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Posted by: Ben Higgins Nov 14 2012, 10:59 AM
What should a guitarist NOT do ??
Be careless with knives.
In fact, I don't think this guitarist should be allowed to make their own sandwiches.
Yes, I mean me 
I was using a bread knife to slice open a crusty bread roll for breakfast. I was holding the bread roll in my left hand as you do. I went right through the roll and into my hand - duh ! 
Thankfully it was only my palm and not a finger.. but still, not the kind of thing you want to do if playing the guitar is your main thing in life !
Only I bring you these kinds of posts... enjoy my clumsiness and use it to feel better about yourselves !! 
Posted by: rhoads Nov 14 2012, 11:07 AM
He should also NOT let other band members close the car door over their finger, before a concert.
Fortunately I was fast enough so it only caught the tip of my finger and lucky enough to be my left hand thumb.
Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Nov 14 2012, 11:11 AM
Guitarist should play guitar.
Only.
Period.
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Nov 14 2012, 11:19 AM
Not to go ice skating before a concert
Posted by: Timmy b Nov 14 2012, 11:33 AM
They shouldn't be careless when working with screwdrivers!
I put a screwdriver through my hand one time. Let me tell you it didnt tickle 
Posted by: jstcrsn Nov 14 2012, 11:48 AM
Be careless with knives.
In fact, I don't think this guitarist should be allowed to make their own sandwiches.
Yes, I mean me
I was using a bread knife to slice open a crusty bread roll for breakfast. I was holding the bread roll in my left hand as you do. I went right through the roll and into my hand - duh !
Thankfully it was only my palm and not a finger.. but still, not the kind of thing you want to do if playing the guitar is your main thing in life !
Only I bring you these kinds of posts... enjoy my clumsiness and use it to feel better about yourselves !!
put the bread down ------and back away -----slowly(without the knife in your hand )
Posted by: Fran Nov 14 2012, 12:38 PM
Break his hand...I finally had my cast removed yesterday after 5 weeks. Now I need another two of rehab to recover all mobility!
Sorry to hear about your injury! 
Posted by: rhoads Nov 14 2012, 12:44 PM
Sorry to hear about your injury!
Definitely not break his hand.. sorry to hear about his man..
Posted by: mroberts70 Nov 14 2012, 01:47 PM
Be careless with knives.
In fact, I don't think this guitarist should be allowed to make their own sandwiches.
Yes, I mean me
I was using a bread knife to slice open a crusty bread roll for breakfast. I was holding the bread roll in my left hand as you do. I went right through the roll and into my hand - duh !
Thankfully it was only my palm and not a finger.. but still, not the kind of thing you want to do if playing the guitar is your main thing in life !
Only I bring you these kinds of posts... enjoy my clumsiness and use it to feel better about yourselves !!
There are other options...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gMgK7h-BA
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 14 2012, 02:51 PM
Oh! Fortunately your finger are ok Ben! I prefer to avoid playing soccer since I know friends that should stop playing, or walking because of a bad fault..
Posted by: Ben Higgins Nov 14 2012, 04:10 PM
Sounds like we all have things we shouldn't do ! 
Posted by: Christophe Nov 15 2012, 02:50 AM
It seems I'm on the right way =D
No girlfriend
Living in my parents' house
No job
My own room with good stuff
Free of all charges
Mother cooking for me
I'll be the next Guitar Hero dudes !
Posted by: Ben Higgins Nov 15 2012, 10:59 AM
No girlfriend
Living in my parents' house
No job
My own room with good stuff
Free of all charges
Mother cooking for me
I'll be the next Guitar Hero dudes !
Posted by: Patrik Berg Nov 16 2012, 01:54 AM
play drums
Posted by: Grace Nov 16 2012, 04:32 AM
Dance around your guitar and accidentally kick it making it fall and break the neck in half......I'm just glad it wasn't me or my guitar, but this happened to my sister and I was there to see this happen...lol
Posted by: bleez Nov 16 2012, 09:47 AM
Living in my parents' house
No job
My own room with good stuff
Free of all charges
Mother cooking for me
all of that sounds fantastic
Last year I closed the car door on my finger and had to open the door to get my finger out..... then walk calmly into the house pretending I wasnt in the most pain id ever felt.
Posted by: Ben Higgins Nov 16 2012, 10:53 AM
And vice versa !
Ooooooh No !!
