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    Default Does your significant other go see your gigs?

    My wife rarely shows up for any of my gigs. I don't blame her though, we're not that good...

    Does your wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/date go see you when you perform?
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    My wife comes out to gigs. She helps everyone loading in and out and runs beers for us.

    She also makes sure she marks her "territory" for all of the other ladies to see.
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    always, or atleast whenever possible.
    she's my #1 fan !

    I just found out she's getting me a new metronome and tuner for my B-day
    (mabey she's trying to tell me something !: )

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    My wife attends a lot of my gigs. She brings my son to the kid-friendly ones. When I play clubs, she usually hangs home.

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    no significant other and no gigs....i just hate to miss out on replying to a thread!! :

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    If she can get free and the atmosphere isn't one of complete debauchery then she'll show up. Mrs Spud loves to rock. Some of our first dates before getting married were at shows that I was playing. Sometimes it's really great to have someone who is sober to talk to on breaks.:

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    Yes. Mrs. Keel almost always watches me play. It's been a while since I've played for people. Kind of missing it.
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    Mine wishes I would go to gigs so she wouldnt hear my racket at home.Sumi
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    The only gigs I'm playing these days are at church with our youth band or a community event with our kids. Since my 17 year old sings in the band, my wife is usually there. She's pretty good about showing up even when daughter 1 isn't involved either. I'll admit, I married over my head. :

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    Quote Originally Posted by warren0728
    no significant other and no gigs....i just hate to miss out on replying to a thread!! :
    Warren, this reminds me of that old line, "If we had some ham, we could have some ham & eggs, if we had some eggs."

    Not a gigger either, though....
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    Quote Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
    Warren, this reminds me of that old line, "If we had some ham, we could have some ham & eggs, if we had some eggs."
    i like it! : :

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    My wife doesn't come to any gigs anymore she'd rather be watching Big Brother....years ago she use to hang out but night after night it gets a bit boring plus she has to keep an eye on the kids when I'm out playing somewhere or she has to get my son to his hockey games.
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    Mrs Spud came out tonight and listened to most of the first set and a tiny bit of the second before she had to go put baby spud to bed. She even took some pictures. I haven't seen them yet but if there are any worthy of posting I will.

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    My GF has been massively supportive of me picking up guitar and while I'm not a gigger (don't know if I ever will be) I'm sure she'd come out for the first couple if she could.

    Otherwise, I love listening to her hum whatever song I'm currently working on while she's doing stuff around the house.

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    My wife is at about 90% of our gigs. One of the band women almost always manages to show up to babysit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Plank_Spanker

    She also makes sure she marks her "territory" for all of the other ladies to see.
    She pees on you?

    Isn't that how one marks one's territory?

    Back to the point in the OP, no, not any more. Mrs. Krashpad never really liked live music and bars to begin with, and I got her to go to shows somewhat regularly for the better part of a decade, so I have "released" her.

    Every now and again, if we get some show that's especially big, I'll nag her into coming. So she went to see me play bass for Bo Diddley (I have an eye-witness!) a couple years ago, and when we played the middle bill for the Roach Motel (locally infamous and actually internationally known in some very small punk rock circles) reunion tour's Gainesville stop a couple years before that.

    When I was playing in church she saw most of those performances though.

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    My wife and kids have come to most of the times I have played out. They have been at outdoor fests in parks and the like, so it was natural for them to do so. I have not done any bar scene gigs, and I bet I would be on my own for one of those.
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    My wife used to be my number one fan - used to be - used to be - used to be.
    I think after so many years she is just immune against my music and topics like guitars, amphs and such. She leaves me a lot of free space to live out my music : , but she rarely visits my shows. So I do not ask her anymore to come out to see my gigs, only for special occasions like when we played the ice hockey arena and 6000 people were there. Then I see in her eyes that she's proud of me and I am happy to share these moments with her, but when we play the usual Blues clubs and there are fity more or less drunk guys I rahter have her safe at home with my kids. For official festivals like in parks I love having my kids dancing in front of the stage :-)
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