Worst Live Sound Gigs Ever & Lessons Learned

I have made a couple of nightmare gig videos, but here are a few stories and what would result in my own personal policy manual before I do a gig (freelance, of course). 00:33 - Las Vegas - untested optical drive playback! 01:28 - Famous jazz drummer holds mic too low during Q&A 02:11 - poorly scheduled punk show disaster 03:20 - backing track mess-up 04:52 - Promoter wants a fight! 06:14 - Edie Brickell at The El Mocambo 07:11 - Belittled by a show organizer 08:30 - My very first solo show to mix 09:29 - How to get people to leave you alone