I know this is an older post, but just wanted to give my 2 cents worth about an interesting story or two that happened.
When I was in high school my senior year, I got a lot of comments about my build. I was 5'11", 200lb, lean and mean with a very proportionate build. I was all natural, too. Never tried juice until I was 26. Walking through the mall, 12 and 13 year olds would ask me if I were a bodybuilder or football player, and frequent questions of "do you work out?" Duh...
No ****, honest to God, when I was in high school this happened. I was serious about my music, and I'm a pro musician now, but in high school I had no interest in playing football outside of band. Hey, there were no girls on the football team! One summer I went to a band camp at Troy State U. One day as we were going to practice, one of the assistant football coaches - I think he was the strength coach who was built like a tank - asked me what the hell I was doing with that horn in my hand!?! He said I belonged on the field banging heads! That guy must've been 5'6" and weighed 270lb. from what I can remember. I took his statement as a compliment. Coming from a guy his size, it made me think. I never thought about myself being that big until he mentioned it.
As a musician who plays frequently in clubs, I get asked, "Where is the bathroom", or any number of questions related to being the bouncer or door-man. It's quite comical when I tell them, "I'm with the band." Ahh, I enjoy the hell out of my life!
When I was in college (still natural) I had a former Mr. Georgia come up to me at the gym one day and offer to train me in either power-lifting or bodybuilding, whichever I chose. To me, that was a hell of a compliment, because he was older (in his early 40's), and still in competitive form. He wasn't going to charge me, either. Very few things do I regret in life, but not taking him up on his offer was one of them, because I was very ignorant as to bodybuilding, nutrition, etc. Oh well, better late than never...
I must confess, it is cool as hell being a musician in front of people and knowing you're bigger and in much better shape than the bouncers of a club... I can see it in their eyes sometimes this look of, "This ain't right... musicians are supposed to be puny..." Gotta love it...
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