What Would Be On Your Rider?

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If you were in the position to have a rider, what would you insist on having provided for you (and your crew)? Be as specific, honest, or ridiculous as you please.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Sunday, 10 April 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

This thread must NOT die. I can tell you what I DO have on my rider, when the (rare) opportunity arises.

1. Bottle of Jim Beam
2. ...

if I had to augment that, I'd probably specify:

2. Lotsa sandwiches
3. Orange juice
4. ciggies
5. The HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. On a platter.

― moley, Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:02 (twenty years ago)

I would like:

1) water
2)Champagne
3) Strawberries and bluberries.
4)Humous
5) Red pepper strips
6) A pair of black fishnet tights or stockings
7) A Chanel lipstick (colour at tour manager's discretion)

― Anna (Anna), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

my rider: bring me the contents of kitchen stadium (ingredients and cooking/serving equipment) and leave me to fend for myself. i'll be juuuuuuuuuuust fine.

― jody the country girl doll (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:16 (twenty years ago)

Erm, jody, you're needed to play a gig at some point. You can't just disappear into a kitchen for a cookfest.

― moley, Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

Disappearing into the kitchen for a cookfest is a vital part of jbr's gig!

― donut debonair (donut), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

come get me when it's showtime. my band and crew will do the soundcheck without me.

― jody the country girl doll (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

huh! typical singer!

― moley, Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

haha, my band was talking about this the other day. i forget what i said. i mean, apart from nubile college girls.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

1. Condoms
2. Whores
3. vegetable platter

― Franklin, Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

1. Creamola Foam
2. A Texan
3. A Robot

― KeefW (kmw), Sunday, 10 April 2005 20:45 (twenty years ago)

My band was asked about a rider for one festival and no one bothered to put anything on it!!

― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 10 April 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

four bottles of fancy shiraz and a huge platter of bacon and egg sandwiches

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:13 (twenty years ago)

Clif Bars, Zabar's Coffee, and Gaelic Ale

― Hurting (Hurting), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:14 (twenty years ago)

1 x bottle of vodka.
2 x bottles of orange juice.
One of those really big Toblerones!

― haitch (haitch), Sunday, 10 April 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

Seriously, I'm considering getting a sponsorship from Clif -- I'll put the logo on my bass drum in exchange for an unlimited supply of those bars. I love them.

― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, 11 April 2005 02:53 (twenty years ago)

Oh nothing special, you know, things like:

Two (2) 26'ers of Crown Royal Rye Whiskey
Four (4) bottles of Le Fin Du Monde
Twelve (12) bottles of Keith's India Pale Ale
Two (2) bottles of Coca-Cola
Twelve (12) cans of Diet Coke
Sammiches. Lotsa sammiches. Lotsa kinds. Requests: turkey, roast beef, stuff with bacon in it. No white bread. Fuck that. Dark rye, San Francisco Sourdough, plz.
One (1) VCR/DVD player
Ice cream that has caramel in it
A green room for engaging in deep thought. I like green.
Giant stuffed sheep
Stairmaster
Twelve (12) banana muffins
One (1) family size package of Chunks Ahoy
800 g of bridge mix

OK, this is getting silly. In other words, THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:06 (twenty years ago)

chunks ahoy?! i've never heard of that and it sounds scary

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:11 (twenty years ago)

They're like Chips Ahoy, except with chunks of chocolate instead of chips. If they don't make these sorts of cookies in Australia, then I feel sorry for you and your chunk-deprived nation.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:20 (twenty years ago)

we may do somewhere! i can see a product with a name that sounds like something someone about to vomit might say being extremely popular here.

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:23 (twenty years ago)

1) Block of lindt 85% cocoa chocolate
2) One bottle Jurlique herbal recovery serum
3) Polish vodka
4) Indian Tonic
5) Many Limes.
6) A yellow scarf
7) Inner Poise

― Nellie (nellskies), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:28 (twenty years ago)

1. jasmine pearl green tea
2. 18 soy nuggets
3. 1 bag of cape cod nantucket spice chips
4. 4 liters of smart water
5. 1 case of fruit water
6. a wireless connection
7. aveeno daily moisturizing lotion
8. makers mark
9. mint leaves
10. mortar and pestle
11. ice, in cubes

― Holly (an appletross), Monday, 11 April 2005 03:32 (twenty years ago)

2 gramms of colombia's finest
an eighth of Amsterdam's finest
4 cans of cold Red stripe
a serloin steak (medium rare)
Calamares
roast potatos
reeces pieces

― lukey (Lukey G), Monday, 11 April 2005 09:22 (twenty years ago)

1. A Snowman

― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Monday, 11 April 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)

batteries, people. one tour and you'll never have to buy them ever again.

