does anyone else have physical side effects from playing live shows?[views:12637][posts:62]_____________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:50am - cav ""] so today for lunch i had pizza hut lunch buffet. i really didnt gorge myself at all, had a salad, a plate of pasta, and about 3-4 mini slices of pizza. that was at about 1145. i didnt eat the rest of the day, usually before shows i loose my appetite. so i got home about an hour ago picked up 3 dollar menu items from BK, figured i had to eat something even though i still didnt feel hungry, now im starting at half of a hamburger and a couple chicken tenders i cant even eat even though i know i havent eaten shit today. weird. also from time to time i have to shit about 12 times the day of a show. anyone else have any of these problems? |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:53am - no sir ""] seems to me that your problem lies entirely in your first sentence. do the math. 1 slice=roughly 3 shits. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:58am - fishcakes ""] haha! dude, it happens |
| ____________________________ [Aug 7,2007 1:02am - cav ""] haha. yea i used to think it was from nerves, because i used to get nervous for shows but i really dont anymore, unless its a bigger show. maybe my body still feels the nervousness even though in my mind ive figured out how to deal with it. i dont know. lol. it just confuses me because i love to eat. haha. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 1:25am - NoodleFace ""] I used to have crazy anxiety problems before shows that would hit me literally right before I got on stage. I wasn't even really nervous or anxious, but I guess somewhere in my mind I was. That's a lot of food still. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 1:27am - Niccolai ""] I ALWAYS get the shits before shows. It's balistic diareah too. but I think it might have something to do with drinking energy drinks. I think they make my stomach uneasy, but I don't drink them unless it's before a show, so I don't know if they normally do it to me or not. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 1:38am - fishcakes ""] energy drinks will give you explosive diareah! |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 1:40am - Niccolai ""] I drank 3 full cans of jolt before the first TYAG show (with terrible night, cianide breed, and the hound) and seriously I was shitting my brains out for a good 2 hours before the show and during the show. I had to dook at the practice space and there was no TP and the guy that runs the place has hepC so I had to make a paper ass-casket out of a musicians friend magazine and use it to push brown. It SUCKED |
| ____________________________ [Aug 7,2007 1:55am - ZJD ""] assket |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 2:29am - sacreligion ""] never had any pre-show incidents. my neck, upper back, and shoulders are always a mess the day after, however |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 2:37am - Niccolai ""] as gay as it sounds, if you headbang at practice and stretch, it keeps your shoulders and neck from being fatigued after shows. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 2:42am - joshtruction ""] Niccolai said:as gay as it sounds, if you headbang at practice and stretch, it keeps your shoulders and neck from being fatigued after shows. too much :doublehorns: fucks me up no matter how much I stretch or practice headbang. Just my neck though. My shoulders are usually fine. I say it is your nerves still. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 7,2007 8:17am - xmikex ""] I played a show at the Salem Elks one time (it was actually a really really good show), and I spent like 45 minutes getting a meatball sub from this really nice sub shop down the street. I took probably 3 bites out of the thing and couldn't finish the rest. I was just way too anxious. That and eating heavy food + screaming always = barfaroni. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 8:45am - brian_dc ""] haha...Cav, it's kinda sad that we both had the shits last night. Granted, Rinnie diagnosed me as having Irritable Bowel Syndrome over all of the shitty stress I have in my life as of late. Seriously, so much shitting yesterday I think i have anal tearing. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 8:46am - C.DEAD ""] Niccolai said:I had to dook at the practice space and there was no TP and the guy that runs the place has hepC so I had to make a paper ass-casket out of a musicians friend magazine and use it to push brown. It SUCKED What is with rehearsal space owners and having hep C? Same thing with our space where all our bands practice. His name is Tony. We call him Hepatitis T. He is a very gross, disgusting person. |
