I'm off to The Big Easy... but b4 I go I'll leave y'all with this to fight over...

THE STAGE BANTER OLYMPICS

Pitting R&R's best talkative frontman against each other in a yap off for the ages.

featuring:

David "Look at all these people" Roth

Vs.

Keith "Its good to be here, good to be anywhere" Richards

Vs.

Jeff "this show deserves an asterik because I'm steroids" Tweedy

Vs.

Chris "Don't crowd sure in here - this ain't no fuckin Smashin Pumpkin concert" Robinson

Vs.

Mick "I think I busted a button on my trousers" Jagger

Vs. well anyone else you want to add in.

Just pick your favorite and post his best stage banter here

enjoy,

Sway

Starbuck wrote on Jul 16^th, 2009 at 2:01pm:


Nah. Its only a Brett Favre-esque farewell post.

I'll be unwantingly back in a week

Sean Wheeler hands down. When that dude gets on a roll, the music is secondary. When he does the acoustic shows with Zander Schloss, it's more interesting to hear what he's going to say while Zander is tuning than what they might play.

Or another runner up for best ever would be Leonard of the Dickies.

Most of Axl's temper tantrums are tedious but some are legendary.

Bruce Dickinson Greek Theatre 7/30/99 - "Hey mister spot light man, you having a spliff up there or just on prozac like everybody else in this fucking country."

Scott Drake "Hey mister soundman man, turn down the lights and turn up the audience."

Eddie Spaghetti of the Supersuckers, Mark Arm from Mudhoney, sometimes the Melvins or David Yow of Jesus Lizard.

I always loved the Bono story from a show in Glasgow, Scotland a few years back. It seems that Saint Bono was addressing the crowd in his typical holier than thou attitude. The story goes that Bono was clapping his hands once every couple of seconds and then told the crowd, "Everytime I clap my hands a child dies in Africa from a preventable disease." At this point someone from close to the stage shouted back, "Then stop clapping you evil bastard!"


God that's great! I only hope it's true.


Riffy

It's no holds BBQ time then-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBuQ2Ob0bG4

Some Guy wrote on Jul 20^th, 2009 at 7:56am:


Do your best Jagger.

Saint Sway wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2009 at 12:31pm:

after cleaning and scraping, recleaning and rescraping. I basically rolled one from an empty bag.

VH story in the latest Classic Rock magazine.  They talk about all the 16 and 17 year old girls backstage...

Throwaway wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2009 at 1:17pm:


Wolfie should be able to let his friends and classmates hang out backstage with out those old geezers whining about it to the press.

Some Guy,
While your DVD is on back order, can you please transcribe this interview for me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQH93mByWsw&feature=related

DO YOUR BEST JEFF TWEEDY



Eddie Van Halen:  "Go ahead Dave - do your best Jeff Tweedy!"....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIqeqrX77JY&feature=related

Starbuck... performing at the Yavi Goldstein Bris Party...

Sammy Hagar???

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YES!!!!!

YES!!! Some Guy!

SAMMY HAGAR!!!!
!!!!!!!!!

 

this my might be Starbucks best stage quote....

he's uses it almost as often as Keith's "good to be here..."

Some Guy wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2009 at 5:13pm:


I'm sorry... but it only gets worse....  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRHyMk_XuEE&feature=related

Pete Townshend was pretty funny here in melbourne earlier this year. He was rambling on for ages.

I can remember a few:
"Why havent we played here for so long? Because it (Australia) is a shit hole"
"If we smash our guitars, it means the end of the show. You stupid fucking git".
(after rambling on a bit, he said some of his fave quotes he here's at shows) - "Smash your guitar!" "Get on with it, you old git". "PLay Magic Bus you cunt".

Funny stuff.

corgi37 wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009 at 6:34am:



And the same material he's used for years.

dude....just admit it. you're jealous of my rock n roll lifestyle.

you keep playing by (with?) yourself in your bedroom and leave the public performing to us professional types:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNEHdMvcANE&feature=related

the magic hands of our very own voodoochild!

JB?

ritalin, stat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21gkEw_8Ls&feature=related

Yoko Ono is slowly catching up to Starbuck in the poll...

hopefully this classic Starbuck stage quote will help lead him to victory!....


oh... WAIT!... nevermind.....

my bad..

that was actually a quote from Starbuck's day job.

Please disregard.

Some Guy wrote on Jul 28^th, 2009 at 12:07pm:


Cool.

When I get there which of the Fabulous Picasso Brothers should I ask for?

I propose a toast to alcoholics unanimous! DLR

Some Guy wrote on Jul 28^th, 2009 at 12:07pm:


yep. that pretty much sums it up!

mojoman wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 3:58pm:


No. That's 'Rufus Starr' !!

He plays percussion when Starbuck busks Beatle tunes in the Subway station.

mojoman wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 4:11pm:


on most days, yes.

though they often also board the trains to perform and walk from car to car singing "Love Me Do" and collecting change

Or, as Starbuck likes to call it: "touring"

Some Guy wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 4:22pm:


uh oh... sounds like somebody has been sitting in the 'Fun Zone Seats' today....

This one will go down as Sammy's greatest Stage Banter ever...

here he is, at his most humble, explaining how he single handedly turned Van Halen into Fag Halen....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boqmCqdeUQk&feature=related

Saint Sway wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 5:20pm:

Starbuck wrote on Jul 30^th, 2009 at 12:00am:


Don't be a such a playa hayta  

Some Guy wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 4:47pm:

Saint Sway wrote on Jul 30^th, 2009 at 9:53am:

sway?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOEXaGIQLw

"This is for all the drunks" Bruce Springsteen introducing Spirit in the Night on Live in the Promised Land.

Factory Girl wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2009 at 6:27pm:



^ Thats good stuff Factory Girl!! But your gift of gab is going to have to be better than that to over take Starbuck in the Poll.

Keep in mind, he's a telemarketer by trade - so he's used to babbling in peoples ears about nothing

Starbuck wrote on Aug 4^th, 2009 at 1:27pm:


^ QUICK!!! CALL FEEJ!!! That is alt-country gold!! Please copyright that before Patterson Hood pens it!



Meanwhile... still no votes for Mick... .C'MON PEOPLE! What? No love for the guy who said:

"Welcome Virginia... welcome Hamptoms...and welcome everyone watchin at home on tv... hope your havin a good time drinkin a few beers... smokin a few joints at home wit ya  AWWWWWWW RIGHT!!"

Starbuck wrote on Aug 4^th, 2009 at 3:12pm:


I'm pretty sure that woman in the glasses is actually Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, no??

hard to tell for sure I guess...



this isn't though

This is Starbucks band talking about the Beatles.... as you can see, Bucky and his band mates are very...ummm.... "close"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N787cH-k9yw

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Aug 5^th, 2009 at 10:24pm:


Hilarious!!!

yer Mick has only 1 vote in the entire poll!

 

Really people??? Just 1 vote for the guy that famously coined "I busted a button on me trousers... hope they dont fall down."
And famously inspired thousands of fans to throw their shoes onstage in San Francisco!!! Dude should be shown some love.





Starbuck is running away with it..... could his stage banter material really be that good??

personally I thought it was in somewhat poor taste at his performance at the Twin Cities Gay Pride Parade when he performed as "The Bedazzled Beatles" and said... "Its good to be queer. Its good to be anywhere!"

Starbuck???...

!!

^ YESSSS!!!!! STARBUCK as "Sgt. Potpourri & His Lacy Hearts Club Band"!!