BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: GUEST
Date: 27 May 05 - 11:21 AM

Say, fellas, glad you weren't up here when you mis-happed-- up here we run into the back of fully-loaded manure-spreaders.

(Relieved you're still with us)

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: GUEST,bbc at work
Date: 27 May 05 - 11:17 AM

Well, Max & Mick, at least at this point, it's a bad news/good news story for both of you. I'm torn between wishing you'd let us know earlier & relief that we didn't have the initial worries! I'm very thankful that you are both ok. Max, here's hoping you heal well, quickly, & completely! Mick, watch it; I want you around for a looooong time!

love,

barbara

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 27 May 05 - 11:03 AM

luck + good medical treatment + TLC from the family seem to be working. It's good to see you can still cuddle your little girl!!

keep following instructions & making music

love from sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Mooh
Date: 27 May 05 - 11:00 AM

Holy Max! Gell well soon! That's one scary picture of your arm. Hope you get some tunes out of the experience. Take care of yourself.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Once Famous
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:58 AM

I don't know you Max, but no doubt you have probably heard of me.

I hope your recovery is quick and you get it all back together again.

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Bill D
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:57 AM

Cement truck???? Where are the Honda Civics when you need them?

Wow, guy....that sucks. But you sure were smart to wait to let the news out till you could give us the good prognosis. It gets you counting your blessings, huh? And you have several. Emily IS a treasure.

Take care and don't push it too fast...(yeah..like you'll listen...*grin*)

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:40 AM

Hope it goes OK Max. But then I still can't play guitar 6 months after my stroke and quite a lot of people seem to think that it's an improvement.

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Ebbie
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:39 AM

You guys!!!!!!! My best educated guess is that you are now in the middle of, say, your fifth lives. 'Cats land on their feet- after a reasonable time - but are not immune to injury and other trauma.


Seriously- congratulations on just plain survival.

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:34 AM

DAMN!

sounds like Emily has things and you under control - Do NOT hesitate to call on the Mudcat if there is ANYTHING we out here in the aether can do ...

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:32 AM

Buy a flamenco guitar, restring it with Saverez LOW TENSION strings, and follow the true path!!

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Big Mick
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:28 AM

Damn, buddy. Sucks, but I am relieved to hear that you are fine. And your mental attitude does the trick.

I was in a similar circumstance coming home from 20+ hours of playing on St. Pat's. We started out in a TV studio at 4:30 AM and until almost 1:00 AM the next morning we were either playing, driving to the next gig, setting up, or breaking down. By the end of the day I was completely exhausted, and foolishly decided to drive home. I fell asleep at the wheel, drove down an embankment, smashed head on into a retaining wall, shot up in the air and travelled about 15 yards, came down on the rear end, bounced up in the air and then nosed in. Spent a day or so in the hospital, but luckily came out OK. I was a hurting folk singer for a month. Like you, no one including the deputies can believe I survived. I guess we have something left to do, eh?

You have the best therapy with Emily and the music. But pay very close attention and devotion to the therapy. I have had a very severe bone injury from my days as a hard hat diver. They take time and work to heal. You will get discouraged, but stay at it.

I am but a half hour away, if you need anything. Things are starting to slow down a bit (finally), and I can be there quickly.

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: GUEST
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:22 AM

Jaysus, Max...just taking care of yourself would be a great start....

btw youre little one is gorgeous.

amergin

Subject: RE: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From:
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:20 AM

Just glad to hear you are ok Max. Take care, listen to what the doctors tell you and you will be playing in no time.

Heal well

Khatt in London x

Subject: BS: Max Can't Play Guitar for 7 Weeks
From: Max
Date: 27 May 05 - 10:16 AM

On May 12, I was rear-ended and pushed into the opposite lane of traffic just in time to meet a cement truck head-on. My car was totaled, I was banged up good. I was airlifted to the city trauma center at Temple University Hospital. I was bleeding to death from inside my mouth and my arm was broken in two places. It took them 3 hours to put my face back together and 5 hours to put a titanium plate in my arm and screw it all together. The good news is, I'm going to be fine. My face is already almost as handsome as it was before, and the arm is in a cast until June 30. Everything points to getting back to 100% by July. I'm OK with that.

So my good pal and musical partner came over last night to see what I can still do. I am happy to report that I can still play my 1956 Harmony Lap Steel Guitar and my 2004 Max Special Washtub Bass. And, I can still sing. So happy day. I figure in a couple of weeks, I'll be able to turn my wrist within the cast enough to play banjo too… maybe even dobro.

I'm going to do physical therapy too. We're going to start even before the cast comes off. I'm hoping I can continue to play with medium strings. Actually, I always have had trouble with bar chords and medium strings… With therapy and some luck, I should get all my strength back.

So, now you know.

Let me just take a moment to say that my Emily is the greatest gal a boy could have. She has taken complete care of me since I got out of the hospital on the 17th, without a single complaint. I am one lucky boy. She feeds me, cleans me, makes my coffee, everything. Boy, do I love her.

Anyhow, I'm doing fine, and pleased to get back to music in any capacity. I'm going to work on one of those tripods with noisemakers on it like JAB/Gutbucketeer/JimBunch has. A tripod with a crossbar, and tape kazoo, slide whistle, duck call, etc. My 6 piece band gets back to business on Monday, so I'm looking to make as much noise as I can. My lips still aren't healed up enough to play harmonica.

Any other advice?