Near Death ExperiencesLast time I crashed my bike, as I flew through the air towards the car in front of me not much went through my head apart from "You idiot". No tunnels, no lights to stay away from, no smiling family members beckoning to me.
Surely you've had a better near-death experience?
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chthonic, Thu 25 Nov 2004, 11:35)
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Not me...but a band I was working for (Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, pop-pickers)
We were doing a corporate gig in a tent, and during soundcheck, the guitarist was moaning that he was getting a 'tingle' off the mike when he put his lips on it. He blamed our gear. I blamed the electricians. They said their gear was OK.
In a flash of inspiration, I decided to check - horror- the artists equipment. Sure enough, the earth wire was loose on the power lead to his amp. There were no cable grips fitted either.
A slight tug wold have brough the earth against the live and bingo- a very short set and no guitarist any more.
As I was fixing his lead, he started getting shirty about the time I was taking. I asked him if he had seen 'The Commitments'. It dawned on him then just how close he had come to playing his 'final encore'. He went quiet after that.
(, Sun 28 Nov 2004, 0:05, Reply)
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