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| Post #46 Jun 10 2009, 01:17 AM | Bonzolee |
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You know what? This is annoying as hell. Screw this shit. Yep, have to go to the doc's tomorrow, and probably will have to cut any left leg stuff out of upcoming gigs. I just want to play some double kick! Why is that so hard to accomplish these days? C'mon 1st or 2nd degree sprain! If it's 3rd, I'm fucked. Totally. If it's fractured, I think I'm going to sleep for a month or so (I wish!). |
 
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| Post #47 Jun 10 2009, 03:27 AM | Bonzolee |
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Just to reiterate: This is a shitload of fuck! So, to the doc's I will go. When they open up, I'm calling in. All in all, it will take me between 3-5 hours at best to go in. Fucking terrible, right? The drive is about an hour (one way), and there will at least be an hour wait. Then, I may need to go to some specialist afterward or something; I have no idea. Just when, for the first time in years, I get something really good happening, something that has the potential to ruin it rears its head. If this is a serious injury, I will have to cancel many gigs. I will not be able to make practice. I will not be able to train. I will piss off many promoters (whom I've finally made good connections with!) and will wind up costing some places money. We've got some bookings coming up that could be regular (and pay a few hundred each gig), but it took time to get these places to trust us enough to try us out. This injury would cause us to bail on them, and I doubt they'll understand. That's just the way shit works. We'll be branded as unreliable. Way to derail the train, right? I didn't work my ass off for years for some terribly timed injury to screw me over when I finally found all the pieces. If this turns out to be some minor speed bump, I'm coming home and drinking a few glasses of wine in celebration. If it's major, I'm coming home and getting totally fucked up on sugar, alcohol, and painkillers. OK, maybe not quite "fucked up", but something along those lines. Either way, I'll be playing a few hours of piano tomorrow. About the only thing that can relax me at the moment. Thank Pesci for piano! |
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| Post #48 Jun 10 2009, 11:39 PM | Bonzolee |
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To anyone reading this page turner: I still don't know. Doc said it looked rather "nasty" and wanted an x-ray done. He actually has no idea what the hell happened. He did say that he did the same exact thing as I did... and he wound up breaking one of the tiny bones. He doesn't know for sure, but it looks bad enough that he needs an x-ray to be certain whether it's a sprain or a break. Ugh. I got the x-ray done late, so I've yet to hear the results. I'm hoping to know by tomorrow. |
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| Post #49 Jun 11 2009, 12:02 AM | Joe E. Holman |
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Fuck, man! Sorry. Looks like the shit-storm is yours now, aye? I think you'd not be able to use at all if it were broken. But a massive sprain will put you out for a while. I know that much. Had plenty. This new job is fucking killing me. It's running up and down stairs doing customer service, security, and all sorts of other work. I am so fucking worked up. |
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| Post #50 Jun 11 2009, 01:12 AM | Perry |
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Joe - that sounds more good than bad, fitness-wise. Bonzo - that sounds more bad than good, any-wise. Maybe Noel can pray up a mhircl for ye? Yeah, right. I have a suggestion. Don't be overawed by the medics 'expertise.' I once broke a wrist. I was nursing one fore- arm on another and the quack asked me if I could waggle my fingers. I could and I did. "Nothing's broken, then." Came back with my x-ray pix . . . "My, it is broken." So much for them benighted x-spurts. What I'm getting at here (probably badly) is don't abandon your own gut- feeling (aka intuition). I.e. don't be browbeaten into any position that you find irreconcilable or improbable. Hang in there, buddy. Oh, a BTW. With my arm in plaster, I was back on my boss's tractor and working, less than four hours later. The choices were limited. He was away, internationally. Where there's a will - there's a way. (to a gig?) Nobody, no thing, keeps a good man down, OK? |
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| Post #51 Jun 11 2009, 04:16 AM | Bonzolee |
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I feel like that Andy guy from Parks and Recreation (new comedy show). He fell into a giant pit and broke his leg or something, was stuck in a cast for most of the first season. He wrote a song about it called "The Pit" which, if you are familiar with the show, is pretty hilarious. http://www.scarecrowboat.com/downloads/The_Pit.mp3 Yep, that's my tune. I fell into the pit. Well, not really, but I'm talking about it as a symbol, people. Yeah! My band might need to add that to our set once I recover from whatever it is I have. Would be a fitting tribute. Add in an extra section or two, a guitar solo (which would be a take on the vocal melody; already have it humming in my head) and we're good to go. Well, I have to say I'm fairly excited about the possibility of doing that. Might even have to sing lead on that one.
