I'm going to be on Springer!

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Originally posted by: Aflac
I cracked up halfway through reading that. Sorry.

I also read the thread title as "I'm going to be on Syringer!" :shocked:
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Or IN Syringer? :D
 
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InlineFive

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Originally posted by: Qacer
I think this is one of the best videos on Springer:

Midget Fight

Hopefully, you'll see something similar. :)
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That was completely called for and ridiculous. What's more is that Springer and his cronies allowed it to happen. :|
 
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Old Hippie

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This coming Tuesday I have to be at the studio at 5:30pm for a taping of a pay-per-view show. I don't think I'm going to be one of the "guests" sitting in a chair, getting in a fight, etc. Instead, for some reason they want bagpipers in kilts. So me and some bandmates (www.chicagopipeband.com) have signed on. I don't know what the show's topic is or what our role is, or when the show airs or on what network.
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If it's a Pay-Per-View taping, it isn't gonna show on any network. These are 1 hour specials where the guests do and show things regular broadcast stations won't air.
Good Luck!
 
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dirtylimey

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Hmm Kilts and Pay per view... Be careful man, wear a kevlar cup or something. The show may well be about violent people that are anti-bagpipe or anti-kilt :eek:
 
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Injury

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Originally posted by: InlineFive
Originally posted by: Qacer
I think this is one of the best videos on Springer:

Midget Fight

Hopefully, you'll see something similar. :)
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That was completely called for and ridiculous. What's more is that Springer and his cronies allowed it to happen. :|
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I am to understand that these people are on the show voluntarily, they are paid for their time, and they know beforehand that if it's Springer, it's probably going to be absurd.

When you get down to it, the Springer show has become more of a Satirical Talk Show that has overgrown its own popularity.

And for the record, Jerry Springer is a real great guy, very polite and pleasant to talk to and always looks like a million bucks. I'm quite certain that he thinks the show is funnier than any of the people who watch it do.
 
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Originally posted by: sm8000
This coming Tuesday I have to be at the studio at 5:30pm for a taping of a pay-per-view show. I don't think I'm going to be one of the "guests" sitting in a chair, getting in a fight, etc. Instead, for some reason they want bagpipers in kilts. So me and some bandmates (www.chicagopipeband.com) have signed on. I don't know what the show's topic is or what our role is, or when the show airs or on what network. But I know I'm going to be on Springer! :)
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Next on Jerry Springer! Butch Transvestites Beat up Girly Men in Kilts!
 
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altonb1

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I'm not sure I would ever go on one of those shows other than an audience member. I would certainly avoid participating when the show called ME and requested my attendance. If I have a long-lost child from some one-night stand in 1990, then the chick can try to find me through legal means and NOT surprise me on a show. Humiliation FTL.
 
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theprodigalrebel

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I swear, I read the title as "I'm going to be on Syringer"

Definitely update this thread (with YouTube link) after you are done committing the biggest mistake of your life.
 
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EGGO

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Since I'm almost certain that something is going to happen, I'm going to ask the ATOT gods to capture this on video.
 
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huberm

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my distant cousin was on the show once a long time ago. Supposedly his girlfriend was a stripper and he knew about it. But he knew that she was a stripper when they first started dating.
 
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BoomerD

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Originally posted by: DaTT
Bagpipes are awsome.....They can make you dance, or make you cry.
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QFT! And when they're played badly, not only will they make you cry, they'll make your ears bleed...;)

 
MagnusTheBrewer

MagnusTheBrewer

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Wait, you're telling me that anyone with an IQ higher than 70 wants to get on that show? Serious self pawnage.
 
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Steve

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
are you going to wear undies under your kilt?
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Game time decision ;)

Originally posted by: aidanjm
they want to know what's under your kilts
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Personally, I always tell people "Socks and shoes!"

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
are you getting paid?
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My bandmates and I are getting a nominal stipend for the band. For us it's more about the fun.

Originally posted by: altonb1
I'm not sure I would ever go on one of those shows other than an audience member. I would certainly avoid participating when the show called ME and requested my attendance. If I have a long-lost child from some one-night stand in 1990, then the chick can try to find me through legal means and NOT surprise me on a show. Humiliation FTL.
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I think we're just sideshow entertainment.

Originally posted by: MaxDepth
Damn, now I have to wait for tuesday night!
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That's just when the taping is. I don't know when the show will be ready. It'll be a pay-per-view episode.

 
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Steve

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UPDATE: All right, it was probably the most fun (and funniest) gig I've ever played. It's the St. Patrick's Day PPV special, so I suspect it'll air March 2007. As I suspected, we (4 pipers, 1 drummer) were the sideshow exhibit. Basically we played going into and coming out of each break, and once in a while when there was a fight or whatever and they wanted background music. I forgot to bring my camera, but that's moot since another guy did and it's not allowed on stage. Not even cell phones are allowed in our pockets, off or on.

I don't want to give too much away and spoil it for those of you who'll pay (both of you), and for that matter I didn't notice if the contracts we signed mentioned much in the way of disclosure. One of the pipers is the band's attorney and he said it was all pretty much liability-related stuff, though there was an interesting clause that we must play non-copyright music (yes, there is a lot of bagpipe music that is copyright, in fact it's a hot issue in the bagpipe world lately). So basically we alternated between playing a traditional tune sometimes, and other times an original tune one of our pipers composed. We never played more than 30 seconds at a time, I estimate.

Anyhow, there was a lot of naked females, but little beauty. That was the motif for every segment, whether they were fighting or dancing. There was a pole dancer throughout (whose boyfriend was stage security), midgets portraying leprechauns, heavyweight food wrestling, and Irish step dancing, both authentic and improvised. And of course, audience participation in terms of showing off the goods or talking trash. We didn't get much interaction, we just stood there to look pretty and play on cue. But damn we enjoyed watching.

Feel free to ask questions and I'll answer at my discretion. Oh, and to be pre-emptive: Boxer briefs.
 
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