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I,ve been in two situations where friends I,ve known have been killed onstage ,one just after i had left and one as i was about to join.sad waste ,mobile gear is always vulnerabe to trouble ,simpy floating wires in plugs not checked regular,these days of trip switches have seen improvement. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Firman" <maf@mlswebworks.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 1:20 PM Subject: Re: 60 cycle hum in racks - stopping the insanity / share your magic > Actually this isn't really true. Most of the time I don't play in > environments > that would cause me to become the ground conduit. I'm not a guitar player > either, so I'm not holding a ground lead in my hand while I'm plugged >into > a notoriously badly wired device (a guitar amp). Most of the time I'm > pretty > safe in the studio or at gigs in pretty controlled environments (no > poolside > gigs or those behind cages designed to fend off thrown bottles). > > Granted I played one gig, where the performance space was in the basement > of a coffee shop. At one point I noticed that a pipe above my head was > dripping > dangerously close to my equipment, so I guess I might have been in >danger > there. > > On Feb 1, 2005, at 12:47 AM, Kim Flint wrote: > >> At 09:55 AM 1/31/2005, Michael Firman wrote: >>> Lifting the ground on ALL the devices that are plugged in >>> usually fixes the problem. I've noticed that some devices seem >>> to be worse than others when connected, but ground lifting has >>> always solved the problem for me. >> >> This is also a really bad way to kill yourself. >> >> (The good ways involve shotguns and bridges, just fyi.) >> >> The problem with this method is you never really know when you are >going >> to die, and it may come at an inconvenient time. For example, it's your >> record release party, all your friends and family are there, your kids >> are smiling up at you, everybody is thrilled with anticipation and oh >so >> happy for your success, you go to play the first note, and ZAP! yer a >> black, smokey, spinal-tap-drummer spot on the stage. No Kurt Cobain >cred >> for you. >> >> Good luck with it, and please let me know when your next gig is, >> kim >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> Kim Flint | Looper's Delight >> kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com >> > -- > | Michael A. Firman > | maf@mlswebworks.com > | http://www.mlswebworks.com > >