Just played in Maggie Valley N.C. last weekend and when I was setting up I

notice I didn't have my snare...No, it wasn't stolen like my cymbals were

(thankfully), it just was left behing at where we practise...Luckily playing in

a popular area it was easy but frantic to find one to use...My snare did show up

in time for the gig but,that was not a good feeling to have..I had gone ahead of

the band with my wife and we got a room at the hotel we were playing so I wasn't

there to oversee the load....Lesson learned there....



Mitch

I can't begin to tell you how many times I've forgotten my high hat clutch.

  Talk about frayed nerves.



No amount of rubber bands can ever fix that, even temporarily.



I make sure I talk myself thru my mental checklist as I am loading and

before I pull out of the driveway!



Kat

in NJ.

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:) I have left my high hat clutch at home before. I've also left the bass pedal

behind. I think the worst one was when I left my stick bag at home. Thankfully,

my Dad came to church later than I had to for early morning Worship Team

practice. lol. Funny subject guys. Thanks for reminding me of those traumatic

times. haha.



-Rick

I once got to a gig and didn't have my snare stand! I had somehow left it out of

my hardware case. I propped the front edge of the drum on a short stool, and

held it between my knees. What a nightmare!



-Win



--- In drumzillaslair@yahoogroups.com, "Mitch" <animalwright@...> wrote:

>

> Just played in Maggie Valley N.C. last weekend and when I was setting up I

notice I didn't have my snare...No, it wasn't stolen like my cymbals were

(thankfully), it just was left behing at where we practise...Luckily playing in

a popular area it was easy but frantic to find one to use...My snare did show up

in time for the gig but,that was not a good feeling to have..I had gone ahead of

the band with my wife and we got a room at the hotel we were playing so I wasn't

there to oversee the load....Lesson learned there....

>

> Mitch

>

This is a big reason I always do everything in the same way as

I pack and stick them in the same place in the van.  It's

kind of easier to see when something is missing.

Maybe I'm a little obsessive but hey, it works for me....lol





--- In drumzillaslair@yahoogroups.com, "win_daddy" <win_daddy@...> wrote:

>

> I once got to a gig and didn't have my snare stand! I had somehow left it out

of my hardware case. I propped the front edge of the drum on a short stool, and

held it between my knees. What a nightmare!

>

> -Win

>

> --- In drumzillaslair@yahoogroups.com, "Mitch" <animalwright@> wrote:

> >

> > Just played in Maggie Valley N.C. last weekend and when I was setting up I

notice I didn't have my snare...No, it wasn't stolen like my cymbals were

(thankfully), it just was left behing at where we practise...Luckily playing in

a popular area it was easy but frantic to find one to use...My snare did show up

in time for the gig but,that was not a good feeling to have..I had gone ahead of

the band with my wife and we got a room at the hotel we were playing so I wasn't

there to oversee the load....Lesson learned there....

> >

> > Mitch

> >

>