General Music Chat

Thank you so kindly, Lynard... at least you understand the reality of it. I know you're all trying to be sooo kind an back me up and gt my spirits up by telling me not to give up but I just explained in the best detail one could as to why, in this case, it most likely won't ever happen! Not saying that once in a while I'm not gonna give it a try but I'm also not going to fool myself into thinking mind over matter" thoughts when the physical "parts" of my body are gone. This isn't my arm anymore...they saved it but they didn't make it "magically bionic". The made it so I can grasp stuff and live a better life than an amputee. Not become the next Yngwie. Like I said the 2 fingers on my left hand are healed as best can be and they cant even bend enough to touch the fret board let alone trying to play with and arm that is: titanium, cadaver and all broken bone bits from the elbow up! I had my fun....now lwt someone else enjoy my beautiful equipment instead of it just sitting there in the corner. I just can't wait till it's all over and we reach a settlement. I'lll be able to put the majority of it in an IRA till I'm ready in 10 years and hopefully get on Long term disability. I won't be able to buy anymore nice bikes and cars but I'll be able to breathe in life and enjoy the simple things without the worry of putting my family into debt!

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Maybe your story is just begining. What will be said hasn't been written yet. There are always firsts.
When life has been tough or difficult i would wonder have i taken the wrong path, or is it suppose to be this difficult? I never know for sure. I only know I'll push through it go around it or change my course.

I can't for one moment truly put myself in your shoes but i believe in the human spirit. From that I see a man with a deep love for his family and a passion for making people smile through his playing. I hope you never give up or lose that.
You may have to accept a change in your lifes course but your love to make others smile should not go away just do it another way if you have to. I don't pray but I think of you and wish you and your family to be well again. You're writing your story keep thinking how you want it to go.
Jahva

I know where Crip is coming from, I was a semi pro motocrosser for quite a few years, I mean I put in the training, eating right, the work.

At some point I decided that my long term health meant more than short time pleasure. Divorce, 2 kids, 3 jobs and all the other responsibilitys I just knew it was time to quit and I did.

However a year or so later some friends goaded me into coming out to a race, so unprepared I went and got smoked, I wanted to run the pace I did before, my body wanted too but my mind held me back.

Crip is a gun slinger guitar player, I was a fast racer, when I realized I couldnt be that fast racer anymore there was no point in worrying about it anymore, time to move on.

In Crips case, I dont know where his musical life will lead, he has some very serious damage, that may prevent him from being what he was, a shredding maniac, and Crip I mean that in the nicest most humble way, you are the monster shredder of this here forum, bar none.

But Crip may not want to come back being half what he was, I know that feeling from my racing background, I didnt want to go out there and half ass what I know I could do just a few years ago. But i had told myself I was done, and to get back where I was would mean a couple of hard ass years to get there, I cant committ to that again, that part of my life is over.

Crip, I wish you all the luck in the world, when I used to tease you about showing you somehting on the guitar I didnt mean it in this way. Just keeps your hopes up, your mind open to other musical things that might satisfy that urge you have.

Crip even if you dont get it back, unlike most of us, I think that you went out on top of your game. Plus you did document a bunch of videos of your chops, thats a hell of a lagacy anyway you look at it.

But i still have hopes you will get back to it eventually, of course you can send me that PRS and I will keep it warmed up for ya, heck maybe some of your mojo would rub off on me.

Hey Crip, first of all broken fingers heal, even at your advanced age.
Second I really don't move anything more than my wrist and my pick holding fingers. (that is unless I'm doing big sweeps to dramatize my playing)
I'll bet that if you even try to to play with your elbow locked and all the action coming from your pick holding fingers and wrist you can make that part work again. I have watched your vids and you have your pinky on the guitar most of the time. Change that technique. I gave that up 30 years ago.
I don't touch the guitar, and their is NO elbow involved. It's all pick fingers and wrist.

I'll come over and show you.
You gotta never give up. Thats just the way it is.
By the way that Line six is a rippin amp, but I'm a Mesa chump, and my old Paul amazes people even when I plug it into a P.O.S.
Sell off the Wife and kids but God,,,,, NOT THE GUITAR.

LOL....ewwwww Glen,,,no way, no how, no why would I ever play that way. Try and understand tht I took lessons since I was 10 years old and majored in both classical and jazz guitar in college. I've been playing a certain way for years and I love quick: scales, arpegggios, pents, etc.... I love to play hard and fast... that's always been my trademark and my style. I willl NEVER mellow out. Before the accident, I was trying to master a Steve Morse tune waay back when he was with the Dixie Dregs. Like I said before... I'm f**k' into playing metal and shredding the sh¡t out of my axes. NO MELLOWING OUT FOR ME NO MATTER WHAT! I know you hate metal but I grew up on that sh¡t and I love wailing on the frets. I play Motorhead, Halen, Zak Wylde, Randy Rhodes, Jake Leee, yngwie, etc. I will NEVER change my style of playing to suit my disability! I'd rather just not play. I want to kick the crap out of y guitars and make them scream....not mellow out because I HAVE TO! Nah... I'll give it my best shot and if I can't do 1000mph chromatics, hammmer on's, pull off's and all the other crazy stufff in between, I don't wanna have anything to do with guitar! I have my style and I'm not dropping it down to suit my dumb disability. With me it's gonna be all or none. My family, friends and fans know how I play and I'm not embarrassing myself by "babying" it up!
I know you mean well but with me it's ALL OR NONE! I want to make my guitars either scream or just sell the damn things!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZn0Fxq0z0E
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Your Lawyer is the key to your legitimate survival of this situation.
Long term and short term. I know you are annoyed at my focus on
lawyer involvement but I fear you disregard the importance and also dont
realize the true role of a GOOD lawyer. If you are as not at fault as you have portrayed, then all of this should be just proceedure, for a good lawyer. I dont understand why you are having
such difficulty surviving the initial stages of this financially.

