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Winston Ackland · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 45 Location: Twas

Damn, girl....
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hexx · Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 386 Location: Rastafairy Beach

Silas Scarborough · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1635 Location: None

RayW · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 953 Location: Twin Cities, MN

Man ... Did I come late to this gig or what?!!!!

Hey, Fyrm, I've been sick for ages, too. Thing coming and going. Is it a world-wide plague or does SL living run down your immune system?

HaHa ... Just kidding. With me it's lack of sleep. But, that's not SL's fault, though SL is the culprit.
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richdesoto · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 124 Location: Ohio

I'm coming in very late in this conversation (as always)... but here's my story.

Early last year (2007) I was performing shows and I would suddenly be without a voice. Sometimes it hurt, often I had no idea why I couldn't sing.

This wasn't a cold. It was systemic allergies. I discovered at that time that I have allergies to over 170 different environmental items -- and to several foods, including corn, soy, wheat and yeast.

I started to present with very sore throats and a sore right ear about this time. When I would go to the doctor he would say "you're clear, there's no inflammation" and then give me antibiotics.

This was terrible because it affected my album production (which as a result is still not done), my voiceover work, and my full-time career. If I have no voice, I'm sunk.

I eventually went to the ear, nose and throat doc. He started testing and we discovered all these allergies. Unfortunately it put a lot of my shows on hold or I had to cancel shows.

I made the mistake "twice" of playing shows when I knew that I wasn't going to be able to get through the entire hour. I tried not to say anything, but after about the second show of "croaking" out the tunes I apologized to the audience. I learned that it is best to just take the rest, back away and explain to the booking agent the situation. Some understand; some are very rude and express their attitude very vocally.

I hate Hate HATE to cancel shows. It's not my style. But this health stuff has really brought things to the front of my priority list. Fortunately, I have most of the situation under control with diet and shots, but there are "bad days". I hope that they never fall when I've booked gigs in SL or otherwise.

So... this was a long (boring?) story about Rich's health, but my point is... tell your booking person the situation and take care of your health. Its not worth it professionally or personally to play shows when you're sick.
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Funkyfreddy · Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Posts: 6

Interesting thread! Caught a flu about a month ago and still have a cough, but resumed playing SL a few weeks ago....

I HATE getting sick, lol!

Bosco Coonstantine · Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 13

hey and I thought Silas's whole shows were prerecorded - he he

You can loose your voice and even damage your vocals for a very long time singing with a sore vocal chord or 2. Take a few gigs off or change your set list where your not having to hit notes that stress your voice. I finally broke down and went to the doctor and got some antibiotics.

Outside of that - warm liquids and vocal exercises help right before a gig. Stay away from cold liquids.