The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #42893   Message #623697
Posted By: Rick Fielding
08-Jan-02 - 05:58 PM
Thread Name: BS: Great Performer Pranks, practical jokes
Subject: RE: BS: Great Performer Pranks, practical jokes
Well, I'm not sure if Chance wanted X-rated stories, but here's a true one from about twenty years ago. The names of the participants will definitely NOT be mentioned!

I had a five piece Country/Bluegrass band and we were working a three week gig at a posh hotel out of town. Being a chatty soul I got to know one of the call girls who frequented the lounge every night. She loved the music, and was becoming somewhat of a friend. During our last week, I asked her if she'd participate in a practical joke on our banjo player. Myself and the other three guys chipped in 25 bucks each ('cause like us..she WAS a professional) and after the last set of the evening she sidled over to the (quite shy, young and single) victim. She allowed as how she was SO attracted to him that she HAD to spend some time with him in his Hotel room, before he left town for good. The rest of us eavesdropped as best we could, while packing up, and she was really laying it on thick! From a distance, he gave us a bit of a shy wink, and disappeared into the lobby with her. The next morning, we all bombarded him with questions about his passionate encounter. He seemed flustered but eventually told us:

That was SOOO weird guys. We got to my room, she got undressed...and she was SOOOO beautiful, and all of a sudden she says to me "I Love your guitar playing". I reminded her that I was the BANJO player....and all of a sudden she gets dressed, and says "I've NEVER slept with a banjo player and I never WILL! I've still got some pride left!" Then she just stomped out.

We all looked quizzical, and commiserated with him, but we NEVER told him he'd been set up. Ever.

Rick