| ______________________________ [Aug 7,2007 8:47am - yummy ""] I always felt real tired from being mr. nice guy at the end of shows and helping everyone unload their shit and load it back at the end of the night. If it wasn't for the gear I would be fine the next day. I don't get nervous at shows because I don't know anyone anymore. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 8:49am - brian_dc ""] I hear that, I'm a gangly weak guy who works sitting at a computer all day. Having to carry so much shit around just does not compute to my body. I also have the most awkward post-show banter because it takes me about 20 minutes to become a human being again after we play. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 9:08am - largefreakatzero ""] I used to get nervous at shows, but I just don't care anymore. If I/we fuck up, who cares, it's not like we're getting paid. I find if you have that attitude and are out to have fun, you end up playing better in the end. Staying up very late kills me (because I am old) but that's about it. I get more physical side-effect post-practice than post show. During practice you stand around holding your guitar for 2 hours and keep drilling song after song, so I usually get lower back pain. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 9:22am - FuckIsMySignature ""] my neck tends to be broken after shows. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 9:29am - metal_church101 ""] I find that icing the back of your neck after you are done your set helps if you head bang during your set. Usually there is no ice around, so I found that putting the cold beer bottle that you are drinking on the back of your neck between sips helps you out the next day. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 9:40am - DEATH2ALL ""] Yeah, I'm poor! |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 9:43am - metal_church101 ""] LOL. Then you'll have to scrounge some ice. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 9:46am - FuckIsMySignature ""] metal_church101 said:I find that icing the back of your neck after you are done your set helps if you head bang during your set. Usually there is no ice around, so I found that putting the cold beer bottle that you are drinking on the back of your neck between sips helps you out the next day. i picked up a little trick. i found away to headbang with my knees. sounds strange but you cant really tell the difference on stage and i end up not feeling like hell the next day. |
| ______________________________ [Aug 7,2007 10:35am - Yeti ""] my back always screams the day after a show. our keyboardist fucked himself up, he started separating the discs in his neck and spine from flailing around like a madman. |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 10:42am - MarkFuckingRichards ""] Dislocated knees seems to be the only side effect I get. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 10:46am - porphyria ""] my penis falls off during shows. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 10:53am - C.DEAD ""] Jesus, what a bunch of old men here. How old are all you guys? 21-25? Fuck, i never had any of these problems. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 10:55am - largefreakatzero ""] C.DEAD said:Jesus, what a bunch of old men here. How old are all you guys? 21-25? Fuck, i never had any of these problems. 33. Plus, I'm 6'4" and weigh 257lbs. It's alot of shit to carry around. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 10:58am - C.DEAD ""] "33. Plus, I'm 6'4" and weigh 257lbs. It's alot of shit to carry around. " Okay, you are excused. But shit guys, run or do some push ups every now and again. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 11:01am - largefreakatzero ""] I weight train 4 to 5 days a week, so I'm in alright shape -- though the massive food and beer inhalation guarantees that I will never have "abs". I should do cardio, but that's for fags. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 11:08am - metal_church101 ""] I'm 32 year young |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 11:09am - metal_church101 ""] Massive food and beer consumption? What's that? :krusty: |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 11:18am - MarkFuckingRichards ""] I am blessed with flat feet and I'm knock-kneed, so I will forever have problems with my knees. Just as long as I can put them back in myself, I can get by. The rest of me can take the abuse of live music. |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 11:20am - MarkFuckingRichards ""] C.DEAD said:Niccolai said:I had to dook at the practice space and there was no TP and the guy that runs the place has hepC so I had to make a paper ass-casket out of a musicians friend magazine and use it to push brown. It SUCKED What is with rehearsal space owners and having hep C? Same thing with our space where all our bands practice. His name is Tony. We call him Hepatitis T. He is a very gross, disgusting person. Hahahaha, that's the same guy he's talking about. Our old band practiced at the Sound Museum on the Brighton/Allston line. One time Tony tried to lure Niccolai into his Hep-castle by telling him he had drums he could play in there. Tony washes himself in a bucket. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:06pm - C.DEAD ""] MarkFuckingRichards said:C.DEAD said:Niccolai said:I had to dook at the practice space and there was no TP and the guy that runs the place has hepC so I had to make a paper ass-casket out of a musicians friend magazine and use it to push brown. It SUCKED What is with rehearsal space owners and having hep C? Same thing with our space where all our bands practice. His name is Tony. We call him Hepatitis T. He is a very gross, disgusting person. Hahahaha, that's the same guy he's talking about. Our old band practiced at the Sound Museum on the Brighton/Allston line. One time Tony tried to lure Niccolai into his Hep-castle by telling him he had drums he could play in there. Tony washes himself in a bucket. Yup, thats where all our bands practice. I guess he is world famous for having Hep C and no teeth. Those are the only things you need to know about him. Oh, dont EVER smoke with him, who knows what he's got in that rotten, toothless maw. