Posted by Tom Mason on June 09, 2003 at 16:56:47:
In Reply to: Sick but played the gig anyways posted by Phil Golson on June 08, 2003 at 23:12:30:
I had the opportunity to back the current sax great Chris Vadala. I had a 1 day, 2 concert gig, and started passing my first kidney stone the night before the gig.
I was the bassist on a big band and quartet. 3 hours of standing or sitting on a stool.
Luckily the restroom trips fit exactly at intermission and 12 seconds after the last number.
The real pain occured at about 4:00. We walked off stage to go to supper, and it felt like a boulder came through the eye of a needle.
Luckily, the pain was the first thing to forget in retrospect.
Tom Mason