How about the band/artist who has barely finished tracking and then organises their album launch, locks in the date, venue, sells tickets and then asks you at the start of mixing their 12 track album on Wednesday
BAND: "Do you think you'll have this all finished by the weekend?"
ENGINEER: "Um... Which weekend?"
BAND: "This one coming up. We got our album launch this Saturday night."
ENGINEER: “You are joking right?”
BAND: “What’s the problem… you only gotta mix it. That won’t take long will it?”
ENGINEER: “Then it still has to be mastered, that will need to be booked in”
BAND: “Don’t worry about that! Our sound guy says that’s all bullshit. Mastering is just a scam to get more money out of you. Sounds good just mixed. Don’t wanna spend money on something that makes f*ck all difference.”
ENGINEER: “What about getting the CD’s and the artwork done? Who have you organised to do that?”
BAND: “Don’t you do that here?”
ENGINEER: “Excuse me?!!”
BAND: “Haven’t you got one of them CD burners? Our drummer has and he’s always burnin’ CD’s. I watched him, it's real easy. And if he can do it, anyone can.”
I kid you not, the above is not made up.
Horror stories like this do exist!