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By failedmusician - 03/06/2009 10:06 - New Zealand

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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Wednesday 3 June 2009 20:02

Learn to spin them around in your hands if you can't catch them.

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Let's hope you guys are a pirate themed band. Arrrggghhh. =X

Comments

coffeennicotine 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 5:53

How can all be going well before you even play a song? Dumbass

matt7_fml 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 5:59

Haha dude thats hilarious

symboliceon 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 6:00

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

Thursday 4 June 2009 6:00

Total FAIL haven't u ever heard the show must go on

thegoodlifeNOT 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 6:00

your name should be pirate musician hahah

outlast 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 6:32

trying to catch anything with eye is never a good idea, bet you stared at it on the way down to huh?

Powahouse 0

Thursday 4 June 2009 6:39

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.