Talk about an awkward moment !!
That hurt just reading it !
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 16 2012, 03:06 PM
UGGGHH! I had a VERY bad dream about that ... I was falling on the ice rink and a little girl came running with her skates and sliced my left hand fingers off with the skate blade...
Uh oh, nasty one
Posted by: Ulrik Nov 16 2012, 03:13 PM
And vice versa !
Tell that to someone like Dave Grohl.
....washing a knife by hand, and banging it into your finger is bad too. Ten years later I still have a scar
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 16 2012, 03:15 PM
Well, there's this unsheathing action in Iaido/ Batto Jutsu, in which you push the tsuba (the sword's guard) with your thumb in order to have a fast unsheathing of the sword.
Thing is that, a lot of folks hold their thumb parallel and above the blade which is a very silly thing to do, especially if you are a beginner - results? Instant cut on the inside of your thumb. The correct approach, is based on holding your thumb on the right side of the tsuba and blade, so when you push the tsuba and draw, the blade goes out of the saya (scabbard) right between your thumb and the rest of your fingers.
I just learned this thing a few weeks ago and I'm always careful when practicing even with the bokken (wooden sword) as everything you learn will stay with you when you use a real blade (shinken) and presto, your thumb could be gravely damaged, out of sheer carelessness!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Nov 16 2012, 03:19 PM
Thing is that, a lot of folks hold their thumb parallel and above the blade which is a very silly thing to do, especially if you are a beginner - results? Instant cut on the inside of your thumb. The correct approach, is based on holding your thumb on the right side of the tsuba and blade, so when you push the tsuba and draw, the blade goes out of the saya (scabbard) right between your thumb and the rest of your fingers.
I just learned this thing a few weeks ago and I'm always careful when practicing even with the bokken (wooden sword) as everything you learn will stay with you when you use a real blade (shinken) and presto, your thumb could be gravely damaged, out of sheer carelessness!
Oh man that sounds like a dangerous practise !!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 16 2012, 03:31 PM
Not at all - but if you have poor technique or if you just happen to have a really sharp katana at home and you want to draw just like the guys in Akira Kurosawa movies, without the proper training, you're in for a really nasty thumb cut.
Posted by: Marcus Siepen Nov 19 2012, 04:08 AM
A guitarist should not play World of Warcraft while the intro for the show is already running and a nervous tech is wating with a Les Paul in his hands, while the guitarplayer says something about "just this one mob..." ^^
PS: Yes, I actually made it on stage in time, and I was not the only one playing that long ;-)
Posted by: quadrium Nov 19 2012, 04:24 AM
PS: Yes, I actually made it on stage in time, and I was not the only one playing that long ;-)
Hehe
That's awesome I am very familiar to this kind of story myself. Mine is just including a final exam instead of a show
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 19 2012, 08:25 AM
That's awesome I am very familiar to this kind of story myself. Mine is just including a final exam instead of a show Darn D-man! I was so nervous before exams that I couldn't focus on anything
and God forbid I ever ate anything that morning After the exam, it was ok to eat, BUT NEVER before!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Nov 19 2012, 10:14 AM
PS: Yes, I actually made it on stage in time, and I was not the only one playing that long ;-)
Oh that is legendary !!!
Posted by: Fran Nov 19 2012, 12:18 PM
PS: Yes, I actually made it on stage in time, and I was not the only one playing that long ;-)
Posted by: Marcus Siepen Nov 19 2012, 01:36 PM
That game can be pretty addictive ;-)
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 20 2012, 09:05 AM
Before going onstage I am usually not thinking about anything else - that's not good either because I get kind of nervous... More than I should be after all this time But hey, it's only normal to feel stuff before performing I guess
Posted by: snackajacks Nov 20 2012, 09:43 AM
Leave GMC
Try to live on his own
Prepare healthy food his own.
ah, we all had a food infection at least once..
Posted by: Alex Feather Nov 20 2012, 10:33 AM
Fortunately I was fast enough so it only caught the tip of my finger and lucky enough to be my left hand thumb.
Man that happened to me many years ago!!! I got in a car and a friend of mine slammed the door! My whole right hand got messed up all 4 fingers! It was so bad!!!! I couldn't sleep for a few days because of pain! Thank God there was no major injuries but my fingernails were black for like a month and I couldn't play guitar!!! Be careful with car doors!
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