
mmmmm.....groupies.......sometimes, but the vanish quickly when they spot us for the hacks we are
Snorre
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by snorre
Re: Does your session get groupies?
One time a groupie at our session decided to make me a target, (it was 1991 I think, I wasn't such an old codger then,) and after staring all night came up behind me and laid one of her uh… amples on my shoulder and whispered at very close range in my ear, "Do you have a pen?" And instead of responding like a respectable Cad by saying something like, "Just tell me your number and I'll remember it." I pointed to my wife and said, "No, but I think my wife does. Needless to say that was the last I saw of her. *sigh*
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Any one want to wager over how long this thread lasts?
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
"An hour an a half from noooooooouuuuuw" -Tom Lehrer
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by snorre
Re: Does your session get groupies?
You're trying to get it deleted now! No fair.
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Ban Joes
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by Bren
Re: Does your session get groupies?
This is a serious sociological issue we are discussing here. As the capitalists sell fame and celebrity on the T.V, and the merchandise that goes with it, there are some people so sad, mostly women in our case, whose nearest contact with fame is the lads, and old men, who are playing in "the group".
So it is almost certain that groups, and sessions, will attract groupies.
Obviously I get groupies flocking around me, because as I keep explaining the punters love a ........correct, bodhrán.
I bet up until now you thought this was KFG and his sociological theories.
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by bodhran bliss
Re: Does your session get groupies?
And Jack, your story about the pen, that's sad.
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by bodhran bliss
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Good topic Jack.
I find with Groupies the issue in our session is not so much the Quantity but the Quality!!
Although we did have a couple of young ladies joined us in a doobie-do-wah function in Dirty Old Town the other week.
Swings and roundabouts I suppose?
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by jfiddlerh
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Hey Blisster, didn't realise you were on here now?
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by jfiddlerh
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Give them a blast of the verse
" Now all the women love me.......and i sometimes wonder why?"
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by jfiddlerh
Re: Does your session get groupies?
"Apart from the obvious, I'm such a good looking guy".
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by bodhran bliss
Re: Does your session get groupies?
I going now.
But i'm sure you'll want to regail Jack with your shenanigans this week, Kissing Six foot Blond "18" (Legal reasons) year olds?
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by jfiddlerh
Re: Does your session get groupies?
She was seventeen, just like the song. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it.
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by bodhran bliss
Re: Does your session get groupies?
"I bet up until now you thought this was KFG and his sociological theories."
Nah! I'm still polishing my thesis on the pathologies of recognition seeking. When it's done I'll be sure to post the CliffsNotes version here. It's only about 1500 pages.
I'd be interested in reading your thesis as well, even if I show up as a case study, or I could just go watch The Irish RM.
I don't know about the session, but I certainly get groupies. The only way I found to get rid of one woman who followed me around for years was to marry her. The engineer's maxim has been adapted to women:
You can have looks, brains or sanity. Pick any two.
She was a serious double taker and sharp as a tack. Rebuttals as to the sort of woman who would have anything to do with me are both obvious and selfadmitedly true. Since brains are an obsolute inviolable requirment to me at least my women are always pleasant to look at. Now if you'll excuse me, it's time to go hide the knives.
KFG
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by KFG
Re: Does your session get groupies?
"She was seventeen, just like the song."
In the UK you only need 16 reasons. In Canada only 14, and I'm only about 4 hours driving time from the border.
KFG
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by KFG
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Blissters was kissing an amazon woman???
# Posted on May 23rd 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Reader, I married her.
Except it was a barn dance band ( is that uncool or what ? ) and she was such a crap camp-follower that every time she came out with us it was a crap gig.
Now she comes out to the sessions, and it's better, because she plays the flute and can't stand on the sidelines criticizing ( I blame the US State university system for that ).
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Does that bother you, Jack? A 17 year old Amazon.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by bodhran bliss
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Yes my session gets groupies -- mostly inadequate people who look even weirder than the musicians, and ask for stranger tunes or songs. People who need to get out more, avoiding rubbish sessions such as the one I attend.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by howsshecutting
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Small admission to make.
I *am* a session groupie. I spy on 60 year old box players. It's an obsession. Anybody know of a hotline or something where I can get help?
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by wormdiet
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Yeah, I'm sure the movie moguls are planning "Almost Famous II," featuring the session groupie scene.
I thought this was an information website. Didn't know it was a fantasy-science fiction site.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Jams O'Donnell
Re: Does your session get groupies?
"I thought this was an information website."
It's a session website. You know, where you go for tunes and conversation. I believe they call it, "craic."
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Jack, is this topic because I showed up at your session on Sunday?! *smirk*
Fun time. Kevin had to turn around to make sure that I actually found my keys. You've got to start reminding me that I have a limit of ONE gin and tonic, Jack!
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Does your session get groupies?
hahaha - hang out with me for a couple of weeks Zeens - no wayyy you'll be getting away with just having *one* drink
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by bb
Re: Does your session get groupies?
I dont think we have session groupies at all. Well, certianly noone ever approaches us to chat or get numbers or anything.
