Wild coincidence

Undertoad · 03-05-2008, 07:39 PM

So about a year ago xoxoxoBruce has this friend Dan May, who has a set of original songs and was putting together a band to tour them. xoB sent them his other buddies on bass and drums for a rhythm section. Then, they needed a guitarist, so they heard about this Tom Hampton. I played with Tom on two earlier projects; the drummer knew from xoB that I worked with Tom; so he asked for a recommendation. I explained that Tom was a great guy and played the sweetest country-ish rock, in the tradition of bands like Poco and the Eagles and Buffalo Springfield and Marshall Tucker Band, etc. with tremendous subtlety. Well Tom got the gig, and the band played out and was most excellent.

So today I'm helping a cow orker with his computer, and I look over at his calendar, and it says for today: Dan May practice

So I say to the guy, "Dennis... you play guitar don't you?"

"Yeah."

I point to the calendar. "So... are you replacing my buddy Tom Hampton on guitar for Dan May?"

He's stunned for a moment, then "No! I'm playing *with* Tom for Dan May!"

Turns out they have shook up the band a bit, and gotten a new bass and drums, and are bringing in this guy at work to share guitar duty with Tom.

It was an amazing rare coincidence. We are a music-related company but we only have like 30 people.

classicman · 03-05-2008, 07:56 PM

Thats totally awesome! Love stuff from the "It's a small world" angle.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-06-2008, 11:17 PM

But I don't know if any of them, ever met Kevin Bacon?

lookout123 · 03-07-2008, 09:56 AM

No but they've all been in the same zipcode as his penis.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-07-2008, 10:42 AM

When the band appeared on TV in Philly, I cropped them out and made a shitty quality video that was small enough to email. I sent it to the drummer who in turn forwarded it to Dan May. Dan sent it to a friend in Michigan, because he hadn't received a good copy from the TV station yet. The friend put it on YouTube and where it never got replaced with a decent version.

Shawnee123 · 03-07-2008, 12:32 PM

This isn't the Dan of "I'm not sorry about ur finger" fame, is it?

03-05-2008, 07:39 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Wild coincidence So about a year ago xoxoxoBruce has this friend Dan May, who has a set of original songs and was putting together a band to tour them. xoB sent them his other buddies on bass and drums for a rhythm section. Then, they needed a guitarist, so they heard about this Tom Hampton. I played with Tom on two earlier projects; the drummer knew from xoB that I worked with Tom; so he asked for a recommendation. I explained that Tom was a great guy and played the sweetest country-ish rock, in the tradition of bands like Poco and the Eagles and Buffalo Springfield and Marshall Tucker Band, etc. with tremendous subtlety. Well Tom got the gig, and the band played out and was most excellent. So today I'm helping a cow orker with his computer, and I look over at his calendar, and it says for today: Dan May practice So I say to the guy, "Dennis... you play guitar don't you?" "Yeah." I point to the calendar. "So... are you replacing my buddy Tom Hampton on guitar for Dan May?" He's stunned for a moment, then "No! I'm playing with Tom for Dan May!" Turns out they have shook up the band a bit, and gotten a new bass and drums, and are bringing in this guy at work to share guitar duty with Tom. It was an amazing rare coincidence. We are a music-related company but we only have like 30 people.

03-05-2008, 07:56 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thats totally awesome! Love stuff from the "It's a small world" angle. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-06-2008, 11:17 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But I don't know if any of them, ever met Kevin Bacon? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-07-2008, 09:56 AM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	No but they've all been in the same zipcode as his penis. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-07-2008, 10:42 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When the band appeared on TV in Philly, I cropped them out and made a shitty quality video that was small enough to email. I sent it to the drummer who in turn forwarded it to Dan May. Dan sent it to a friend in Michigan, because he hadn't received a good copy from the TV station yet. The friend put it on YouTube and where it never got replaced with a decent version. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-07-2008, 12:32 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	This isn't the Dan of "I'm not sorry about ur finger" fame, is it? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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