Thanks, man. Yep, looks like I'm stuck with the shit storm for the time being.
Wait... you're running up and down stairs? Man, I'm having flashbacks to how awesome that is to do. I'm jealous as hell over here! I can't even walk at a normal pace! I'm a terrible injured person. I just don't know what to do with myself and I freak out. I broke a wrist back in middle school and went crazy. I missed doing my homework (being as I broke my main hand)! I couldn't wait to get back to doing homework! Anytime I get really sick or get injured, I go nuts. I only broke two other bones since middle school, and I really am not looking to add to that number. Forget the pain; I can't deal with feeling like I can't take care of myself or can't do the things expected of me from both myself and others. Frustrating as hell to deal with.
Thanks for the words and positivity, Perry. Yeah, I've got some ideas for gigging, and even if its broken, may be able to play some of the later gigs. I just can't see playing the ones coming up. I'm supposed to go to Pleasant Valley, NY next weekend for three days to play two sets and camp. Did I mention I'll have to walk over 3 miles to get to the concert site? Can't see doing that. Can't see doing some of the upcoming gigs that are going to require some serious driving to get to and overnight stays, either (if it is indeed broken). Also, moving drums is going to be a problem, since I can barely move myself at this point. I can get some help from the other guys and all, and I can change the way I play drums in addition to reworking the set list. Won't sound as "full", but it's better than missing a show. What sucks for me is I use a lot of four way independence grooves, so I'm going to have to figure out how to edit them down to 3. Plus, I have to figure out what I'm going to play on my remaining leg, and I'm going to have to practice the parts until I get them down. I've heard of drummers doing that before (saw one in concert, in fact), but they generally had a few months to prepare. I'll have to hit the ground running like my shoe is on fire if I'm going to be able to get it done in time for the earlier gigs. They are the ones giving me stress at the moment. The later ones I should be able to handle, even though the sound will suffer (just as long as the other two guys don't mind hauling all of my gear around for me  The other idea (if things are really bad) is to do some sort of acoustic show. I could handle that, playing either backing keyboards, acoustic guitar, or some hand drums. First, we'd have to write acoustic songs, learn a few suitable covers, and make sure the gig spots are OK with that sort of show. For example, one of the places we're playing in early July books live bands that are supposed to get people moving on the dance floor. That's why they book live music. I don't know how they're going to respond to the acoustic idea. We could certainly save a few shows using the acoustic idea if it works out. Haven't talked to the other guys about it yet. At the moment though, I'm just stuck waiting to hear what the x-ray says. Don't even know what I'm dealing with yet. From there I can try to figure out what I'm going to do. Edited by Bonzolee, Jun 11 2009, 04:18 AM.
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| Post #52 Jun 23 2009, 02:35 AM | Bonzolee |
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Update: Yeah, so it is a severe ankle sprain. It sucks, but it is good news. Missed 2 shows so far, but was able to play the third show, only 30 minutes long, by playing simpler songs while using my other leg to handle the drum parts. Two more shows this weekend; both are pretty demanding (as in, I HAVE to have my ankle ready to go, as the parts are too complex to learn with my other ankle in time in addition to longer sets). I've been doing some rehab exercises to help move my ankle along the road to recovery, so I'll have to asses things on Friday and make a decision. At the moment, I couldn't even make a guess. I'm no longer stressed out about it, so I'm pretty optimistic at the moment, even if I do miss 2 more shows. |
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| Post #53 Jun 23 2009, 05:12 AM | Perry |
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What sort of bracing (if any) is being used? Those elastic tube gauze thingames might give some added support. I have a spare lower leg in the freezer, but it's probably not your size. |
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| Post #54 Jun 23 2009, 11:23 PM | Joe E. Holman |
| Back hurts. Need Flexeril. But must work. Damn! |
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| Post #55 Feb 12 2010, 07:01 AM | Joe E. Holman |
| 12 inches of snow down here. It just quit. All night at work, I was helping free cars to come to and fro. This. Was. Awesome! |
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| Post #56 Feb 15 2010, 08:04 AM | Huxley |
| I am still managing to make love to a beautiful woman. With the aid of painkillers. |
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| Post #57 Feb 15 2010, 10:52 PM | Perry |
 For her or you?  |
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| Post #58 Feb 16 2010, 03:44 AM | Huxley |
| The Painkillers are for me. The Rohypnol is for her. |
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