Pete Literally Played till his fingers bled, and Kept going!
Pete Literally Played till his fingers bled, and Kept going!
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Your comment about "bleeding fingers" reminded me of some information documented in "Caught In The Crossfire", a biography about Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Vaughn stayed up all night playing Blues in bars when he was a kid and more or less blew off school. His gigs might be 4 or 5 hours long and he would sometimes play more than one bar in a night in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Crawford & Patroski (co-authors) said that at one gig, SRV told someone to go get him some super glue. The callus pads on the ends of his fingers had been cut off by the strings and he super glued the pads back on and finished the night.
I've never had my fingers "bleed" but I've played until they hurt so bad that I could barely make a chord...yet had to because I was rhythm in a group that was playing a set. For me, acoustic guitars are the worst on your fingers. I use heavy gauge strings to get the best mellow tone out of my Seagull and while they do produce that tone I'm after, they do wear on your fingers!
MikeA
After 2 weeks of rumors,discussions,and prayers that it was true
over at thewho.com message boards, the "official" announcement
came today.
THE WHO WILL BE PERFORMING AT HALFTIME OF SUPER BOWL 2010!
The announcement was made today, Thanksgiving, at halftime of the
Dallas/Oakland football game on CBS.
Congrats, Pete and Roger!
Rick
"It's only Rock and Roll, but I like it"
Thanks Rick! I will definitely be tuning in
"It's only Rock and Roll, but I like it"
Many folks don't know that Cyanoacrylate (super glue) was originally designed as a way of treating battle field wounds. The idea was if a guy got a slash wound, cut, stabbed etc.. you could pour Cyanoacrylate into the divot and it would close the wound temporarily for transport.
It is totally common to use super glue (now there are over the counter versions for this purpose) for small cuts etc... Lots of guys use nail polish or Cyanoacrylate on their nails to make them 'stiffer' for picking.. and a lot of guys keep super glue to put on sensitive finger tips when they are between callouses....
Poor Pete used to rip nails off doing the windmill... even thinking about that makes me cringe.
I hope your daughter never has to find out how funny rape is. -Sodascouts
There is a type of veterinary surgical glue made of cyanoacrylate that is used to glue (smaller) surgical incisions, declaw sites, etc--so it's not surprising that it's been used similarly in people. (Well, not the declaw aspect...)
~Eva~
...the calling of the tide's eternal tune, the phases of the moon, the chambers of the heart, the egg and dart...
Pete gives us a preview of what the setlist will look like
for the Super Bowl halftime show in Billboard interview:
http://www.billboard.com/events/the-...04061611.story
"It's only Rock and Roll, but I like it"
Sounds good Rick. Thanks for the link!
~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.