The Show Must Go On!

[otek]

Ok, so this clip is a couple of years old, and I've missed it so far... but it's still pretty cool.

Especially in times where people have been known to walk off stage for the most ridiculous reasons, Andrew W.K. still gets the job done, and has fun doing it.... seemingly no matter what!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7Z3nzq0thmM



otek

[Brendo]

fucking WHEELCHAIR. dude.

[Tim Halligan]

"I'm in a wheelchair with a broken foot..."

Many years ago, there was a guy who was a regular on the Australian pub rock touring scene who was in a wheelchair...had a couple of singles out, and put on a good pub rock show without the over the top histrionics.

He had more than a broken foot...he had a broken spine due to a car crash many years before...

I think his name was Jeff St. John...but my memory could be faulty.

Good on Andrew WK for being professional and getting the job done under less than ideal circumstances, but a couple of songs at what looks like an awards show isn't much to get overly excited about.

Andrew WK would be able to get out of the wheelchair...others won't ever have that option.

Cheers,
Tim

PS. I also seem to remember seeing some concert footage of Ozzy Osbourne being on stage with one leg in plaster with a broken foot...

[G cubed]

Reminds me of the determination Def Leopard showed with Rick Allen's comeback.

[Fulcrum]

PS. I also seem to remember seeing some concert footage of Ozzy Osbourne being on stage with one leg in plaster with a broken foot...

Similarly, I recall that Peter Gabriel did a few gigs with Genesis in '71-'72 on crutches. At one gig, in a fit of exuberance during The Knife (their set closer at the time), he committed to a stage dive, but no one in the audience committed to catching him. The Red Sea parted....

[Johnny]

Similarly, I recall that Peter Gabriel did a few gigs with Genesis in '71-'72 on crutches. At one gig, in a fit of exuberance during The Knife (their set closer at the time), he committed to a stage dive, but no one in the audience committed to catching him. The Red Sea parted....
Sounds more like the Pink Sea. Butch up, Sally! Catch the singer!

[jerryskid]

Frank Zappa did a lot of shows from a wheelchair after he was attacked in the '70's.....

[Grapestomper]

Frank Zappa did a lot of shows from a wheelchair after he was attacked in the '70's.....

And put out two of the best albums of his career, IMHO.

Wakka-Jawakka, and The Grand Wazoo.



M

[AxeSlash]

...and a few years back Iron Maiden cancelled shows just coz Janick had a few bruises from falling off the stage.

I don't think anyone would have batted an eyelid if they'd wheeled him on in a chair to be honest.

[Moonrider]

This has to go down as one of the most inspirational displays of sheer moxie I've ever witnessed. . .

A few years back, I volunteered to work with the pit orchestra for a musical being put on by the drama department at my daughter's high school. The kids worked hard, and put together a top notch production.

So good, in fact, the kids were tapped to do the production for a young artist's series at one of the major venues here in town. It gave the kids a chance to work in a "real" theatre. The series also has a reputation for top notch shows, and these kids were no exception. The place was sold out, standing room only, all 2500 seats filled.

This was the very first production one of the male leads for the second act had ever done. He'd been nervous for the first show at the school auditorium, but quickly got over his mild stage fright.

Like any kid, he was curious. he took a quick peek through the curtain to see what the house was looking like. He got an eyeful. From the stage, this venue looks ENORMOUS. Plus there were about 10 times as many people out there than he'd ever performed for.

He had a full blown, hyperventilating, heart-palpitating, projectile vomiting, panic attack. The ambulance was called, and it was looking like he was going to the hospital.

Then comes the call for the second act. This young man, who literally seconds before was a human shaped mass of quivering jelly, stands up, takes three deep breaths, and walks on stage at his cue.

He nails the performance. Not a quiver in his voice, not a tremor in his knees. Totally polished, just like at the school auditorium.

The curtain fell, he walked off stage, and fainted.

From that day the phrase "The Show Must Go On", brings me the memory of that young man, and the sheer raw courage it took for him to perform that night.

[ggunn]

Similarly, I recall that Peter Gabriel did a few gigs with Genesis in '71-'72 on crutches. At one gig, in a fit of exuberance during The Knife (their set closer at the time), he committed to a stage dive, but no one in the audience committed to catching him. The Red Sea parted....

A band my brother road managed for a while was playing a small European venue that had a low ceiling over the dimly lit dance floor. He did a stage dive right into a ceiling fan.

Ouch.

[eagan]

A band my brother road managed for a while was playing a small European venue that had a low ceiling over the dimly lit dance floor. He did a stage dive right into a ceiling fan.

Ouch.

OK. Not to seem cruel or anything, but, I'm pretty sure I saw that in a cartoon once.


JLE