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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
guinness_fml 0
I'm officially forcing my drummer to wear an eyepatch. That sounds totally awesome.
youobviouslyneed 0
Look, it adds 2 the image of the band. Kinda like a mohawk, but on your eye
cHiCkEy_bOo 0
fyi, this person copied this story from a book. i read it at school yesterday. like, wtf.
w4ng 0
ur a fu k n d u m b s h i t
ad_infinitum 0
That's stylish. Yarr.
ItSucks2BMe 0
every band deserves a pirate P.-{)}
psychomunkey719 0
What do you mean you HAVE to wear an eyepatch? Don't you mean you GET to wear an eyepatch? Eyepatches are badass!
998thehat432 0
You say everything was going fine, but you hadn't even started the first song yet. I know the lead up to your first show with a band is pretty stressful, and you worry something'll go wrong, but c'mon, you haven't even played anything yet.
jorge10928 0
Yarrrr mateyyyy
zuron54 0
Dude, any rocker with an eyepatch is awesome in my book.