Gigs from Hell. If you're a musician you've had 'em...unappreciative audiences or employers, lousy pay or working conditions, requests for horrible songs, personnel problems, equipment problems, screwed-up logistics or just some really strange sh*t happening. Yeah, some gigs are hellish. But they can also be a mine of dark humor.

So let's hear your stories. Amaze the non-musicians among our readers. Show fellow musicians that others have been in the same leaky boat (or leakier ones!).

You don't have to disclose names (especially your own)--we're only interested in the stories.

• Unappreciative audiences or employers
• Lousy pay or working conditions
• Horrible/inappropriate song requests
• Personnel problems, equipment problems, screwed-up logistics
• Strange but true stories