Wednesday, May 07, 2008

 

Thursday Thirteen #something -- I Don't Wanna


Thirteen "reasons" practice gets cancelled


When I noticed that this week's official Thursday Thirteen theme was gross, Trevor got all excited. Trevor Wolff isn't a man who begs, but he was all but prostrate on the floor in front of me, eager for his chance to sound off about how gross monogamy, marriage, and Mitchell's wife Kerri all are. (Yes, he was well on his way to making another letter-themed list like last week's).

Problem is, no one really wanted to listen to Trevor on that particular subject. Trust me; you didn't, either.

Since Trevor is off ranting about monogamy, marriage, and Mitchell's wife Kerri, the rest of us got together and came up with a list of things we say when it looks like practice won't be happening.

1. Mitchell's mountain bike is calling. Daniel's pool is calling.

2. The band has blisters. On their fingers, on their shoulders from their guitar straps, on Daniel's hiney (no, that's NOT the word he used) from too many hours on that drummer's throne.

3. Communing with nature is the best sort of prayer, and Eric needs the best sort of prayer. No one's sure why; when they ask, he just smiles and says it's between him and God.

4. Trevor's got a girl waiting. Trevor needs to go find a girl. Trevor needs to find girls for Mitchell, Eric, and Daniel. Trevor has girls waiting for them all. You get the idea. Trevor + girls = no practice today.

5. Hangovers. 'Nuff said.

6. The Hatchet needs to be sharpened. This only works for the guys in Deadly Metal Hatchet, obviously. Please don't try it at home. Men with funny white coats might show up on your doorstep. Or worse.

7. Someone is hungry and Val is cooking. Therefore, practice will end as soon as whatever Val's making comes out of the oven. Maybe the guys need to go watch and make sure it doesn't burn...

8. Mitchell's out of new guitar strings. Eric's out of new guitar strings. Trevor hasn't bought new strings for his bass ... well, ever. So it's Mitchell's fault that he has no new strings. Even though the guys have techs who work year-round for them and who keep the axes well-strung.

(strung I said! STRung!)

9. With the techs around, there are too many people in the practice space. The techs have work to do. The band can't do it until they're done. Good thing the techs aren't in any hurry.

10. The guys in Deadly Metal Hatchet often wonder why they bother to practice. They'll never be as good as ShapeShifter.

11. The guys in ShapeShifter often wonder why they bother to practice. Their fans only want to hear the same old songs.

12. It's too nice out to spend inside practicing. It's too rainy; the humidity affects the instruments. It's too cloudy to think straight. Let's wait for a snow day. There might be one in the next ten years.

13. Fans? People want us to sound good??

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# posted by Susan Helene Gottfried @ 6:47 PM
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I hate the theme here - Love Trevor, but hate the controlling theme. I mean really Carol SAYS she's a middle child but no self respecting middle child would be so controlling.

I'm taking her badge away.

Otherwise, ;) Great post!

Happy TT!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 07, 2008 6:54 PM
 
'Tis true, you only need the slenderest of reasons to cancel.
# posted by Blogger anthonynorth : May 07, 2008 6:57 PM
 
Fun list! I think Trevor and my exhusband are related lol Happy T13!
# posted by Blogger Unknown : May 07, 2008 7:03 PM
 
#10 made me giggle. Happy TT.
# posted by Blogger pussreboots : May 07, 2008 7:30 PM
 
Oh honey, it's not you or here (west of mars) I hate that TTs have themes now. That's all - love you hate the theme. Plus a billion blogs on gross? yuck.

((hug)) sorry for the confusion.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 07, 2008 7:43 PM
 
Well, like I said, being confused made me smarter. Always a good thing.
# posted by Blogger Susan Helene Gottfried : May 07, 2008 7:48 PM
 
Themes are meant to be ignored, right? LOL! I ignore them. Bravo to you for doing the same. Themes get boring very quickly.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 07, 2008 7:53 PM
 
Too funny!!!
# posted by Blogger Natalie : May 07, 2008 7:56 PM
 
LOL! What a fun list! When one is sufficiently motivated, any old reason will do, right?
# posted by Blogger Ann (bunnygirl) : May 07, 2008 8:14 PM
 
Themes-schmemes...

