Trying to put together a new band, have a Craigslist ad posted. I surprisingly have drummers and bass players coming out of the woodwork. I have a few set to come over when I get an email from yet another drummer who lives over an hour away, which is fine but is something of a warning flag to me. Anyway, since I have others already scheduled, I responded to him with "Hey John - have 2 potential drummers coming in soon, but will keep you in mind if they don’t work out."
That didn't strike me as a rude response.
Just got this in my email:
"Well, if you aren't even interested in giving me an audition unless the other two don't work out first, it probably would not be a good fit. I'm not interested in being the last, desperate choice because others didn't work out. Thanx anyway."
I'm feeling like I dodged a bullet with that dude.