# To the asshole who spoiled my gig last night **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 26, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628 "2007-05-26T18:09:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628/21 "2007-05-27T01:14:33Z")
I can’t even imagine someone doing something like that. The coffeehouse I go to will have music every now and then. They also have wireless internet and many people will be using their laptops. However, I’ve never seen anyone playing music from them. I enjoy hearing live music at coffeehouses. Even if I didn’t, I’d would rather talk to the manager than try to drown out the musicians playing. I’ve certainly walked out of a few bars when I didn’t like the bar band. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628/22 "2007-05-27T01:38:02Z")
Did this dipshit dickwad even _buy_ something? Coffee, muffin, etc? If that’s the case then it would be rather easy just to throw the bastard out. Biffy, being a musician myself (electric guitar), every now and then you run into pieces of shit like this. By the way, if he was trying to make a point about your “loud music” how much of an annoyance could it have been to him? Does he live right above the coffee shop and have to put up with the raucous “cacophony” of an acoustic guitar and flute? This guy’s an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628/23 "2007-05-27T01:49:30Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] How about stopping your set and taking a poll of the coffeeshop patrons - who wants to hear you play, and who wants to hear the laptop? In other words, sort of make a joke of it, but get your point across to Mr. Laptop Entitlement. [/QUOTE] Biffy, sorry for that rudeness during your set, what a jerk! The folks in charge really should have asked him to move away from the stage area. I do like featherlou’s approach, though. What comes to my mind is to stop playing, feign a moment of confusion, and address Mr. Laptop point blank: “Oh, Hey, we were thinking of playing (whatever insert a song’), but could use some help…do ya mind googling it up for us?And turn the speakers up so we can play along. Yeah, great,thanks a bajillion!” Googling would be the key laugh word. Hindsight is so wonderful. But, some fodder for future gigs of that sort. Hope it’s all better next time. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628/24 "2007-05-27T10:40:25Z")
Freebird! ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628/25 "2007-05-27T14:02:10Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] How about stopping your set and taking a poll of the coffeeshop patrons - who wants to hear you play, and who wants to hear the laptop? In other words, sort of make a joke of it, but get your point across to Mr. Laptop Entitlement. [/QUOTE] I would take this a step further. You and your partner need to write a song just for assholes like this guy. A nice mellow round of: How do we end up With assholes like this? Messin’ up our set Really gets us pissed. Groovin’ to our tunes is such a gas Take that laptop and shove it up your ass. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628/26 "2007-05-27T19:10:58Z")
Maybe he was a talent agent intent on testing your resolve. Next time, break into a little “Aqualung” and sing right at him. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628/27 "2007-05-27T22:40:53Z")
[QUOTE=Lizard] No offense, but some people just don’t dig acoustic guitar and/or flute music. I’m not saying it was a nice thing or the right thing for him to do, but it IS a logical explanation. QUOTE] But wouldn’t most people just leave? How did he get the balls to think that he decides who plays at the coffee house? Weren’t they hired by the owner because he obviously thought people would enjoy them… What if he decided he didn’t like other things the owners hired people to produce? What if he continually unplugged the espresson maker because he didn’t think the owner should be offering espresso? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628/28 "2007-05-27T23:00:32Z")
You know, a cup of coffee can be dumped on somebody’s head. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-asshole-who-spoiled-my-gig-last-night/405628.md?page=1)