Today, my band went to play a set for the first time. I'm the drummer. All was going well, and then before our first song I threw the sticks in the air, went to catch them, and one hit me right in the eye. I couldn't continue playing. Now I have to wear an eyepatch. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I went to a gig. The drummer threw his drumsticks out at the end and I managed to catch one. With my face. Not only did I get a black eye, but the person next to me snatched the drumstick from my hands. FML
Today, my band was playing its first serious gig. I was in the middle of a solo when a drunk guy tackled me, causing me to crash into the drums, breaking them and my guitar, hitting our drummer, knocking him out. FML
Today, whilst tuning my guitar, one of the steel strings snapped and hit me in the face. Now I'm on my way to my first date with the girl of my dreams, and I'm wearing an eye patch and have a thick red line across my face. FML
Today, while playing on stage, the singer of my band swung his microphone around, straight into my face. I now have stitches above my right eye, and a job interview in three days. FML
Today, I was jamming out and playing some air guitar. I somehow managed to knee myself directly in my left eye socket. I now have a hideously swollen face and a black eye. When people ask me what happened, I'll be hesitant to tell the truth. FML
Today, I had my first gig with my new band. I was concentrating on my guitar during the second song when I tripped over the singer's microphone cable, hit my head on the bass drum, and blacked out. When I came to, people were applauding, apparently thinking it was part of the act. FML
Today, the drummer from my favorite band threw a drumstick into the crowd during a concert. It hit me on the head and bounced into my friend's hands. She left with a drumstick from a band she didn't want to see in the first place. I left with a bruise. FML
Today, I was working on my computer when my dad walks in, pointing his finger at me like a gun. Before I could even ask, it turns out he was aiming a rubber band at me. The doctor says I'll be able to take off my eyepatch in a couple of days. FML
Today, I forgot to tune my guitar pre-performance. Surprising, because it was in tune when I frantically did it by ear backstage. Too bad two of the six strings snapped, smacking the drummer in the face. FML
Today, in marching band, the guy in front of me backed up too far. As we turned, the back of his trombone hit mine, smashing it into my lip. I had to finish the song, all while sending blood down my horn. FML
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Hive_Node 2
Learn to spin them around in your hands if you can't catch them.
jSOPURE 3
Let's hope you guys are a pirate themed band. Arrrggghhh. =X
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Comments (282)
coffeennicotine 0
How can all be going well before you even play a song? Dumbass
matt7_fml 0
Haha dude thats hilarious
symboliceon 0
holy hell, my new band played our first show a few weeks ago.. frankly, i didn't know how nervous i'd be regarding playing my first show in almost 5 years until we started playing, so i chose not to screw around and concentrate on the music being that i didn't have a monitor. HOWEVER, your plight would totally have worked out for me: our band is called 'battleship' 8]
gettithesis 0
Total FAIL haven't u ever heard the show must go on
thegoodlifeNOT 0
your name should be pirate musician hahah
outlast 0
trying to catch anything with eye is never a good idea, bet you stared at it on the way down to huh?
Powahouse 0
Gotta execute them tricks if you want to be a stylish drummer. it's okay, I don't know how to twirl the sticks, and I've been trying to learn for weeks.
Rudedog74 0
Duh
love_kiwi 0
Haha Pirate Drummer.
skierguy 0
What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians? A drummer.