From Marty Music.

Ever been attacked on stage during a gig? In this true story, I share the wild night when a guy tripping on psychedelics tried to “grab” my guitar solo mid-performance.

This all happened way before my YouTube career, back when I was touring in a band called Wise Monkey Orchestra. We were out in Colorado, playing the ski towns, and let’s just say… things got out of hand in a way I never expected.

I won’t spoil it here, but the story has one of the funniest punchlines you could imagine. Let’s just say the guy who bear-hugged me mid-solo wasn’t who I thought…

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0:00 – Intro / Life in Wise Monkey Orchestra
2:30 – Touring the Colorado ski-town scene
4:06 – The sketchy guy foreshadowing…
5:40 – My big solo moment
6:35 – The surprise stage attack
7:45 – Security steps in
8:45 – The shocking punchline
9:55 – Why he really did it…
10:30 – Reflections from my gigging days