hairy finger pads

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 7:52 am

I've been playing my recorder a lot lately,
and I find that long thick black hair is
growing on my fingers, especially on
the pads. This makes it hard to get
a good seal on the tone holes; also
my fingers get tangled together. I've taken to shaving them before I play. This provides some relief, but afterwards
the growth of hair is thicker and more
coarse. Am I alone in this? What can
I do? I don't know anyplace to turn
but to you'all.

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 8:20 am

Lay off that LSD man, you'll feel much better in about 24 hrs.

Ditch that recorder while you're at it.....

Bretton · Post by **Bretton** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 8:24 am

Jim,

I think you'll find this condition may worsen as we approach October 31st (Samhain, Halloween), possibly culminating in some sort of perverse Lovecraftian transformation. After the 31st your condition should return to normal, and I would guess you'll find yourself returning to the world of whistles and shunning the evil of recorders...at least till next year.

-brett

skendal · Post by **skendal** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 8:31 am

That's totally weird Jim. Send my your recorder. I want to play it with my head.

Steve-hoping you don't have to shave your palms too.

mike.r · Post by **mike.r** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 9:16 am

AHHHOOOOOOO!Werewolves of London.Tried bleach?

Mike

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AnnaDMartinez · Post by **AnnaDMartinez** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 9:37 am

NADS!

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 10:02 am

Jim, this sounds serious.
It's time to call your family doctor... and minister while you're at it. In the mean time, you might want to wear some latex... gloves that is.

CDon · Post by **CDon** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 10:23 am

Jim,

The bright side to this cloud over you is that at least they are not hares... See now, there is some good everywhere.

brownja · Post by **brownja** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 11:37 am

Didn't your mother warn you?
If you don't stop, you'll go blind.

jb

TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 2:20 pm

Stay away from silver....

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Mon Oct 22, 2001 3:33 pm

I'm grateful for all the suggestions.
I did try latex gloves, but the combo
of a latex covering over the underlying
fur (the word 'fur' is now
appropriate, I think)
produced hot hairy hands, a condition
considerably worse than hairy finger
pads. There's nothing
the matter with taking moderate quantities of LSD, I believe, especially when you've
done it all your life. I
really don't understand young people
these days.

No, I haven't gone blind--
but I think that's the direction of
a solution to the problem. One
mustn't play a wind instrument, any
wind instrument (not just recorders)
furtively. I'm gonna let it all
'hang out,' as my generation used
to say, and see if things get less
'hairy.' If not, I'll just knit a sweater. I'm outta the closet, sports fans! I like to
play the recorder! Thanks again..

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brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Tue Oct 23, 2001 5:35 am

[quote]
On 2001-10-22 13:37, brownja wrote:
Didn't your mother warn you?
If you don't stop, you'll go blind.

You can still keep on playing until you need glasses.....

Vinny · Post by **Vinny** » Tue Oct 23, 2001 6:15 am

Hey Jim,

Was that a picture of you that Dale had posted at the top of the website a while back, beating on some bones with an Overton? (Thom had a variation on that of beating on recorders, I think.)

Vinny

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Tue Oct 23, 2001 3:51 pm

WOOF!

TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Tue Oct 23, 2001 6:38 pm

*tosses a bone jim* Good boy!