File under: Worst Musician Gig Ever
The Guardian: Cruise ship pianist rescued after nine hours treading water miles from shore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/08/royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-pianist-rescue
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@ai6yr every cruise is a Voyage Of The Damned
@ai6yr Somehow I would have expected that to involve an organist.
@glc LOL I'd expect them to throw the bagpipe player overboard, not the pianist.
i really enjoy a virtuoso bagpipe player. that's one that knows a 3rd tune. "amazing grace", "scotland the brave" and any 3rd tune. :)
(a bagpipe player i know loves this joke...)
@FaithinBones @ai6yr @glc So do I. Also banjo and accordion. But because my brother-in-law is a bluegrass banjo player, I know ALL the jokes.
@LPerry2 @FaithinBones @ai6yr @glc
i played banjo in a bluegrass band. i collected the jokes in self defense.
my favorite is stil:
"how can you tell when the stage is level?"
"the drool is coming evenly out of *both* sides of the banjo player's mouth"
@paul_ipv6 @LPerry2 @FaithinBones @ai6yr @glc bagpipes are wild in movies theyre so stoic and regal IRL each one has the volume of a fucking car horn ive been to weddings and funerals with them no one is ever prepared for this instrument.
@Nimbius666 @ai6yr @glc @FaithinBones @LPerry2
what you see on movies and football fields are usually full war pipes, which were designed exactly for that. to terrify the enemy.
everywhere there were celts (UK, brittany, spain, etc.) there are also parlor pipes, also exactly what they sound like. small pipes suitable for playing in the parlor or at small dances.
a good piper can play an amazing range of stuff.
@paul_ipv6 @ai6yr @glc @FaithinBones @LPerry2 it's true in the USA its mostly warpipes I guess...god almighty.
@FaithinBones @glc Oh, don't get me wrong, I love bagpipes as well, it's just they are the most likely musician to be thrown overboard. (unless a guitarist who has been making moves on a girlfriend, I suppose)
@paul_ipv6 @ai6yr @glc You can't keep a good bagpipe player down, they float!
@ai6yr how did he fall off the boat??? Or was he thrown off? Wouldn’t be surprised given how shady cruise ships often are.
@ai6yr
The cruise ship didnt notice?!?
@EricCarroll That is my question here. The pianist for the ship FELL OFF THE BOAT and no one reported him missing!!!!
@ai6yr @EricCarroll remember the squid who fell overboard and was found after about 72 hours?
maybe he was a crappy pianist? or they just didn't notice until he missed a scheduled performance?
@EricCarroll @ai6yr And he was a pianist. It's not like he played accordion or banjo or bagpipes. I mean, there's no excuse!
@ai6yr uh, interesting that the cruiseship didn't have any explanation. At least, not one that they were willing to share.
@ai6yr I’m guessing that’s going to be an interesting conversation with HR