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Nxt Lvl · 11-02-2009, 11:10 AM

I had a church service my band had to play at last evening. We were pretty psyched for it because it is a new place, and we just love playing anyway. So yesterday I came down with some serious flu, probably not the Pig variety but bad enough. I took about 7 dumps before 2pm and was going downhill fast. I hated to cancel because then the pastor would play CD's which don't really do much for the atmosphere. Plus, we were playing a fast swing version of When The Saints Go Marching In because it was All Saints Day, and the kiddies were going to march in with their costumes on. By the time we got set up I felt a little better, and amazingly was in pretty decent shape during the service. I had to sit down a couple times because I thought I might hurl in the baptismal font. That would have been a Youtube classic. Anyway, we finished the night and everyone was REAL happy, so I went home and crashed hard. Hot and cold sweats all night and home from work today, but I am glad I didn't back out.

drewl · 11-02-2009, 05:28 PM

A few years ago I had the flu, was sick as a dog playing a gig a couple hours away and I couldn't drink because I had to drive.
Well some regular chick said I could crash at her place right around the corner so I got incredibly hammered and felt alot better.
Drummer hooked up with her while I crashed in a spare bedroom.
Woke up the next day feeling great and even managed to find my way home.

guitarman3001 · 11-03-2009, 08:29 AM

Once played a gig with food poisoning. We were playing a gig at a place about 10 minutes from my house. After we set up, I went home and ate a plate of linguini with clam sauce. Went back to the club and within about 5 minutes of getting back, I started feeling horrible. Turns out the clam sauce was bad. A few minutes before we were supposed to go on, I found myself in the bathroom projectile vomiting uncontrollably. When I finally finished and could breathe again, we went on. I've never had such a miserable gig. I was sweating profusely, dizzy, and by this point suffering from severe dehydration. It was so bad that my entire body started cramping up. Every time I lifted my foot to step on one of my pedals, it would cramp horribly. My arms and hands started cramping up too.

To top it off, after the show the band manager had a talk with me and told me I was out of the band. Had I know this before the show, I never would have played it. Fuckers!!!!!!!

Anyway, I got home and even though my stomach was empty, I started projectile vomiting again and ended up so sick that I was bedridden for about 4 days and a few times my temperature hit 104. I was so weak for a couple of days that I couldn't even lift a glass of water to my mouth and needed someone to help me.

samkokajko · 11-03-2009, 01:02 PM

I was at band rehearsal when I broke out with a ridiculous fever. Ended up crashing there and pulling only a half day at work. It ended up being laryngitis and had me incredibly sick for 2 weeks. Couldn't eat for 8 days because my entire mouth had infected sores that made even drinking water incredibly painful.

It was horrible.

I still had to work and run sound though, not perform on-stage luckily but during the time I was sick I had something like 6 gigs I had to do plus out of the worst 10 days I ended up working for at least 5.
Ended up in the ER on the 4th or 5th day for serious antibiotics.

twangin6 · 11-03-2009, 02:17 PM

I broke my index finger on my pick hand playing softball a few days before a gig. I played the gig with a splint on my finger holding the pick between middle and thumb. The index finger kept trying to get involved. It is bent for good.

no pain no gain

drewl · 11-03-2009, 04:34 PM

I broke my collarbone skiing (whole band went) I did miss one gig, but played two weeks later....on drums...that was painful....it was my right collarbone, so not alot of fills, and used my left hand to hit crashes.

guitarman3001 · 11-04-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by twangin6

I broke my index finger on my pick hand playing softball a few days before a gig. I played the gig with a splint on my finger holding the pick between middle and thumb. The index finger kept trying to get involved. It is bent for good.

no pain no gain

a few months ago I played a gig about 3 hours after I almost sliced off the tip of my index finger on my fret hand. I had to go to the ER and have it glued back together. I played the gig with that finger wrapped up and splinted. We had to skip a bunch of songs that I couldn't play the leads on but I managed to make it through and even played a bunch of leads without that finger. Good thing I use my pinky a lot.

And like you, my index finger kept trying to get involved. It wasn't pretty. That shit hurt!!! Took me about 2 months to get back to normal and 4 or 5 months to heal 100%. I can still see the outline of the wound.

