Ohana...It's OK...just an ER visit...

littleii

Edit: Comment if you wish, be respectful, not a d---bag. The post was for no selfish reasons. Those who know me know. 

I went to Ohana and all I got was a head laceration, visit to Mission Laguna ER (thank you Dr. KIm) and a future scar (note sarcasm)....it was an awesome weekend meeting new people, first time at Ohana, shows 44+45.....until flying tambourine greeted itself unwelcomingly to the back of my head. The rest of the story/details before, during and after are not important, this is the Cliff Notes version. Safe travels home and beyond to those I know and those I don't. Home is where every scar is (sarcasm, part 2)....and to Stephanie Frappier, I am so glad Daniella got Jeff's wristband. THAT MADE MY DAY!!

Peace and much love,

Hugh

PSUS2H

Hopefully someone handed you the bloody tambourine as a keepsake. heal up! 

SkipNiklas

Helmets will be the new 2025 accessory for Pit goers. Sorry that happened, hope you mend quickly. 

on2legs

Tambourines are considered weapons in some states.  

Feel better!

Spiritual_Chaos

Time to stop with the tambourine gimmick. 
The fire breathing during God of Thunder can stay. 

RatherStarved

I see the second thread on this was closed.  Sorry you got hurt.  You say the details aren’t important but they probably are.  I have seen many a tambourine toss and never once seen anything remotely approaching unsafe.  It would be instructive to future audience members to know what exactly happened here.  

SM187650

Sorry about your injury but I am curious what you’re hoping to get out of all these posts? Also more details would be helpful to those of us who are perplexed by this situation. It hit you in the back of the head but was it thrown from the stage? If so how did it hit the back of your head? If it’s sympathy your looking for you may need to paint a clearer picture. 

Get_Right

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Time to stop with the tambourine gimmick. 
The fire breathing during God of Thunder can stay. 

The tambourine tossing is cool. Holding up your kid or a sign to get one is not. Taking a selfie of the stage behind you and getting hit with a tambourine is also not cool. +1 on fire breathing. And yes, more details on the incident may prevent future injuries. 

enddem

If this was from night two, some of those who joined the band for RITFW hurled the tambourines kinda wildly into the air as they were leaving the stage. Ed makes a point to make a soft toss for an easy pith and catch. These were flung high into the air and then came crashing down. Guessing the original poster was on Mike's side? Hope you're feeling better, OP. 

ComeToTX

I’ll never be close enough again to get one so I’d be cool if he quit tossing them or at least limit it. It has become a bit overdone. 

100 Pacer

ComeToTX said:

I’ll never be close enough again to get one so I’d be cool if he quit tossing them or at least limit it. It has become a bit overdone. 

Never say never.

RatherStarved

100 Pacer said:

ComeToTX said:

I’ll never be close enough again to get one so I’d be cool if he quit tossing them or at least limit it. It has become a bit overdone. 

Never say never.

True - I mean if I could get one anyone can 

bootlegger10

Kids should not be in the pit.  So I'm on board with getting rid of the tambourine toss to quit encouraging kids in the pit.  

Spags

enddem said:

If this was from night two, some of those who joined the band for RITFW hurled the tambourines kinda wildly into the air as they were leaving the stage. Ed makes a point to make a soft toss for an easy pith and catch. These were flung high into the air and then came crashing down. Guessing the original poster was on Mike's side? Hope you're feeling better, OP. 

Yeah, I remember wincing a bit as one of them went high into the sky. Sorry to hear the out come was pretty much what I was imagining. As scars go tho its a pretty good story.

RatherStarved

Thus proving the old adage - when RITFW starts and it’s 5 minutes to curfew at Ohana start heading to the shuttle bus line.  I already knew to do that but now there’s the added bonus of avoiding the rogue tambo tosses by the noobs.  

JeBurkhardt

Merch opportunity, PJ hard hats for use in the pit during the last couple of songs. To the OP, hope you heal well.

njhaley1

JeBurkhardt said:

Merch opportunity, PJ hard hats for use in the pit during the last couple of songs. To the OP, hope you heal well.

gotthebottle

RatherStarved said:

Thus proving the old adage - when RITFW starts and it’s 5 minutes to curfew at Ohana start heading to the shuttle bus line.  I already knew to do that but now there’s the added bonus of avoiding the rogue tambo tosses by the noobs.  

Oh hell yeah..I pretty much walk to car second RITFW starts at most shows now, unless I'm with people who insist on hearing it. 

JeBurkhardt

njhaley1 said:

JeBurkhardt said:

Merch opportunity, PJ hard hats for use in the pit during the last couple of songs. To the OP, hope you heal well.

He came prepared. Although that would be one heck of a tambourine toss to make it to the palm trees! Man I wish I could have made it the festival this year.

Gern Blansten

gotthebottle said:

RatherStarved said:

Thus proving the old adage - when RITFW starts and it’s 5 minutes to curfew at Ohana start heading to the shuttle bus line.  I already knew to do that but now there’s the added bonus of avoiding the rogue tambo tosses by the noobs.  

Oh hell yeah..I pretty much walk to car second RITFW starts at most shows now, unless I'm with people who insist on hearing it. 

same...I've been at 34 shows and rarely stay to the very end unless I'm at a venue where I've walked to the show from a nearby hotel.

No reason to fight the crowd leaving.

droptheleash9

bootlegger10 said:

Kids should not be in the pit.  So I'm on board with getting rid of the tambourine toss to quit encouraging kids in the pit.  

Could not agree more. 

RatherStarved

Gern Blansten said:

gotthebottle said:

RatherStarved said:

Thus proving the old adage - when RITFW starts and it’s 5 minutes to curfew at Ohana start heading to the shuttle bus line.  I already knew to do that but now there’s the added bonus of avoiding the rogue tambo tosses by the noobs.  

Oh hell yeah..I pretty much walk to car second RITFW starts at most shows now, unless I'm with people who insist on hearing it. 

same...I've been at 34 shows and rarely stay to the very end unless I'm at a venue where I've walked to the show from a nearby hotel.

No reason to fight the crowd leaving.

I would have stayed if it had been Setting Sun.  Free World is fine but I’ve heard it million times.

Hawk123

Time for the band to invest in a t shirt cannon

Greatplainsman...

This is coming off as butthurt to me; definitely could use details 

tempo_n_groove

Greatplainsman... said:

This is coming off as butthurt to me; definitely could use details 

He made like 3 threads.

ZoSoTim

Minimum of 4 needed to make a final determination. 

MikeDigs

They should toss out plush dolls of the band.  Soft enough that they won't hurt anyone.
Need to add Boom and Josh.  Collect all 7!

Image reference

littleii

Good idea!!

littleii

Update: to “celebrate” the occasion, new ink… when given lemons, make lemonade. Completely coincidental, I had this done on the 31st anniversary of Vs.

iOnlyownMymind

This is getting really strange. 

lastexitlondon

iOnlyownMymind said:

This is getting really strange. 

Agreed