Chad Thorne Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 ...I don't know what Sgt. Pepper was up to, but I was having triple-bypass surgery. To all of us "fluffy" bass players I want to say: Stop screwing around. Quit smoking. Lose weight. Exercise regularly. Manage your stress. Because heart attacks and open-heart surgery suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 ...I don't know what Sgt. Pepper was up to, but I was having triple-bypass surgery. To all of us "fluffy" bass players I want to say: Stop screwing around. Quit smoking. Lose weight. Exercise regularly. Manage your stress. Because heart attacks and open-heart surgery suck. Glad you're still here, Chad. Going for a walk now... Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Way to go Chad! Next February will mark 20 years since I was put on the heart transplant list. I love proving doctors wrong. Keep living healthy! Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Next February will mark 20 years since I was put on the heart transplant list. Holy crap, Ken! Glad you're still here, too. Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 My best friend from high school's brother is on that heart list right now. He's got some kind of genetic thing that I don't know much about. My friend (that sax player who lives in Korea) has the same thing but caught onto it earlier due to his older brother's very serious issues. A drummer's friend's wife gave a kidney to the lady who introduced me to my wife. Both people knew my wife, but they didn't really know each other. Reading what I've wrote, I don't know why I'm typing all this. But it appears to be important to me none-the-less since I've apparently hit the "submit" key. To Chad and Kenfxj: very glad you're still around. Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Become an organ donor. Donate life. There are far too many myths and misinformation about organ donation. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Eleven years ago I had Colon cancer surgery. After the surgery I was told it was Stage 4, (the worst) and I had 4-6 months to live. What did I do? I started taking my bass playing more seriously. I think it saved my life. Maybe God had a hand in it also. I have heard He loves bass players. Rocky "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzone Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Ten months ago, my wife thought I was having a stroke. The docs (at U of I in Chicago)found a brain tumor and got most of it after two brain operations. I'm still on one strong chemo drug but off two others as of this week. I lost one month of my life where I remember nothing. My vision and skills were affected. I couldn't remember that I played bass or drove a car. My wife and kids showed me vids of me playing and my wife singing and with a lot of help I'm starting to play again. When I picked up my bass after getting home, it felt like it was a hundred pounds and I couldn't remember a simple scale.I was a vegetarian for the past ten years so I was in good health for my age which helped a lot. My "vitals" are all good. My last MRI came back clear so we're hoping I can progress and rejoin the band that wanted us two weeks before all this happened. Like the song says "What a Life" And I can now play about eight songs. (sorry for the long post) "I could drink booze to unwind every day instead of learning bass... But then my wife would never tell me how much I'm improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Eleven years ago I had Colon cancer surgery. After the surgery I was told it was Stage 4, (the worst) and I had 4-6 months to live.... They told me on a Thursday that I wouldn't live through the weekend! :idk Maybe God had a hand in it also. I like to think so. I have heard He loves bass players. Doesn't everybody? Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Ten months ago, my wife thought I was having a stroke. The docs (at U of I in Chicago)found a brain tumor and got most of it after two brain operations. I'm still on one strong chemo drug but off two others as of this week. I lost one month of my life where I remember nothing. My vision and skills were affected. I couldn't remember that I played bass or drove a car. My wife and kids showed me vids of me playing and my wife singing and with a lot of help I'm starting to play again. When I picked up my bass after getting home, it felt like it was a hundred pounds and I couldn't remember a simple scale.I was a vegetarian for the past ten years so I was in good health for my age which helped a lot. My "vitals" are all good. My last MRI came back clear so we're hoping I can progress and rejoin the band that wanted us two weeks before all this happened. Like the song says "What a Life" And I can now play about eight songs. (sorry for the long post) Good news Pizzone! Here's to a continued successful recovery. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Become an organ donor. Donate life. Already signed up. I sat with my neighbor through the donation end of the process as her 45-year-old husband lay dying of a brain aneurysm. Heartbreaking, to be sure, but the one bright spot in the whole sad situation. Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Glad you came through all that, Pizzone. The Fox Valley needs all the good bass players it can get! Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Become an organ donor. Donate life. Already signed up. +1 Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzone Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Glad you came through all that, Pizzone. The Fox Valley needs all the good bass players it can get! Thank you ! I don't know about being a "good bass player" though. I played drums for about 50yrs and bass for about 4yrs now. I love my basses and missed them so I'm glad to be playing again even though it's just a few songs. "I could drink booze to unwind every day instead of learning bass... But then my wife would never tell me how much I'm improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzone Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 And thanks Kenfxj. "I could drink booze to unwind every day instead of learning bass... But then my wife would never tell me how much I'm improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Amazing stories here! I am glad that it pleased God not to take those of us out via these physical problems when we had them, otherwise we wouldn't have had the chance to come together here on the LD! And speaking for myself, in these seven years He has given me a happier life that I enjoy much more than the one I had previously. BTW, I do think it says somewhere in the Bible that "God gives strength to the upright." No word on electric bass guitars, but since they didn't have them them. I think we can extrapolate that His blessing extends to them...:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 You guys are an inspiration! http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I would think that all of you that were able to beat and overcome these obstacles were in strong part due to having the right attitudes and head space. As Phil stated you are all an inspiration. Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzone Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Thanks to all of you for the encouragement and I may have to switch to fretless because I still see the fretboard jumbled up. If I could just convince my wife.... "I could drink booze to unwind every day instead of learning bass... But then my wife would never tell me how much I'm improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Thanks to all of you for the encouragement and I may have to switch to fretless because I still see the fretboard jumbled up. If I could just convince my wife.... Get yourself a microtonal fretboard and maybe it'll look normal? :idk Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabottomend Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Ten months ago, my wife thought I was having a stroke. The docs (at U of I in Chicago)found a brain tumor and got most of it after two brain operations. I'm still on one strong chemo drug but off two others as of this week. I lost one month of my life where I remember nothing. My vision and skills were affected. I couldn't remember that I played bass or drove a car. My wife and kids showed me vids of me playing and my wife singing and with a lot of help I'm starting to play again. When I picked up my bass after getting home, it felt like it was a hundred pounds and I couldn't remember a simple scale.I was a vegetarian for the past ten years so I was in good health for my age which helped a lot. My "vitals" are all good. My last MRI came back clear so we're hoping I can progress and rejoin the band that wanted us two weeks before all this happened. Like the song says "What a Life" And I can now play about eight songs. (sorry for the long post) No apology necessary. You have the right to make posts as long and as often as you would like. Godspeed on your recovery. Do not be deceived by, nor take lightly, this particular bit of musicianship one simply describes as "bass". - Lowell George "The music moves me, it just moves me ugly." William H. Macy in "Wild Hogs" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Become an organ donor. Donate life. There are far too many myths and misinformation about organ donation. Ken, I love you, bro, but I'm not donating a heart to you. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Become an organ donor. Donate life. There are far too many myths and misinformation about organ donation. Ken, I love you, bro, but I'm not donating a heart to you. Well, you they don't expect you to give it up until after you're done using it........ Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzone Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Become an organ donor. Donate life. Well, you they don't expect you to give it up until after you're done using it........ Wow...I finally understand how that works ! Thanks. And I may have actual holes in my head but I still have GAS so the microtonal fretboard won't help. But thanks,KenfxJ "I could drink booze to unwind every day instead of learning bass... But then my wife would never tell me how much I'm improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Yeah. With hearts they insist that the donor be completely dead (not just mostly dead) before they'll harvest the organ. They will take kidneys and in some cases partial livers from living donors. But only voluntarily. In an ironic turn of events I found out a few years back that I have three functioning kidneys. Freaked me out a bit at first but now I think it's kinda cool. That may turn out to be one of the reasons I didn't die when I had the bad, bad heart failure. I never went into renal failure. Go figure. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Become an organ donor. Donate life. There are far too many myths and misinformation about organ donation. Ken, I love you, bro, but I'm not donating a heart to you. Well, you they don't expect you to give it up until after you're done using it........ For the record, I am an organ donor. Once the brain stops functioning, I don't GAF what you do with the rest of me. If someone else can make use of it, great. Liver probably wouldn't be the best choice, though, fair warning in advance. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabottomend Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Yeah. With hearts they insist that the donor be completely dead (not just mostly dead) before they'll harvest the organ. As coronary officer I've thoroughly examined her And she's not just merely dead She's really most sincerely dead. Do not be deceived by, nor take lightly, this particular bit of musicianship one simply describes as "bass". - Lowell George "The music moves me, it just moves me ugly." William H. Macy in "Wild Hogs" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 ...I don't know what Sgt. Pepper was up to, but I was having triple-bypass surgery. To all of us "fluffy" bass players I want to say: Stop screwing around. Quit smoking. Lose weight. Exercise regularly. Manage your stress. Because heart attacks and open-heart surgery suck. Amen, Chad! And to you others that have been through a lot, I'm glad you're still here! The planet needs more bass players! Being an organ donor is a good thing to do. Truly the perfect way to make your mark on this world. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abemo Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Glad to hear you guys are still around, and thanks for the inspiration. I'm trying to quit smoking, but my wife still has her smokes around the house. Appreciate the extra motivation, theres few enough bass players as it is. keep kicking. If the bass is a' rocking, HELL YEAH COME KNOCKIN! www.myspace.com/gritthitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Bastard Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I am with you on the health thing. Congrats on survival! I am down about 60 pounds this year. It is strange, I can sing and play better since I lsot the weight. I was getting up to 300 pounds and now I am 235. www.burning3.com Music Man Stingray 5 HH Peavey T-40 Hartke LH500 Ampeg SVT410HLF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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