Article: Earthquake, Broken Rib Don't Faze ALICE COOPER

sparkinthedark · Post by **sparkinthedark** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:19 pm

Feezle-Nuts wrote:I've never had a broken rib. Wouldn't it make it painful to breathe?

I've heard that it can. And that you have to really brace yourself if you feel a sneeze coming!

WickedYoungMan · Post by **WickedYoungMan** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:20 pm

In my limited experience with it, it can be extremely painful to cough or sneeze even (and even to laugh.) Have heard of a couple of cases where a lung was ruptured but that's rare I think.

But as long as his teeth were okay....

sparkinthedark · Post by **sparkinthedark** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:37 pm

Behave WYM.

Shoesalesman · Post by **Shoesalesman** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:11 pm

Maybe they could kill him on stage with soft, fluffy pillows.

daytripper63 · Post by **daytripper63** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:20 pm

Good Idea Shoey or just do the Big Teeth Again...they seem to be the topic.

glamprincess · Post by **glamprincess** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:12 pm

Shoesalesman wrote:Maybe they could kill him on stage with soft, fluffy pillows.

That's funny!

NotSoPerfect · Post by **NotSoPerfect** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:54 am

Jumping Jack wrote:Has he gone back to the guillotine? Seems like the gallows might not be good for broken ribs.

Gallows is still being used. It does hurt a lot, and there was talk of hanging Calico instead. But...nope...on goes the show, with the man himself in the noose!

Jumping Jack · Post by **Jumping Jack** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:28 am

Thanks for the info.

When we met with Coop last fall on the bus he spoke of Tiger Woods with great admiration. No doubt he is well aware of Tiger's US Open win with stress fractures and torn ligaments. Coop has every bit the same determination. I do hope he follows Tiger's example and limits his practice time until he is healed. Sitting around hotels healing up must be a nightmare though, LOL!

Dragonlady · Post by **Dragonlady** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:42 am

A friend of mine once broke a rib. She's quite tough, but she said it hurt like hell. Especially when having to get out of bed.
I bet hangings aren't the best thing either. I hope the rib heals properly, we don't want Alice to have any lasting injuries, even for the show's sake.

Jumping Jack · Post by **Jumping Jack** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:26 pm

So has he switched the Obama and McCain masks during Elected?

Feezle-Nuts · Post by **Feezle-Nuts** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:50 pm

I really think he should do away with the execution for this tour. How important is it really? The stage show right now isn't one cohesive storyline, so I think he could get away without it.

That would at least give him time to heal and not compromise next year's tour.

I wonder if the straight jacket gives him any trouble?

NotSoPerfect · Post by **NotSoPerfect** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:16 pm

Jumping Jack wrote:So has he switched the Obama and McCain masks during Elected?

Not, it's still Obama and Hillary.

And yes, evidentally golfing is not happening for the moment....that must be the most painful part!

WeirdKat · Post by **WeirdKat** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:56 pm

To answer a couple of questions above - I have had all the ribs on my left side sprung - not broken bone, but cracked cartilage and racked-up ligaments - and I can tell you it HURTS LIKE HELL! Your best bet is to sleep sitting up, because the strain against your ribs when you go from horizontal to vertical is a lot more than you think. Raising yourself upright to get out of bed is a lot like getting slammed with a sledge hammer in the side. Out of consideration for the more sensitive readers here, I will not describe the sensation of coughing or sneezing, nor will I repeat the kind of language it inspires when you do.

Feezle-Nuts · Post by **Feezle-Nuts** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:02 pm

I was checking out some recent youtube footage and the only time I could really tell he was in pain was during Cold Ethyl. She doesn't get thrown around as much and he looks like he has a hard time bending over to pick her up.

Dragonlady · Post by **Dragonlady** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:52 pm

WeirdKat wrote:and I can tell you it HURTS LIKE HELL! Your best bet is to sleep sitting up, because the strain against your ribs when you go from horizontal to vertical is a lot more than you think.

That's exactly what my friend did. There are lots of things we take for granted when everything is fine.
When I have my "monthly belly aches" and I have to turn over in bed to get up, it feels like I am ripping my muscles down there, sometimes I need several minutes to get up. Thankfully it's not always that bad.

Shoesalesman · Post by **Shoesalesman** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:14 pm

Feezle-Nuts wrote:I really think he should do away with the execution for this tour. How important is it really?

I'd love to see the gallows, having never seen it live, but definitely not at the expense of someone's health. To see the execution go the wayside to allow for better healing wouldn't bother me in the end. Maybe the execution songs would be replaced by something else.

But then again, Alice could kill someone else, as mentioned above.

NotSoPerfect · Post by **NotSoPerfect** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:18 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if they play that one by ear, since it's already been discussed--hanging Calico. Could never show up, or maybe just show up a few times....depending on how he's feeling.

Feezle-Nuts · Post by **Feezle-Nuts** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:25 pm

I don't really see how hanging Calico fits into the show though.

Unless they hung her, and then the song Alice came out to was Cold Ethyl and Ethyl had a noose around her neck.

Dragonlady · Post by **Dragonlady** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:16 pm

Now that's not a bad idea!
Kind of like Frankenstein buying the corpses off the executioner for his experiments.

glamprincess · Post by **glamprincess** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:49 pm

NotSoPerfect wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if they play that one by ear, since it's already been discussed--hanging Calico.

How about if the real Alice dragged someone dressed like Alice (black wig, the makeup and a tophat) to the gallows? Just before he hung the other "Alice", he could pull off the black wig and top hat and reveal the blonde woman underneath (Calico). Then he could hang the imposter who had the audacity to impersonate him.