It's bad enough when someone brings sticks in the hopes of getting to sit in. But it's even worse when those tools whip them out and practice their rudiments or click along during the course of the set.

I've got two words for them: STFU!

I wouldn't stand for it. I'd stop the band and tell the guy to please cool it and/or please leave. I once had a guy come in and sit really close to me and he'd snap his fingers...kinda in time...but not quite. I looked over at him and gave him some facial English that saved me having to embarrass him in front of the crowd. He stopped and was polite about the thing. But if someone comes in and just flat out starts playing along, then I'll stop the band.

O-Lugs,Here's my run down when it come's to letting another drummer sit in..Myself i do sit in sometime's maybe 10% of the time ia'm asked..The other 90% i don't. Same go's when another drummer ask to sit in when iam playing..Working in L.A ,ca in this part of the world alot of clubs have open "Jam Night's" when any musician can sit in and play that's what i like to do..I have nevered asked anyone if i can sit in when they are playing.When ia'm out watching a friend's band iam their just to do that to Watch..Also alot of drummers in L.A will start talking crap or saying "i have played with so and so" or "i know so and so" most of the time they are drunk i like playing with them.I will ask so who do you know/played with? They will say most of the time i will know the person that they are talking about,sometime's they are real good friends of mine then i have to tell them to are full of S*&^..Because the person they know don't know them same go's with who they have played with...This is way i dis-like drunk musicians..It seem's i don't get along with other musicians that are drunk..That's also why i don't play with other drunk musicians....Mikey

Thats either 4 words or 1 word!

first of all i cant stand a half drunk making a ass drummer sitting on my kit its almost like i need a junk set for the drunks , to stumble up and it also makes your gig look bad if you allow someone drunk sit in and ruin a song,

i don't play much any more do to lack of opportunity's some of the old band guys to far a way etc even church has quieted down for summer now that kids are out of school , i relish any chance i get to sit in and i don't go to any bars , so the other side of the spectrum is a good 12 bar blues don't hurt no one if the boom boom boom pop is on the mark which even in this day and age it is hard to find that in a drummer not to many drummers let guys or gals sit in so i really miss jammin i guess once a ham always a ham, on open mic night's just have a beater kit and on a gig have it closed no sit ins that's what we use to do..... oh to be washed up, a has been it sucks but i guess its better than a never was,im still practicing waiting for my chance, to all who don't jam no more i say keep your chops up you never know who ask you to play don't give up!!!!

I heard an interview with Herb Ellis (Jazz Guitarist) I think it was, where he remembered someone like this sitting in with Lester Young (again I think it was). Well the guy starts going on about sh*t and in his "presentation" says "hey Lester when was the last time we played together?" ""TONIGHT" Lester sharply replied (Ha ha ha). Pres was the greatest!

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"Midnight Run," 1988

My thoughts exactly. flower

If you want to scare those drunk guys away from sitting in next time at your jazz gig, first...let them sit in....then have someone call out: "Cherokee!!"

Then see what happens......they'll probably just stop mid-way and go crawl back into the corner...LoLoLoLo

We had a bar owner who fancied himself a drummer and when he wanted to play with the band they played "In Your Eyes" by peter gabriel. That was actually funny. Manu Katche was my favorite drummer that night and that is a great song for doing just what Cherokee would do on a jazz gig. You could also call out West Side Story suite if the band knew it. That would throw most guys for a loop.