pollock Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I have had a nasty head-cold for the last week, which includes a horrible sore throat. I can't sing, my ears are stuffed up/ringing so it seems harder to hear the notes i'm playing. Plus- i cough on my guitars....ick. Do you ever feel like you're not as good at guitar when you're sick? I know thats how I feel right now. my band: http://www.blujavu.com www.myspace.com/blujavu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Gheeze, it's not too uncommon that if I were sick, I wouldn't even feel like picking up a guitar at all to begin with. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptinesOf Youth Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 least you know your accompishing something when youre sick. youll never get that same virus again ( i dont think anyway). but yea if im sick i dont do much at all unless i have to...i.e...work...hgope ya feel better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I'm down with a nasty cold myself right now, and haven't gone near the guitar at all today. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Actually, when I'm sick, I tend to reach for the comfortable; "I Love Jeannie" re-runs and my Martin D-18 or Fender Highway 1 Strat; but one is gone forever and the other is ninety miles away Unfortunately, right now, I've got a different illness ... the "blahs" ... or ... I don't give a s#^$*t. I these cases nothing helps. Not even a new guitar Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 My Granny in Scotland (read 'bad weather') always used to say the a piano could catch a cold and the sound would go off until it was heated up & dried out. I wonder if an acoustic can get the cold if you sneeze into it? G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar55 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Another perspective on being sick and playing...I've always noticed that when I was sick and had to play a gig, that for those 40 - 60 minutes I'm on stage, I feel incredibly better...only to "relapse" during breaks. Has anyone had a similar experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Originally posted by Guitar55: Another perspective on being sick and playing...I've always noticed that when I was sick and had to play a gig, that for those 40 - 60 minutes I'm on stage, I feel incredibly better...only to "relapse" during breaks. Has anyone had a similar experience? Absolutely - performing makes the world go away, including illness. I played Friday night with the start of this cold, kept a box of tissues next to me, rigged up a bag to toss 'em into - still had a great gig - just warned jammers away from my mic. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruupi Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I think I have forgotten what its like to be sick. I have only had 2 colds in the last 5 years and have not had the flue in at least 5. At my last job though, I was stressed all the time and seemed to get 4 colds a year. I cna't scientificly say that the stress was lowering my immune system, but it sure makes me think that. My soundclick site: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=397188 My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gruupi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillydor Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Flu germs can can travel about further than you think. People who soldier on and work, play gigs etc and think they won't infect others with the virus are doing no-one any good except maybe the pharmaceutical companies. Stay in bed. I had it in our winter, next year I'm definately getting flu vacine shots. I can get pretty depressed when I get the flu -and for weeks after.So I take multi B vitamin pills, once I start recovering. It probably doesn't help alleviate the flu while you have it, but picks you up afterwards. I feel for you CG and anyone else who gets the flu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Well I had one spectacular experience one time! I had been having bad stomach aches for two weeks and been into two emergency facilities here twice and they said it was just indigestion. So we had a Friday night gig to do and I felt not too bad. WELL somewhere around 11:00 I doubled up on stage and passed out!! they called the EMU and hauled me away and it ended up I had a burst and ruptured appendix! wow that was a bad one ended up with a nasty drain tube in the incision and strong antibiotics for the next three weeks and spent a week in the hospital!!! When we played there again the owner said "Oh I just thought you od'ed or something? http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtail Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Originally posted by ellwood: When we played there again the owner said "Oh I just thought you od'ed or something? Bar owners suck! I'm in no hurry to have to deal with these scumbags anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCustom Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Normally, if I'm sick, I won't touch my guitars. I don't even wnt to look at them. Back when I was gigging with our band in clubs, we were on the third day of a five day road trip and I woke up feeling absolutely awful with a head cold. I was miserable all day and didn't go to the club for rehearsal. I didn't go to club that afternoon at first but our other guitarist came and dragged me out of bed and made me come over there. It was just across the street. Anyway, as I got kitted up and we finished the sound check we did a run through of our opening song (can't remember what it was). I immediately started to feel better. By the time we finished our second set, I didn't want to go back to the hotel. Of course by the time I got back to the hotel I was miserable again. Born on the Bayou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Originally posted by KPB: Originally posted by ellwood: When we played there again the owner said "Oh I just thought you od'ed or something? Bar owners suck! I'm in no hurry to have to deal with these scumbags anytime soon. Taken care of by one word! AGENT! We have had some good ones over the years, by reputation the good ones last, scumb bag ones go away fast, it just kills me thought to see younger bands get screwed all the time by the bad ones. http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollock Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 Good story Ellwood! staying indoors and trying to get some sleep today with some NyQuil. I feel lazy, but when its over I'll have lots of energy. Speaking of Nyquil, maybe I'll write a song - "The stuffy head, sore throat, coughing, aching, fever, trying to get better blues" my band: http://www.blujavu.com www.myspace.com/blujavu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
force Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Sick, pick puck a good book and hit the couch,,, or bed,, whichever i's more convenient. Give the mucic a rest and pick it up again when you're feeling better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ross Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Looks like I'm the odd man out Last time I was sick, I sat on the couch watching the Price is Right & stuff, mindlessly running up and down scales. After two whole days, wow, did my fingertips hurt It's not simple to be simple. -H. Matisse Ross Precision Guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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