Unfortunate Incident

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 6 Oct 2018 11:28 am

I cut my finger (left pinky) about 30 seconds before downbeat last night. I had the intro. Played 3 songs before deciding I'd better go get a band-aid for it. Blood all over the fretboard and strings. New strings, too - just put them on a few days ago.

Got it all cleaned up now but wow, what a ride! Had to clean the bar, too. You haven't lived until you've played a bloody pedal steel.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 6 Oct 2018 11:42 am

Crikey, you musta played some bloody good music!

(Couldn't find any Aussie emoticons.)

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 6 Oct 2018 1:35 pm

Been there done that.

Pete Bailey · Post by **Pete Bailey** » 6 Oct 2018 2:37 pm

Uh-oh, now it's got a taste for blood, that never ends well...

David Weisenthal · Post by **David Weisenthal** » 6 Oct 2018 6:17 pm

Sounds like a great beginning for a b- movie vampire flick. Budding directors take note. Glad you could still play b0b.

Stuart Legg · Post by **Stuart Legg** » 6 Oct 2018 11:34 pm

I should think folks would want to know how you cut your finger?

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 6 Oct 2018 11:55 pm

Oh no, sorry to hear that!

I am using one of those Red Rajah bars, good color for not seeing the blood on it. $:\$

Kind Regards, Walter

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 7 Oct 2018 4:23 am

Bummer, b0b.

I briefly played duo with a singer/songwriter/guitar strummer who was telling me about striking a chord during a solo set, tearing his finger open and bleeding all over everything for the rest of his set. I said "oh man, how awful!" and he said "NO!! IT WAS F'IN' AWESOME!!!" I learned that he was a punk rocker at heart and this took him back to his true roots. He went on to be deported back to Newcastle so our act was cut short.

Want me to put you in touch with your soulmate?

gary pierce · Post by **gary pierce** » 7 Oct 2018 5:59 am

I keep a band-aid in my billfold for times like this, and started when I was a carpenter 40 years ago.

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 7 Oct 2018 6:51 am

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 7 Oct 2018 7:39 am

Time to change to another (string) brand, b0b?

gary pierce · Post by **gary pierce** » 7 Oct 2018 7:57 am

Pete Bailey wrote:Uh-oh, now it's got a taste for blood, that never ends well...

b0b, sorry for your embarrassing incident, but this is statement is funny.
The steel demanded bloody emotion, while being played.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 7 Oct 2018 8:04 am

Oh great ... one more thing to take to the gig ... a first aid kit!

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 7 Oct 2018 8:40 am

Stuart Legg wrote:I should think folks would want to know how you cut your finger?

An unstable folding music stand was the culprit. Looking at it later, I discovered that I'd lost a 1/4" chunk of skin. It was still bleeding the next day when I took off the band-aid.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 7 Oct 2018 12:01 pm

That happened to me during my set at the TSGA Jamboree years back. I was adjusting my vocal mic and the counterweight slipped down the boom arm and clipped my left pinky.

I didn't even notice until my strings were getting sticky and I realized my fretboard was covered in blood! I asked the ladies in the front row for a tissue or something and Jean Hughey came up with a band-aid. But the bleeding still wouldn't stop and I had to leave the set early.

John Arnold would remember this episode because he found it hilarious and wrote about it in the TSGA Newsletter

Butch Mullen · Post by **Butch Mullen** » 7 Oct 2018 2:10 pm

If a transfusion is needed I'll bet there is about 17,000 donors standing in line!!! Butch in NC

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 7 Oct 2018 6:39 pm

Herb Steiner wrote:That happened to me during my set at the TSGA Jamboree years back. I was adjusting my vocal mic and the counterweight slipped down the boom arm and clipped my left pinky.

I remember that, and it flashed back in real time. Am I finally entitled to the diamond horseshoe ring?

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 7 Oct 2018 7:24 pm

Whoa! I thought we had agreed not to discuss diamond horseshoe rings in public.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 8 Oct 2018 8:42 am

I now have an adhesive bandage in my pac-a-seat.

It doesn't take up much space and weighs next to nothing.

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 8 Oct 2018 9:08 am

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 8 Oct 2018 10:27 am

Lee Baucum wrote:Whoa! I thought we had agreed not to discuss diamond horseshoe rings in public.

Oops.

Guess I just killed my chances.

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 8 Oct 2018 4:22 pm

Couple years ago I was setting up for a gig when the band leader asked if I had a screwdriver. I reached into my tool bag & promptly sliced open my finger on the box cutter I keep in there. Problem was that I was on Warfarin for A-fib at the time, and it wouldn't stop bleeding; all over my steel & Custom Shop Strat, for the entire gig. Finally stopped bleeding , but not after dripping blood all over the place that night.

Bobby D. Jones · Post by **Bobby D. Jones** » 8 Oct 2018 7:05 pm

Hope your are healing up good b0b, And back to Happy Sttelin.
Blood does get very stickey after just a minute or 2 out of our body. Bet your bar and strings was a mess to deal with.

Roddy Ring · Post by **Roddy Ring** » 9 Oct 2018 9:07 am

I stabbed my thumb with a string end that I hadn't clipped as close to the peg as I thought. Blood everywhere. I yelled this line to the amusement of the otherwise disgusted listeners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74BlHdTi2DI

Don Kuhn · Post by **Don Kuhn** » 9 Oct 2018 11:25 am

Bob you should of changed the tune at that point and played "It's a Blooded Mary Morning" hope it's getting better.

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