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.
@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