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By failedmusician - 03/06/2009 10:06 - New Zealand

Today, my band went to play a set for the first time. I'm the drummer. All was going well, and then before our first song I threw the sticks in the air, went to catch them, and one hit me right in the eye. I couldn't continue playing. Now I have to wear an eyepatch. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/10/2024 00:00 - Australia

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By suhleedah18 - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was working on my computer when my dad walks in, pointing his finger at me like a gun. Before I could even ask, it turns out he was aiming a rubber band at me. The doctor says I'll be able to take off my eyepatch in a couple of days. FML

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By stagedivefail - 19/08/2009 14:36 - Australia

Today, my band played its first real gig. It was going well, and I, the vocalist, thought it would be a good idea to stage dive. I underestimated the distance between the stage and the crowd and crashed into the floor. FML

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Hive_Node 2

Wednesday 3 June 2009 20:02

Learn to spin them around in your hands if you can't catch them.

jSOPURE 3

Wednesday 3 June 2009 20:03

Let's hope you guys are a pirate themed band. Arrrggghhh. =X

Comments

classicrockboy 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:35

haha, fail....but seriously that does suck :/

alex_vik 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:36

Oh you silly drummers.

kittycatgirl 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:38

PATCHIE THE PIRAT!

kallemonster 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:39

Hey, some girls think eyepatches are hot. ;D Hope you recover, though.

twinkies4life 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:46

#166 you're an idiot to generalize every drummer.

JARED725 2

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:48

That's never happened to me before, but, that sucks! I'm in my school's band, and I'm a drummer too, and I do the same thing to my sticks, but, my instructor ends up taking them from me... Even when I'm not messing with them!

w4ng 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:49

u r dumb fukk

AUT_student 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:51

@ 71 - FINALLY, and yet the only one. I thought I was going to post this late, and still be the first to say it 'cause everyone's going on about pirates. Yep, OP, glad the ride to the gig went well, and you didn't trip getting onto the stage. Otherwise what else happened?? "All was going well....then before our first song I threw the sticks in the air", there's pretty much nothing else going on there.

grindhouse1 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:51

Well at least u can change ur bands name to the pirateers

Eaglestrike117 29

Wednesday 3 June 2009 23:52

#166 I would just like you to know you are a ******* idiot. Just Google famous drummers. They were all geniuses. So shut the **** up and when you say something like that, make sure you have facts to back it up. ******* douchebag.