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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xanth 0
I support the effort, but everyone knows you only throw one stick at a time. If anything, FYL for not playing through it. I once played through a show with a corneal ulcer caused by a terrible eye infection.
Nici_fml 0
Lmaos. I do that all the time :D Only, last time I done it, it went out the window and into the gutter. Congrats if your band didn't try and hammer you.
NGM_KID 0
LOL, I think this is hilarious!! Does that make me a bad person that I like to laugh at people's pain? OH I'M #34!! I just wanna thank my parents, my friends, and everyone who made this possible....thank you so much and god bless!! :D lol
fenimors 0
Ha ha
chocoholic0508 0
lol im a drummer too.... hope that never happens to me :) hope your eye feels better!
Emmer 0
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PotatoBlankey39 2
As a future Music Educator, You Deserved the one... Don't mess around kiddo! Look at it this way, at least you learned your lesson. I hope your band was able to continue without you!
Lonely_Lez 0
First of all, you probably should have kept it simple for the first time out. Props for effort but it clearly didn't work out too well. Second, #21, what does gender have to do with anything. Your comment is rude, sexist and generally uncalled for. People like you make the world a more irritating place.
tWitt3rBuG 0
Hahahaha! Good laugh dude! Sorry man, guess you were just nervous...
elsieenchanted 0
That's what you get for waking up in Vegas! ;] And, Arrrrrg, eyepatches. Mwahahaha. >:D Edit: (Just Saying) Why do people allways want to catch them? Personally, I don't think catching the Drum Sticks are that cool... ._.