What was that AskMeFi Question: band member?

July 4, 2013 2:12 PM

there was a AskMeFi question a short time ago (last 2-3 weeks?) about a band who wanted to let go/ get rid of/ fire a band member - (i think the member wasn't that talented) -- the op was looking for the best ways to go about this / phrase it. -- I can't find the question to save my life! thanks------
posted by mrmarley to MetaFilter-Related at 2:12 PM (13 comments total)

There was a question about asking an elderly man to leave the church choir somewhat recently. Was that maybe it rather than a band?
posted by hoyland at 2:15 PM on July 4, 2013

How do you part ways with a terrible bandmate who is also a dear friend?
posted by MonkeyToes at 2:16 PM on July 4, 2013 [1 favorite]

This is the choir question, but it sounds like MonkeyToes probably found what you're actually looking for.
posted by hoyland at 2:16 PM on July 4, 2013

Thanks MonkeyToes -- that's the one!
posted by mrmarley at 4:21 PM on July 4, 2013

Wow, that choir question has a pretty neat typo in it. When asked how to deal with a choir member who is too old to do the job, this answer refers to "Eric Ericson's last stage of psycho-social development". Clearly the poster meant Erik Erikson (with a 'k'), the famous developmental psychologist. But it turns out that Eric Ericson (with a 'c') is a famous choir director!
posted by grog at 1:15 PM on July 5, 2013 [8 favorites]

Poor Jason Everman, not again.
posted by Drinky Die at 5:31 PM on July 5, 2013 [3 favorites]

grew a moustache and a mullet
got a job at chic-fil-a
citing artistic differences
the band broke up in may
and in june reformed without me
and they'd got a different name
i nuked another grandma's apple pie
and hung my head in shame
posted by Devils Rancher at 8:11 AM on July 6, 2013 [2 favorites]

More like banned member.
posted by ODiV at 11:01 AM on July 6, 2013 [3 favorites]

Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: You.
posted by blue_beetle at 1:58 PM on July 6, 2013

Really mrmarley? This is how you're kicking me out if the band, a fucking MetaTalk thread? Dude, this band was nothing until I came along. And now you don't even have the balls to tell me to my face? You have to open some bullshit MetaTalk thread just-looking-for-an-old-comment-for-a-friend? Well you can fucking have your bullshit band mrmarley. It's about time I go solo and lose all this dead weight anyways.
posted by slogger at 7:25 PM on July 6, 2013 [1 favorite]

I mean, really? Do you not remember all those fucking sweet gigs I landed for us? Have you forgotten about the Chop House, that show where we sold at least 50 CDs? We booked any gig we wanted after that show. And who lined it up? Not you Mr-post-a-fucking-MetaTalk-thread-to-dump-me. No, I got us that fucking show, man. And now you're shitcanning me? Really? Well good fucking luck, man. See how far you get without me. Good fucking luck.
posted by slogger at 7:34 PM on July 6, 2013

Everyone who's still in the band take one step forward.

... Not so fast, slogger.
posted by ODiV at 8:50 PM on July 6, 2013 [1 favorite]

There was a question about asking an elderly man to leave the church choir somewhat recently. Was that maybe it rather than a band?

It was a stylish congregation, you could see they'd been around...
posted by PeterMcDermott at 4:44 AM on July 7, 2013