I got blisters on me fingers!

Ok so not really blisters, but I wore a tender spot on my fingers after practice last night. I think it's a result of using heavier sticks.

This is the first time something's hurt from playing drums. I kinda like it.

rub some dirt on it :poke:

Lol.. look at my fingers in this thread (second page):

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2648883

But ONLY if you have a strong stomach.....

That was from one practice.

Your a Beatle now

I could deal with that.

don't be such a baby.

Big fluffball. :poke:

Oh, and Phrozty. . .you were doin' it alllllllll wrong then. Hold the sticks like you were holding your "stick". . . gently.

I'm not bitchin' about it at all. I kinda like that the music I play hurts so good. If only I could cover my kit with a smattering of my own blood after every show.

self taught & not much technique here. and i'm cool with that - blisters & ripped flesh just about every show, some practices - they make band aids with duct tape material that work ok.

I always have blood splatter from the occasional cracked knuckles on a floor tom rim on my heads..and pants. suits.

I never even know any of that {censored} is going on 'til I am done playing - useta bleed at shows when I played guitar too. don't care.

You'd never have any one help you move anything on you kit.

isn't that why you guys have girlfriends?

a friend once commented to him, "you've got the prettiest pack mule i've ever seen." i blushed.

um ... most girlfriends do not carry gear.

ur doing it wrong.

i do it in heels, too.

i'm the best girlfriend ever made.

i am THE girlfriend.

if you're carrying gear, you're certainly NOT in the kitchen making sandwiches.

I'm also not making sammiches when I'm on my knees, but nobody wants to complain about THAT one.....

that's your other job.

When do I get 'me time' ??!?

that is none of your jobs.

Play a few tunes on the Upright, if you're not a regular bass player you could potentially have blisters on every finger.

Big fluffball. :poke: Oh, and Phrozty. . .you were doin' it alllllllll wrong then. Hold the sticks like you were holding your "stick". . . gently.

Duno about the rest of you, but I beat my {censored} like it owes me money.

Yep. At the drum jam, I was such a noob I didn't even know I needed a drum mat (I've only ever played in my carpeted basement....).

So at the end when my gf was helping me loadout, someone remarked, "Well, you didn't bring a drum mat, but at least you brought your own roadie!"

And as for the messed up fingers.. I would ROUTINELY eff them up.. every practice. After posting on the boards, the simple suggestion of wiping my hands off between songs to keep them dry has kept me blister free. I don't play with any less aggression (actually more now due to some new songs).. I just keep them dry!!

I always get a blister on my hi-hat hand playing live shows. I have no ability to dial down the intensity.

But you never got blisters/callouses from playing as a kid? I remember when I was about 13 and started putting on some muscle that I had a summer of taping up my fingers to play 2-3 hours a day.

you don't know me, bitch.