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An Incredible Grammy Wrap Up
- Thread starter Mark Wilson
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You know, I'm not besmirching anyone their yuks,
but I know what I actually lived. by all means dispense / excuse my gut level, armchair reaction that completely echoed a personal experience I had. All I know is it really sucked. Sorry to rain on anyone's fun. Maybe my time is up here, as it's not worth getting worked up on for me, and it seems at times it happens too quickly. Sorry. It struck a little too close to home.
This happened almost 20 years ago, and the memory scares me to this day, that's all. Carry on.
but I know what I actually lived. by all means dispense / excuse my gut level, armchair reaction that completely echoed a personal experience I had. All I know is it really sucked. Sorry to rain on anyone's fun. Maybe my time is up here, as it's not worth getting worked up on for me, and it seems at times it happens too quickly. Sorry. It struck a little too close to home.
This happened almost 20 years ago, and the memory scares me to this day, that's all. Carry on.
At first it was funny, but the more I think on it, the less funny it gets. I know for fact there is a medical condition that exhibits like this (soomeone mentioned Aphasia I think?) , so it's not totally unbelievable that's what happened here, that was way more than just a mere fumble.
I was emcee'ing a wedding and this nearly happened to me. It didn't get quite that out of control, but I felt my mind disconnecting from my mouth as I was speaking. I was very fatigued when it happened, and I immediately went to the mens room and splashed cold water on my face. Scary.
It was suggested that perhaps her ear monitor was feeding her a one-second delay and that may have contributed to her confusion or "disconnection" if you will.
It was suggested that perhaps her ear monitor was feeding her a one-second delay and that may have contributed to her confusion or "disconnection" if you will.
Ah... an in-ear... That would do it.
I once played with a drummer who was a meticulous time keeper even when he was singing his heart out doing lead vocals or improvising complex harmony parts while backing guest male or female vocalists (different keys).
But one time a venue's staff turned on a strobe light and...
I once played with a drummer who was a meticulous time keeper even when he was singing his heart out doing lead vocals or improvising complex harmony parts while backing guest male or female vocalists (different keys).
But one time a venue's staff turned on a strobe light and...
Ah... an in-ear... That would do it.
I once played with a drummer who was a meticulous time keeper even when he was singing his heart out doing lead vocals or improvising complex harmony parts while backing guest male or female vocalists (different keys).
But one time a venue's staff turned on a strobe light and...
ROFL!!!!!
I mean sorry, that sounds horrible! Poor guy!
I wasn't rolling tape on that occasion--but I was on the night our singer/band leader showed up drunk.
Ah man, thats sounds like 1 helluva entertaining show! Drummers confused flailing with the singer nearly crashing into him and falling of stage, while MIJ and other band members shoot nasty stinkeyes at them, I can see it now...
Nobody had any minor seizures, did they?
Nobody had any minor seizures, did they?
Yeah, its a fact of life, and if you put yourself out like the reporter did, its also just a risk of the job!
I remember one of the most embarrassing things to happen to me was in Elementary school, and I made one of the most dreaded slips a student could ever hope not to make...
I actually called my teacher ::gulp:: "daddy" in the middle of class in front of everybody ::shivers:: and had the entire class make fun of me for it for WEEKS (which was an eternity back then!!!!!!)
But I took it all in stride and joked about it myself (though it KILLED me inside) and eventually it was forgotten into oblivion, and hasn't been brought up once, until I spilled my guts on some internet bass forum.
Painfully funny stuff happens to people, and until you can get over yourself and laugh at it, it will always haunt you.
I remember one of the most embarrassing things to happen to me was in Elementary school, and I made one of the most dreaded slips a student could ever hope not to make...
I actually called my teacher ::gulp:: "daddy" in the middle of class in front of everybody ::shivers:: and had the entire class make fun of me for it for WEEKS (which was an eternity back then!!!!!!)
But I took it all in stride and joked about it myself (though it KILLED me inside) and eventually it was forgotten into oblivion, and hasn't been brought up once, until I spilled my guts on some internet bass forum.
Painfully funny stuff happens to people, and until you can get over yourself and laugh at it, it will always haunt you.
I could be wrong. I don't know. I suppose the nature of a TIA is a little too close to home for me to feel laughing at someone who appears to be having one is OK. That's just me, however, and I certainly could be wrong about what happened to her. Sorry if my perspective was taken as judgmental to those who did laugh. I can see how it could be funny but it just struck me as scary first.
another possibility is she's diabetic. I've seen diabetics freeze mid sentence getting stuck exactly like Serene was.
Look at the right hand side of her face, the muscles around her mouth & her lips seem to be slightly paralysed while she tries to speak.
no offense taken , i'm sure .
i did laugh at first , but after reading that she very well may have had an attack of some sort , i do regret laughing at her ...
i think it's just human nature to laugh , especially at someone else's expense .
oh well , maybe this situation has made me think twice .
I agree - and I tend to be a very sympathetic/empathetic observer and usually feel bad for people when they have embarrassing things happen. Now there are exceptions like when you see some knucklehead is doing some knucklehead thing and takes one to the nads or something... But yes, my initial reaction to most things like what happened to her is to feel sorry or bad for her.
I've laughed inappropriately one too many times to ever want to be on that side of the right/wrong equation.
