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Glen Phillips was hurt (during tour time too)

iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
edited October 2008 in Other Music
All shows cancelled til 10/31/08
http://www.glenphillips.com/page16/page16.html
(this is the toad the wet sprocket front man who went solo)
this sounds really bad, it made him faint :(
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
oops. ouch.

never sit on a glass coffee table, even on the edge of one, the metal part which looks like it can support your weight that you’ve sat on before and seen others sit on. it will break and you will fall into the glass, deeply cutting your arm so that you’ll have to cancel the first few shows (at least) of the upcoming tour.

which means: i need to see a hand specialist in the next few days and find out what can be done to make my left hand work properly again. i also need to get mr kingham to learn to play all my songs, as i dont think i’ll be able to play guitar for a while. i’ll keep you informed as i know more about the tour and my arm. just to repeat: only the first few shows are currently cancelled. i want to get out and sing for you all as soon as i can

also: special thanks to sean watkins for calling the ambulance, putting a tourniquet on me and reviving me when i passed out from blood loss. he even cleaned up the room. three cheers!
posted by Glen at 8:37 pm
9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
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  • DeetroitBaasketballDeetroitBaasketball Posts: 379
    he seems to have a good humor about it. i saw toad 3 years ago at a neighborhood type street-fest in Chicago. still a very good band - even if they only get together once in a while.
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    DeetroitBaasketball wrote:
    he seems to have a good humor about it. i saw toad 3 years ago at a neighborhood type street-fest in Chicago. still a very good band - even if they only get together once in a while.

    I saw Glen solo in April and then June was the first time I ever saw the band, although I listened to them in the nineties. We're supposed to see him solo in November, I hope he's recovered. He's left handed and that's the hand that is injured.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • melodiousmelodious Posts: 1,719
    thank you for this opportunity to send glen miller healing thoughts...

    visualize

    loving is motion....

    have a great sunday/monday jammers....
    all insanity:
    a derivitive of nature.
    nature is god
    god is love
    love is light
  • mbangel10mbangel10 Posts: 548
    I hope his arm heals completely, and soon. I got to see Glen twice this year (once solo and once with Toad) and both were great shows.
    Pitt 98, Pitt 00, Cleveland 03, Pitt 03, State College 03, Toledo 04, Toronto 05, Pitt 05, Cleveland 06, Pitt 06 & Chicago 07, Chicago 1&2 09, Philly 2,3,4 09, Cleveland 10, Columbus 10, Alpine Valley 1& 2 11
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    melodious wrote:
    thank you for this opportunity to send glen miller healing thoughts...

    visualize

    loving is motion....

    have a great sunday/monday jammers....

    are you trying to be funny? it's not glenn miller, who died in the 1940's it is glen phillips (he's 37). It really sounds serious, his update says "I currently have an 80% loss of ulnar nerve function below the elbow in the left arm, and the speed and degree of recovery will depend on the precise nature of the damage and numerous other, less predictable factors."

    tomorrow is his surgery.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    mbangel10 wrote:
    I hope his arm heals completely, and soon. I got to see Glen twice this year (once solo and once with Toad) and both were great shows.

    yeah I know! he's one of my favorite musicians.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    if you are reading this, please send prayers or good vibes for his surgery today
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    bump in case you have tix to a concert and you drive 8 hours like one fan did only to find out it was cancelled
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    shows cancelled til 10/31

    gee, I thought we had more GP fans on here....
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    sobbing for glen's injury

    good memories

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmXFRsGrKn0&feature=related
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfl3_H0UB_4&feature=related
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Scroll down :eek:
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    danny72688 wrote:
    Scroll down :eek:

    oh no! do you want them to see the emergency room pic? :(
    his friends from Nickle Creek -- folk music-- are having a benefit concert for him.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    iluvcats wrote:
    oh no! do you want them to see the emergency room pic? :(
    his friends from Nicklecreek are having a benefit concert for him.
    I read Nickleback and Creed in that *shutters*
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    danny72688 wrote:
    I read Nickleback and Creed in that *shutters*

    stop it. no relation at all.

    this is the person who helped control glen's bleeding (sean watkins from NICKLE CREEK which is folk music)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Watkins
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
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