I have often thought, when listening to the incessant whining about how poor the OTHER players were, in bands that OMB's used to play in, what does this say about the quality of the whiner himself?

Great players make up for a lot of day to day niggles (if you are into playing music, that is!), but you seldom get to play with them if you can't cut the mustard yourself. So, all too often, these guys are playing with the B or more likely, C team players, and that's how they get their attitudes. But the problem rests with themselves, not the poor players that were all they could get!

Me, I'd rather play with a strung out Bird than the most punctual, soberest 'entertainer' out there...