11-02-2009, 11:10 AM	#1
Nxt Lvl Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 233	Let's hear about the time you were sick as a dog but played the gig anyway!! I had a church service my band had to play at last evening. We were pretty psyched for it because it is a new place, and we just love playing anyway. So yesterday I came down with some serious flu, probably not the Pig variety but bad enough. I took about 7 dumps before 2pm and was going downhill fast. I hated to cancel because then the pastor would play CD's which don't really do much for the atmosphere. Plus, we were playing a fast swing version of When The Saints Go Marching In because it was All Saints Day, and the kiddies were going to march in with their costumes on. By the time we got set up I felt a little better, and amazingly was in pretty decent shape during the service. I had to sit down a couple times because I thought I might hurl in the baptismal font. That would have been a Youtube classic. Anyway, we finished the night and everyone was REAL happy, so I went home and crashed hard. Hot and cold sweats all night and home from work today, but I am glad I didn't back out. __________________ Fender USA Deluxe Strat Fender VG Strat Taylor T5

11-03-2009, 08:29 AM	#3
guitarman3001 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,902	Once played a gig with food poisoning. We were playing a gig at a place about 10 minutes from my house. After we set up, I went home and ate a plate of linguini with clam sauce. Went back to the club and within about 5 minutes of getting back, I started feeling horrible. Turns out the clam sauce was bad. A few minutes before we were supposed to go on, I found myself in the bathroom projectile vomiting uncontrollably. When I finally finished and could breathe again, we went on. I've never had such a miserable gig. I was sweating profusely, dizzy, and by this point suffering from severe dehydration. It was so bad that my entire body started cramping up. Every time I lifted my foot to step on one of my pedals, it would cramp horribly. My arms and hands started cramping up too. To top it off, after the show the band manager had a talk with me and told me I was out of the band. Had I know this before the show, I never would have played it. Fuckers!!!!!!! Anyway, I got home and even though my stomach was empty, I started projectile vomiting again and ended up so sick that I was bedridden for about 4 days and a few times my temperature hit 104. I was so weak for a couple of days that I couldn't even lift a glass of water to my mouth and needed someone to help me. __________________ Current gear: Peavey Classic 30 Crate Palomino V32 1x12 combo B-52 AT100 head Palomino V32H head Vox DA5 portable amp 1 old Crate 4x12 cab (the old ones...with the fuzzy covering and celestion speakers) 2 Marshall 4x10 1965A cabs 1 Crate Palomino 2x12 cab Vox VT30 Fender powerhouse strat Michael Kelly Patriot Limited Squier classic vibe tele Epiphone flamekat Epiphone les paul custom Jackson RR flying V PRS santana SE My Soundclick music page. Here.

11-03-2009, 01:02 PM	#4
samkokajko Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 690	I was at band rehearsal when I broke out with a ridiculous fever. Ended up crashing there and pulling only a half day at work. It ended up being laryngitis and had me incredibly sick for 2 weeks. Couldn't eat for 8 days because my entire mouth had infected sores that made even drinking water incredibly painful. It was horrible. I still had to work and run sound though, not perform on-stage luckily but during the time I was sick I had something like 6 gigs I had to do plus out of the worst 10 days I ended up working for at least 5. Ended up in the ER on the 4th or 5th day for serious antibiotics. __________________ samkokajko wins! - MusicalSchizo

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11-02-2009, 05:28 PM	#2
drewl Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: state hospital Posts: 436	A few years ago I had the flu, was sick as a dog playing a gig a couple hours away and I couldn't drink because I had to drive. Well some regular chick said I could crash at her place right around the corner so I got incredibly hammered and felt alot better. Drummer hooked up with her while I crashed in a spare bedroom. Woke up the next day feeling great and even managed to find my way home.

11-03-2009, 02:17 PM	#5
twangin6 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 146	I broke my index finger on my pick hand playing softball a few days before a gig. I played the gig with a splint on my finger holding the pick between middle and thumb. The index finger kept trying to get involved. It is bent for good. no pain no gain

11-03-2009, 04:34 PM	#6
drewl Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: state hospital Posts: 436	I broke my collarbone skiing (whole band went) I did miss one gig, but played two weeks later....on drums...that was painful....it was my right collarbone, so not alot of fills, and used my left hand to hit crashes.