To heck with' em, I say. But then, I'm like that cow in the back of the herd in that Far Side cartoon, the one that's singing "I just gatta be MEEEEE!"... Moo!
# posted by Blogger Bethanie : May 07, 2008 8:32 PM
 
Love your list. Only 13 things you'd rather do when practice is cancelled? Hee hee ... I figure that's the PG-13 version! ;) I did my first theme this week and actually went with 13 gross and weird animal facts.

Visit me at Around the Writer's Block
# posted by Blogger Nina Pierce : May 07, 2008 9:06 PM
 
Oops, sorry, I Linky-d to the wrong post in my first attempt there... duh.
# posted by Blogger Bethanie : May 07, 2008 9:13 PM
 
Trevor's priorities are endearing, somehow!
# posted by Blogger SandyCarlson : May 07, 2008 9:25 PM
 
This is a Classy gross lists, if I do say so. Number 2 is very funny.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 07, 2008 9:33 PM
 
*sigh* I understand procrastination too well.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 07, 2008 9:53 PM
 
#3...I can relate! As for #11, that must be frustrating for a band!
# posted by Blogger Janet : May 07, 2008 10:20 PM
 
ROFL ... I don't go to the interesting extremes as Trevor, but I relate to the avoidance issue!

There are themes now? We don't have to follow them, do we? I finally get another Thursday Thirteen in, and the rules are changed?
# posted by Blogger Spy Scribbler : May 07, 2008 10:27 PM
 
Happy TT my friend. I hope everything is wonderful in your world:)
# posted by Blogger Lori : May 07, 2008 10:30 PM
 
love it! can totally sympathize! I thought of any reason not to practice, and would have given anything for any excuse not to practice actually on marching band days... I sure don't miss that... the shows, yes, the practicing in the mud and the rain, and the cold and the hot, no!
# posted by Blogger shaunesay : May 07, 2008 10:44 PM
 
That was a really great list! Happy T13!
# posted by Blogger Forgetfulone : May 07, 2008 10:52 PM
 
Great list, not the excuses I ever used, but then again I played flute and trumpet (no strings *g*).
I have a hard enough time coming up with my own lists, they want me to work around a theme, too? pblph, I say. :)
P.S. it's not up yet, I hope to have it posted soon (as soon as I come up with a list).
# posted by Blogger Ann : May 07, 2008 11:03 PM
 
LOL at number 8!!
I never thought much about all those blisters. OUCH
# posted by Blogger Wylie Kinson : May 07, 2008 11:42 PM
 
hehe, I love it! And #2 gave me the gigglesnorts. :)
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 07, 2008 11:46 PM
 
I posted a contest on the contest blog you might be interested in. :)
My TT is up, too. :)
# posted by Blogger Ann : May 07, 2008 11:53 PM
 
This is too fun to be considered gross.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 08, 2008 12:39 AM
 
Trevor's a character. But I still think Mitchell is the shit.

I always love your TT's about the band.
# posted by Blogger Lex Valentine : May 08, 2008 2:37 AM
 
I didn't mind the theme thing too much this week because I could actually think of 13 things that are gross. I wonder why they came up with the theme thing anyway? Enjoyed your list! :)
# posted by Blogger Irishcoda : May 08, 2008 5:54 AM
 
Love the list - it made me laugh. Sharpening the hatchet :)
# posted by Blogger Shelley Munro : May 08, 2008 6:12 AM
 
My 13 is a gross group of funny advertisements I made up for fun, and using this week's 'gross' theme for T-13. Hope you can stop by.


