In 40+years of playing I've played just about every kind of venue a mind can dream up covering just about every kind of music but I think the maddest I ever was at a patron was one night a Mom had obviously been bragging to her 19 year old son about my playing and he was obviously stoned when he came to hear us and he ambles up to the bandstand and says with a smirk on his face "Okay impress me". I never wanted to hit anybody as bad in my life. I thought "it's why I was born". Here's a couple of funnies I heard from a couple of friends of mine. One of Nashville's premier fiddle players said one night they were playing in New England (no offense New Englanders) and a guy came by the stage and say's "How late daya's guys playtle"? Now that's funny to a couple of hillbillies. We're a accused of having a brogue. Every time I go in where this fiddler is playing I say those famous words."How late daya's guys playtle"?
Another is a true story of Don Helms: Legendary steel guitar player in Hank Williams Sr. band who played on almost all of Hank's records is playing with another legend Ray Price after Hank passed away. After the show a guy walks up to Don and sticks out his hand and (obviously not hearing the introduction) says "HI I'M DON HELMS AND I USED TO PLAY WITH HANK WILLIAMS".
Don say's "Well it's a small world, what a coincidence."