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 11 April 2005 11:10 (twenty years ago)

1. a plum, floating in perfume, served in a man's hat
2. fruit punch gatorade
3. bottled water
4. barnum & baily's animal crackers
5. lotsa cheese and sandwich meats
6. veggie tray
7. weed

― latebloomer: strawman knockdowner (latebloomer), Monday, 11 April 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

1 potato cannon
200 potatoes
a room with a window
20 bottles of Cold Duck
a bowl of seedless grapes
30 wee little throw pillows, all white
1 midgetlady thoroughly skilled in the arts of oral pleasure
1 Tom Waits
a packet of Ranch dressing from Captain D's
as many homeless guys willing to do anything for a couple bucks as you can fit in a Rider van

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 11 April 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

is cold duck still made?

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 11 April 2005 15:21 (twenty years ago)

1. 25 Jam Doughnuts (real sugar not that powdery stuff)
2. 10 Victoria Sponges (real cream)
3. Scones all round
4. A pot of the finest strawberry jam
5. Tea

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 11 April 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

oooh donuts!

― latebloomer: strawman knockdowner (latebloomer), Monday, 11 April 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

i would include those too

― latebloomer: strawman knockdowner (latebloomer), Monday, 11 April 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

- Thai Spicy Noodle using the recipe from Sri Thai in Hoboken, NJ
- Plain untoasted bagels; various flavors of cream cheese
- scones and double devon cream
- your basic fruit tray
- 1 case local microbrew
- 1 bottle vodka
- 1 bottle coffee liquor
- Six (6) 2-liters of Diet Coke (ice ESSENTIAL)
- 1 or 2 lbs. of whatever the good local coffee is (NOTE: sugar and half & half ESSENTIAL)
- $100 buyout at local independent record shop
- Socks, underwear, undershirts
- playroom, 2-pack of pacifiers and on-premises washer/dryer for infant daughter

― mike a, Monday, 11 April 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

It's kinda tricky to do this without an idea of what you would be doing and how long you'd be there. For the purpose of this, let's say I'm in a band.

20 bottles of water. Any brand will do.
6 pack of diet soda (no caffeine)
6 pack of cola (caffeine)
1 bottle vodka
1 bottle gin
1 bottle rum
1 bottle whiskey
1 bottle tonic
1 orange juice
1 cranberry juice
beer (how much and of what is up to my "bandmates")
ice
cups
assorted fresh fruit
assorted veggie tray
local catering, please fax over menu options a week in advance
deli platter (Boar's Head products preferably)
available tv w/ dvd player, cd boombox
newspapers - New York Times and Wall Street Journal if possible, local papers and free weeklies
Jellybelly candy beans (assorted flavors or fruit bowl, please no sours)

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 01:27 (twenty years ago)

Oh, and 1 grapefruit juice. This is significant because vodka/grapefruit juice is my drink of choice.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 01:28 (twenty years ago)

12-pack of good local soda (if there is no local soda... then the nearest local soda)
Fresh fruit
Small box of locally made chocolates
Grape tomatoes
Amusing T-shirt, baby-size
Mix CD of favorite songs I probably haven't heard
Catered meal by experienced vegan chef (I'm not vegan, but vegan catering tends to be way better than vegetarian catering)
Pringles
Local alt-weekly, current issue
Homemade porn DVD starring promoter (useful in case of getting screwed on guarantee)

― Douglas (Douglas), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 01:37 (twenty years ago)

A strange little movie just ran in my head about a lonely local show promoter getting stressed out about having to fill that "homemade porn dvd" requirement and desperately trying to get someone to star in it with him. He is forced to get over several hang-ups within a matter of days, but in the end he is able to convince some lovely woman to do it because she can't handle the thought of The Douglas Wolk All-Stars cancelling the show. But the experience is good - they bond and fall in love, and eventually marry and have child named Douglas.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 01:46 (twenty years ago)

See, I'm all about spreading the love.

― Douglas (Douglas), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 04:59 (twenty years ago)

They're like Chips Ahoy, except with chunks of chocolate instead of chips. If they don't make these sorts of cookies in Australia, then I feel sorry for you and your chunk-deprived nation.
-- MindInRewind (mbvarkestra197...), April 11th, 2005.

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we may do somewhere! i can see a product with a name that sounds like something someone about to vomit might say being extremely popular here.
-- shine headlights on me

I can't be arsed excelsiorising that one - just imagine I did it.

Barry, I'm afraid jim headlights is right. 'Chunks ahoy' is exactly what you might say in Australia just before you vomit. However, with the right name, it could have an open market, because I don't think we have anything like it yet. We do however have Sour Snakes. They are made with real fruit juice and have awesome sour power.

― moley, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 08:46 (twenty years ago)

Oops, I'd want water, too.

― mike a, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

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