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Clean Hands?

How important is it for you to have clean hands before playing?

  • I scrub at least two layers of skin off before each performance!

    Votes: 9 31.0%
  • I rinse once before the show. Good 'nuff.

    Votes: 14 48.3%
  • I lick the BBQ sauce off, wipe 'em on my jeans and count "1-2-3-4!"

    Votes: 4 13.8%
  • Carrots (...but washed)

    Votes: 2 6.9%

  • Total voters
    29
  • Poll closed .
I learned from my job in the food industry to wash my hands up to my elbows. I'm not OCD, but it definitely helps to wash hands after touching door handles in a bar, moving amps left in a garage, moving snares/toms/kicks/hi-hats, and shaking hands of the musicians who just finished playing on stage. I do this after the gig too so I don't feel so grimy.