Except Dow of course
Maybe our group isnt as young and spunky as I imagined we were
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by bb
Re: Does your session get groupies?
That was the trouble, beebs. I had waaaaay more than one drink! Wouldn't have been so bad, but I had to drive back to Foster City, 40 minutes away!
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Well - you wont have a car when we will be hanging out so there are no excuses woohoo!
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by bb
Re: Does your session get groupies?
"My name is Beebs, and I have a problem. I am a Session Groupie"
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by bb
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Did you read the comment from the other thread that inspired this one, Zina?
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
LOL -- better than being a session gropie, or perhaps I mean, grope-ee. Anyway, no letting me get totally blitzed, at least more than twice or so over three weeks! Okay, I gotta go -- should be home this weekend, yay!
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Does your session get groupies?
No, and do I *want* to read it, Jack, you cad?
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Uh... maybe not. *gulp*
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
LOL -- you're just lucky that I haven't time to go looking for it!
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Zina Lee
Whistling quietly to himself and rocking back and forth on his heels
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
hehehe. I'm going to assume that I need to kill you next time I see you, Jack. GOODBYE!. *smirk*
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Zina Lee
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Ah thanks Beebs, I owe you a drink for that!
I don't know if our session has groupies. I don't care. I'm too busy enjoying the tunes to notice. Now Jack on the other hand is presumably looking around the whole time hoping that the punters are taking notice - we all know how he likes to perform: "hands up who likes me!" he sneers with goggle-eyes and both hands in the air, aux Young Ones
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Dr. Dow
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Just pity us poor singers. If I gatecrash a session , unless I announce myself as a participant ( all be it as a singer and thus a second class participant) I may be looked on as a hanger on or in the dim, alcohol glow - even a groupie. Try explaining that no - I have come to sample the enjoyment of the tunes, intellectual vigour of session conversation and bask in the adoration of the musicians when they are persuaded to actually let me sing and by the time I get to the end of the sentance even I don't believe it.
On the other hand in recent months I have actually discovered a bit of a talent for making old musicians happy. Are there any advantages to be had from being a groupie? What makes a successful groupie ? Should I embrace this new role wholeheartedly ? What's in it for me ?
J
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by jfother
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Groupies, punters, singers, drummers? I don't mind as long as they get the beer in.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Johnny Jay
Re: Does your session get groupies?
I met my missus at our session. she wasn't a groupie though. she came in as a guest with a fiddle and i was smitten - kind of like your admirer jack, I laid my ample on her shoulder - Ive lost wieght since then.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Hugo Chavez
Re: Does your session get groupies?
A session i used to play in had groupies - four to be exact. All old men. Charming. Lovely. We did have a woman in once. She left though. Never seen her again
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by copo24
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Does your session get gropies ?
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by BegF
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Yes. A couple follow the roving session. Unfortunately they don't use e-mail and can't be contacted if things change for what ever reason.
But mostly we get gropies!
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by The Cat
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Dow would look up if it wasn't for the ridiculous contraption he's attempting to play. Even if there were groupies they wouldn't be attracted to someone who's drooling though.
hahahahaha
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Last night a gorgeous blonde babe with big hooters came and sat beside me while I was playing fiddle. She snuggled up to me and told me the sound of the fiddle sent chills down her spine and made her feel all gooey inside. I just lapped all this up, never missing a note or a beat. Then she started to lean her head on my should, telling me how gorgeous I was.
Then I woke up.
Jim
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Worldfiddler
Re: Does your session get groupies?
should = shoulder
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Worldfiddler
Re: Does your session get groupies?
It's easy to make a spelling mistake when you type that kind of stuff. Rapid pulse, shallow breathing, and all that...
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by grego
Re: Does your session get groupies?
That's because he thinks it's something that SHOULD happen.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Well of course it bloody well should, Glider!!!
Jim
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Worldfiddler
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Jeezus, here I go again - I mean Gilder. Sorry Mr. Jack.
Jim (hic)
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Worldfiddler
Re: Does your session get groupies?
It was a dark and stormy night. Inside of the smoky tavern, the session regulars were lurking in their gloomy corner, aimlessly playing endless sets of Em jigs.
Suddenly, the door flew open, and a tall woman with wind-tousled hair and bodacious amples strode into the room. The music ground to a halt; the only sound was the clicking of stiletto heels as she slowly approached the grizzled concertina player….
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Michele Sims
(heavy breathing)
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Do continue...
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
"Bodacious amples"?
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
“Jackie-boy,” she purred, “Surely you remember me?”
The bodhran player, overbalanced by a long string of drool, fell off his chair with a crash. The dark woman gave him a withering glance, and began running her long red nails through through Jack's beard.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Michele Sims
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Oooh. I can just imagine her raggy nail catching in the beard.
Fair gives me the shivers to think about it.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Bren
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Sorry Jack, you'll have to make up the rest yourself! ;-D
I gotta go to a meeting....
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Michele Sims
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# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Oh great... thanks anyway.
# Posted on May 24th 2005 by Phantom Button
Re: Does your session get groupies?
Aw get a room!
# Posted on May 25th 2005 by Conán McDonnell