Mark LaCoste Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 I couldn't not post this. Sorry, folks. I got involved in a group that includes a blind trombonist, David Cassidy's drummer, and me. We do acoustic versions of our own, original, songs. We fill in with covers. We are feeling out the waters with very informal gigs, so Friday night was a party at a local horse stable. The owner said "Heck, why don't you just have dinner before you play?" so I loaded plates for blind Bill and Me. I swallowed a bite of steak and... well, it didn't quite swallow. I could breathe okay, but my body started to produce incredible amounts of mucous... I won't include deatails except to say that I would "fill up" and not be able to breathe. We switch off between bass and guitar, Bill and I, and each time we switched I would run offstage and ... expectorate... It was touch and go. I finished the gig and gave blind Bill a ride home with his PA system. By 3 in the morning I still couldn't swallow anything, and I mean ANYTHING. At 6 AM my wife drove me to the emergency room, where they dislodged the offending hunk of steak. Yechy. I was, of course, sedated during this operation. Apparently, I have a constricted part of my throat called a Schatski's ring. Hmmm... 44 years of swallowing and then THIS? But the point is, I finished the gig. Why am I posting this? Rubber Lizard Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveMusic Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Learn something every day. Never heard of that. > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeton Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Glad to hear it all worked out ok in the end. It could have been curtains for you. Nice to have you around! Dr. Seuss: The Original White Rapper . WWND? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Fortner Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Glad to hear you're OK. You should realize this gives you some usable gravitas the next time someone doesn't want to rehearse because they're feeling "under the weather" for whatever reason. "Oh yeah? I once was choking to death, and finished the gig! " Getcher lazy ass down here! Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 That is some FREAKIN' dedication!!! Kris My Band: http://www.fullblackout.com UPDATED!!! Fairly regularly these days... http://www.logcabinmusic.com updated 11/9/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosh Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Utterly Cool story whhhhhahahaha./....... I'm not laughing because you got injured,...It's more like I Imagime all things happening man Good you're okay now whaahaa Dang,.. this I'm going to remember,...what a great tale to tell. Fan, nu pissar jag taggtråd igen. Jag skulle inte satt på räpan. http://www.bushcollectors.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 All I can say is Wow!! bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Wow, man. I know people that blow off a gig over a hangnail. You rock! Sorry it took an ER visit to prove this fact. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherri Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Wowsers, what an experience. Somewhere, someone is making a crude joke about how you got "meat" stuck in your throat.... but I would never, of course... www.metalblues.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 My mother had a similar problem, then she started taking Nexium on a regular basis and she's not had that problem since. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Glad to hear everything worked out okay in the end Mark, but I'll bet that experience gave you quite a scare. Again, glad to hear you're okay now, and that you were able to finish the gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Ok. A blind guy, David Cassidy's drummer and a guy with a hunk of steak lodged in his throat are playing a gig in a horse barn.... Well, it sounded like the setup for a good joke, but I just don't have a punchline for it! Perhaps the setup is the punchline! Glad to hear you're ok. That give new meaning to the term, "trouper". It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael saulnier Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Mark, I'm glad to hear you survived with only minor complications... as others have said, it could have been a lot worse. One thing about your story made me smile however. That there are people out there known, not by their own names, but as "David Cassidy's _____" In this case "drummer". I suppose there must be a David Cassidy's Bass player, rhythm guitarist, keyboard player and so on... I guess if that's your "claim to fame" you can't escape it... Considering the length of time that has gone on since David's headlining concert days... it's a bit funny to me that someone would still be "described" in that way. Hopefully, you'll never be known as "the guy who almost choked to death on a piece of steak when he was doing a gig with David Cassidy's drummer"! guitplayer (not David Cassidy's guitplayer!) I'm still "guitplayer"! Check out my music if you like... http://www.michaelsaulnier.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techristian Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 If you are allergic to hay or horses, then maybe your throat started closing up before you ate the steak? Many are allergic to hay and weeds. I got real sick once from some grass. I'm glad to hear that you are OK. Dan http://teachmedrums.com TEACHMEDRUMS.COM My Music Videos RED PILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark LaCoste Posted August 4, 2004 Author Share Posted August 4, 2004 Yes, David Cassidy's drummer does have an actual name, and she doesn't often mention that gig. I imagine them playing county fairs where the headliner is Paul Revere and the Raiders. Thanks for all the support folks... what a comical situation! Rubber Lizard Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Originally posted by techristian: If you are allergic to hay or horses, then maybe your throat started closing up before you ate the steak? Many are allergic to hay and weeds. I got real sick once from some grass. I'm glad to hear that you are OK. DanSomehow I don't think you meant how this came out! It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Glad you're okay, Mark! And, it would have been much simpler if your illness had resulted from listening to old "Partridge Family" records. How come Andy Partridge doesn't sound anything like his old family? HAHAHAHAHA....er...I'll shut up. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Doe Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Has to be said ... Chew. Your. Food. (I'm sure your mom and the Doc already covered this though...) No signature required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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