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:09pm - narkybark ""] I was practicing there too up until a few months ago. What a shithole, and I mean that so very literally. I didn't know about the lord of hep. I'm not terribly surprised. |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:18pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] C.DEAD said:Yup, thats where all our bands practice. I guess he is world famous for having Hep C and no teeth. Those are the only things you need to know about him. Oh, dont EVER smoke with him, who knows what he's got in that rotten, toothless maw. Luckily I don't smoke, so I never had to worry about that...but I felt like I should have gotten checked out after just breathing the same air. He dropped off the hugest box of fat girl porn I have ever seen in my life in our room one time, completely uninvited. He said that's how we'd learn what REAL women were. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:32pm - murph nli ""] brian_dc said:haha...Cav, it's kinda sad that we both had the shits last night. Granted, Rinnie diagnosed me as having Irritable Bowel Syndrome over all of the shitty stress I have in my life as of late. Seriously, so much shitting yesterday I think i have anal tearing. When we first started playing, I had to shit constantly. That D&D near the Living Room was thoroughly dominated from 2002-2005. |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:33pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] murph nli said:brian_dc said:haha...Cav, it's kinda sad that we both had the shits last night. Granted, Rinnie diagnosed me as having Irritable Bowel Syndrome over all of the shitty stress I have in my life as of late. Seriously, so much shitting yesterday I think i have anal tearing. When we first started playing, I had to shit constantly. That D&D near the Living Room was thoroughly dominated from 2002-2005. ha ya i try to shit at every club i play. i considerate it marking my territory. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:35pm - BOBDEAD ""] Fuck....I don't know how many bones I've broken in the last 17 years playing with DropDead. I've been electrocuted,knocked out,cut open(ended up getting blood poisoning on the first U.S. tour)and basically beat to shit a billion times... But I wouldn't trade it for the world... I actually hate recording...I fucking stress out hard in the studio and my throat usually drys up til I sound like Donald Duck...or I get a brutal migrain. I'll take live anyday... |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:41pm - anonymous ""] I get headaches and nausea after every show now, it might be what it was mentioned above, excess of alchol and fast food and not a lot of exercise... seems rational enough |
| ______________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:45pm - Yeti ""] wow, i really dont have any problems except for my back. i dont get unexpected and intense diarrhea which seems to be a common problem for local musicians. i did kind of get nervous at first, but after being told thousands of times that your band sucks, you kind of lose any kind of weariness. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:46pm - Sinistas ""] Besides throwing my back out of whack, a bit of whiplash, and sweating like Meat Loaf in a sauna, I don't have any problems before or after a set. |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:48pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] Getting nervous about shows is one thing I've never had problems with, except when I was like 15 playing a basement show in my first band. After that I realized there is nothing to be nervous about. I find that if there is enough positive energy displayed by the band playing, the crowd will ultimately be more into it, even if they're not moving around. I do however get very excited before playing, so I usually move at light speed and hate when set up time takes more than 10 minutes. Then I find that I'm too energized after playing, so I don't go to bed until like 2 or 3 AM, even if I was tired as hell or sick before playing. |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 12:51pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] somehow... this thread legitimately gave me diahrria |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 1:56pm - DomesticTerror ""] aside from the usual neck pain after a show, i noticed i'd always be kinda depressed for a day or so. even the great shows. i just figured it was a coming down from the high sorta thing. it happened every time tho. |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 2:02pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] When I was in Mötley Crüe, I would always get a bloody nose and a sore dick after shows. I guess that was normal, though. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 2:23pm - brian_dc ""] I honestly am almost never nervous about shows...lately I've been so stressed I just poo a lot. |
| ___________________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 2:34pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] I usually get a little nervous before a set. Nothing unmanageable though. I attribute this to the fact that I have no self-esteem and nothing ever goes right. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 7,2007 2:36pm - largefreakatzero ""] brian_dc said:I honestly am almost never nervous about shows...lately I've been so stressed I just poo a lot. Perhaps it's not stress, maybe it's... [img] "Oh Mr. Tapeworm, he makes me squirm, Nice Mr. Tapeworm, makes my ring burn." |