So I got into a discussion with a certain lovely today about band riders. All the various and sometimes insane requests that bands and artists give out as their must-have’s for any show on the road. Creature comforts, things from home, or whatever the musician wants at that moment. So I have given some thought to my rider request and what it would entail if I were a ridiculously famous musician.

Atmospherics:

4 Rose scented Yankee Candles. (unlit)

1 Pack of matches

1 Unopened pack of Playing Cards

1 Deluxe Scrabble Set

Food:

10 Individually wrapped Snicker’s mini candy bars

2 Loaves of freshly baked Artisanal sourdough bread. (sliced)

4 Cinnamon Raisin Bagels (whole)

Fruit: Mangos, Raspberries, Strawberries

1 Toaster oven

1 Box Cinnamon Brown Sugar Pop Tarts

1 Large bag of Salt N Vinegar Potato Chips - Extra Crunchy

1 Jar of Jiffy Peanut Butter

1 Jar of Smucker’s Grape Jelly

1 Bottle of A1 Steak Sauce

1 Espresso Machine on site - Peet’s or Stumptown Coffee preferred.

1 Box of plain SILK Soymilk

1 Box of Calcium enhanced Tropicana Orange Juice

24 Iced down bottles of Yeungling Lager

1 Bottle of Maker’s Mark

1 2 Liter Bottle of Canada Dry Ginger Ale

3 Limes. (sharp knife/cutting board)

1 Large bucket of ice.

12 clean pint glasses

2 Container’s of Bobbi’s Jalapeno Hummus with pita bread.