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A CRAB IRL
May 6, 2009

If you're looking for me, you better check under the sea

- Don't get involved in any drug related shenanigans. Just stick to weed and don't take anything where you don't know exactly what's in it (helllllooooooo accidental khole)
- Warm up and stretch down and don't be a hero when carrying gear. I used to carry ridiculously heavy bass bins and the multicore box of death by could have so easily wrecked my back for life.
- Try and exercise every day, it's really easy to get stuck in a watch DVDs in back of van/bus -> load-in -> gig -> load-out -> party too much -> wake up cycle every single day
- The biggest band I worked for would often gently caress with me for fun, like gaffa taping guitars into stage stands necessitating me to run out with a knife and cut them free during changeovers. (This was a pretty drat famous band, too.) Be on your toes.
- Be careful with your per diems, you can easily come back broke from just buying expensive food and drink every day.
- You are absolutely not going to get groupies trying to gently caress you to get to the band. Depends on the band though, I suppose, I never did big pop acts
- Don't do it after you're 30 or so, the knee / back injuries you will get are not worth it.

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