And I think that you can do what you darned well pleased on your blog, who's to say you NEED to follow the T-13 prompts? It's not a law.
# posted by Blogger Hootin Anni : May 08, 2008 7:06 AM
 
Great TT! I didn't stick with the theme either.
# posted by Blogger LA Day : May 08, 2008 7:18 AM
 
Would 'I'd rather be blogging' qualify? Stop by and visit my 13.
# posted by Blogger Meg : May 08, 2008 8:30 AM
 
Hahha. I can see myself in most of these excuses...I have no band but excsues, I can come up with some just to justify what I'm doing.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 08, 2008 8:41 AM
 
Fun list. Happy TT!
# posted by Blogger Michelle : May 08, 2008 8:42 AM
 
It's too nice outside? Do band people say that? I thought outside had to be dark for the band.
# posted by Blogger Julia Phillips Smith : May 08, 2008 9:16 AM
 
Yay for another non-theme doer! Awesome list, too! Happy TT :)
# posted by Blogger Bethany : May 08, 2008 9:17 AM
 
I've used some of those excuses! Happy TT and thanks so much for stopping by!
# posted by Blogger Susan Demeter : May 08, 2008 9:47 AM
 
Sounds like the guys have no problem coming up with reason not to practice!
# posted by Blogger Toni : May 08, 2008 9:58 AM
 
Those all sound like perfectly valid reasons to me! :)

On the other hand, they also sound like the reasons my younger son has for not practicing the clarinet. Today's excuse works, though--he had an orthodontist appointment, and he's in pain. Mouth pain + clarinet = not a good thing.
# posted by Blogger Darla : May 08, 2008 10:59 AM
 
Great list :) Definitely with the band on No. 5! Sometimes when I can't come up with a good reason I just procrastinate until the problem goes away!
# posted by Blogger Bobkat : May 08, 2008 11:20 AM
 
that is like the rest of life
# posted by Blogger marcia@joyismygoal : May 08, 2008 11:40 AM
 
Of course you said well-STRung dear, I can't imagine whatever else you could possibly have meant. My heavens...
# posted by Blogger Robin : May 08, 2008 11:47 AM
 
Trevor is in a class by himself ;--)
Hugs and blessings,
# posted by Blogger storyteller : May 08, 2008 12:42 PM
 
"When I noticed that this week's official Thursday Thirteen theme was gross"

Okay, this week I did read TT website to find out the theme and couldn't find one. Now you are saying that the theme is "gross." What am I missing? ::scratches head::
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 08, 2008 1:04 PM
 
You had me at pool.

Good enough for me. ;)

I did a TT at Six Degrees dahling.
# posted by Blogger Amy Ruttan : May 08, 2008 1:11 PM
 
Since I just ignore the themes, I find the ones interesting who do them. Glad you didn't, though. This one was very funny. Procrastination isn't just confined to ShapeShifter!

Happy TT!
# posted by Blogger Denise Patrick : May 08, 2008 5:02 PM
 
Me thinks you protest too much...strung or hung, we know where your mind is lingering :-)
# posted by Blogger Tilly Greene : May 08, 2008 5:04 PM
 
#8...tee hee. Well strung indeed.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 08, 2008 5:11 PM
 
LOL These guys are full of great excuses!
# posted by Blogger L^2 : May 08, 2008 5:59 PM
 
LOL
# posted by Blogger Unknown : May 08, 2008 8:19 PM
 
Great list! Love everything on them. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 09, 2008 7:31 AM
 
Rock! No more excuse, just Rock!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : May 09, 2008 8:53 AM
 
Love em! It sounded strangely familiar, the part of how no matter what the weather there's always a valid excuse to procrastinate! :)
# posted by Blogger Rebecca : May 09, 2008 11:51 AM
 
If Trevor need to go find a girl, then I guess it'll be "I" who he find at the end of the trail LOL!

Love Trevor list and that he excited about the "Gross" stuff :)

Happy TTs and thanks for visiting my blog. Have a good weekend ahead :)
# posted by Blogger Julia : May 09, 2008 8:36 PM
 
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