Repair work on the ol' Voodoo Man....

[piebaldpython]

Hey Vood - best of luck Friday - as others have noted, you'll be fine with the application of positive attitude. Good to hear the recovery stories; I heard something similar about Leo Kottke damaging his left hand by playing, such that he had to completely relearn his left-hand technique after the rehab. But like the reworked Fretters here, he's still playin'!

Kottke had messed up his PICKING hand, not his FRETTING hand. Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things. I was pretty sure about that but I pulled this off the Kottke Internet Bio:

"In the early 1980s, after the release of Time Step on Chrysalis, Kottke suffered a severe right hand and wrist injury that forced him to alter his unique finger-picking style. He began a three-and-a-half-year vacation from recording and cut his ties with Chrysalis. In that time period, he began playing the six-string guitar, learned how to read music, and took classical guitar lessons, creating a new way to play with less hand tension."

 

[tjcurtin1]

Ah, yes, that's what I remembered reading, although I thought it was specifically realating to the way he had been using the hand - thanks for the correction/clarification PBP!

 

[LagrangeCalvert]

I had a bad break of my pinky on my fretting hand....I had to change the way I played....I went from a more is better.....fast! fast! fast! approach to a soulful more thought out soloist. It was so bad that I had my hand immobilized (just for my pinky being broke) for three months.....PT SUCKED, but like wings said... push yourself.


BTW Wingy........IMHO I would have came back and broke that guys kneecaps when I got better if he did that to me......or burned his face really bad.....

sorry but violence on a person that expresses him/herself with their HANDS is as bad as any hate crime........


GOOD LUCK VOOD!

 

[SuperSwede]

A guy named Django had a little problem with his fretting hand, but it didnt stop him from playing absolutely fantastic stuff on his guitar!

 

[Kazz]

Hope all goes well for you Bob.....we have to have you back in top shape around here quickly tho.

Seriously godspeed on your recovery.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Wingsdad, your story sent chills down my spine. Just horrible.

 

[Robert]

Wingsdad, that is unreal. They stomped your hand to mush because you wanted to get paid for the gig?

 

[piebaldpython]

Dvm Hand

Robert.
In certain parts of the USA, you have to play by THE RULES D ), which can change depending on what side of the bed the one in POWER wakes up on.
So, if you don't buy your produce from the RIGHT guy, or buy your liquor from the RIGHT guy, etc, etc, etc.......you might get stomped until you WIZEN up and make sure you do ALL of your business with the RIGHT guy. Anybody else is considered the WRONG guy and you will be beaten to a pulp if you continue to do business with the WRONG guy.
In WINGS case, the owner of the establishemnt didn't wanna pay the band and sent out his ENFORCER to send the message.
While in theory, it's nice to tell WINGS (earlier in the thread) to go back and avenge what happened; unless you have lots of muscle behind you (meaning a boatload of Neanderthals, ), that folly will get you killed.
Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and thank God that you're still alive to play another day.