I think a lawyer that is a family friend is a basic negative and the end result
will ring the truth on that. The initial inclination is to trust a name that is
firmiliar.

Levels of lawyer , vary.
The focus of the discussion here should not be about guitars, playing and such.
The long term survival of you and your family is #1. and that is what
should dominate your thoughts. This is long term and you should realize
that first. This accident is effecting much more than you.

Klugmo, I can retort to that in so many "personal" ways but I am, as a gentleman and a normal client am going to leave my experience and relationship with my lawyer out of this thread!

This is about selling my equipment everybody...very fair....very simple. I, for one, know I'm not playing guitar either ever or for a very, very long time and I want to get rid of the equipment I have right now! I still have my Taylor and Schecter should that ability ever come gin to actually play like I used to. I can't for the life of me understand why you are bringing up my attorney or my relationship with him in this thread?

I said I know him through a relationship very, very long ago... I never said we were best buddies who go out every weekend and party like rock stars. He knows what he's doing and I am very new to this so in the end, I'm pretty sure the outcome will be fine..again..which has nothing to do with this thread

Just didn't want to see you suffering in ways that were unnessassary.[/b]

I understand and (not in that way) love you for it, but this thread is about me playing or not in 6 months and the sale of my stuff. I don't talk about attorneys, settlements, cases etc... anywhere on the internet. That could cause a complete breakdown in the case. My lawyer does this daily...he knows what to do and knows how I would or should be compensated in the end. I will never discuss my case,,,,,EVER... online or with anyone I don't know. I've got that taken care of

fluck all that crud. I don't know how much you are still hurting. BUT, it's time to put that guitar back on start playing again.

ONE FINGER, no problem, you just learn your verticals.

Stiff arm, no problem, use your fingers to pick.

Come on Kerry, you can do it.

..When bigger and more serious probs are taken care of.... You guys don't know the half of it... I'm getting hit on all sides for payments and there's nothing I can do about it even though I've retained counsel! My car lone boke down completely and it's gonna cost me $2,500.00 just to take care of that....never mind all the other personal issues that a Father/Husband must take care of. I'm basically fukked!

This is my re-introduction back to this deadbeat site (with the exception of this topic). This is also my inspiration I've been searching my music has been waining for the lack of. I don't mean to take advantage of your misfortune. With that said, I will say there is a one armed drummer with Def Leppard. He developed his way through his hardship. Disabled? No, Physically challenged, yes. I broke my finger three days before entering Marine Boot Camp. Broke my arm the day before starting as a Dump Truck supervisor. Was run over with and followed with about a 10 second burnout with a forklift rated to pick up 15,000 pounds and not one of a crew of 12 would help me sit down out of the sun. meanwhile the boss reviewed camera tapes for another 25 minutes before taking me to the hospital where they said I may very well lose my leg. I've broken so many bones in my body to date, I don't want to think about counting. What I do count is the number of times i've worn a cast (0), And my blessings from God.. I had a job that required that I put a chain through the sliding mast of a forklift to secure a "self dumping hopper. As I did, a reflex reaction had the fl opperator hold down the sideshift handel. My hand was crushed. The Dr. read the report of the injury as he looked at the x-rays. My guitar playing days should have been over. I played guitar that night! My foot, I may heave been left one footed. I was not. I am in a world-wide known company, a year and a half later running, jumping, climbing all through my day to get it done. I won't have it any other way. I'm not a good researcher, but I know you know of the Def Leppard drummer who developed the equipment to keep him in the biz that his whole life focus had pertained. HE ROCKS! I don't know your pain. You don't know his or mine. Some pain I have I write off as just being professional. 6 months time limit tells me you've given up. I went 6 years with a broken arm, as that I have never had a cast on any bone broken. God will heal all that ails you. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with Dr.s, hospitals and the like, but, I think your life has been too invested into guitar playing for God to forsake you. Ask Him,your Father, (though Jesus' name), that you be healed or shown the way. Do it now. There is something impressive about the statement He has made to you. Don't disregard it. All will be well. 6 months? Who are you, Nostradomis? Don't sell your self out. Ask, and you shall receive.

One more thing,... you type so well. Get it out of your head and write if you have to!