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| zak |
I assume it's been discussed before, but Keith's finger joints realy bother me.
what do you know about his condition? has he ever talked about it?
how can he play at all? |
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| CraigP |
I wondered the same thing.
I'm sure some of the highest quality heroin does the trick. |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
Keith has this problem since some years ago and has toured, guested and recorded since then, so it's not a big problem at all
This is a zoom from a picture taken by Fernando Aceves back in 2002
This one is a stand-still from a Japanese TV program, provided by Nico Zentgraf
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| T&A |
he's talked about - and it certainly affects his playing. he discussed with with Matt Lauer a few years ago. |
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| Soldatti |
The second pic is shocking. |
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| Gazza |
quote:
zak wrote:
I assume it's been discussed before, but Keith's finger joints realy bother me.
what do you know about his condition? has he ever talked about it?
how can he play at all?
he does tend to play it down in interviews, but the fact that he hasnt been able to take his skull ring off his 4th finger for almost a decade now (I was first told as far back as 1998 that it had progressed to this extent) would indicate a significant problem
There's no doubt in my mind that it's increasingly had an affect on his playing in recent years, and that's not a situation that's going to improve. |
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| Moonisup |
It's kinda sad! both index fingers suffer from the same problems, so it's not strange that in a few years he can't hold his pic anymore.
and it really effects his playing, it gets worse and worse, and some nights better then others |
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| Moonisup |
at the PC:
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| telecaster |
I had drinks with a leading researcher in arthritis a couple of months ago
I showed him a pic of Keith's fingers
He said Keith has the worse form and he was amazed he could even play
My Mom has arthritis and I asked him the best rememedy
to kill the pain
Without pause he said "tell her to have a couple drinks, it really is the best thing"
Keith obviously got the message |
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| HellsRollingThunder |
I wonder what Keith takes besides Vodka and Orange Soda to
relieve his painful arthritis? My parents and many of my friends
have it. Some people take Celebrex under careful doctor supervision as a physician told me. There are many prescription
drugs to relieve the pain and some people use Ibuprofen.
Doctors tell arthritis sufferers that keeping the joints mobile will
help keep them limber so the stiffness does not progress as fast.
They seem to encourage folks to walk exercise and the like.
I sure hope he is seeking the best medical help, and will be able
to play for many more years. |
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| Tom |
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telecaster wrote:
Without pause he said "tell her to have a couple drinks, it really is the best thing"
Keith obviously got the message
Now someone please explain Keith the meaning of "couple" |
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| CraigP |
A couple means too many |
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| Poplar |
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A couple means too many
herecy! |
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| kath |
keith's hands have been like that for a while. no, he can't hit the licks he used to, but he puts a lot of HIMSELF into it now, more drama and photo-op poses!!someday he probably can't play anymore, but he'll cease to exist then. you'd think they could have knuckle replacements for ultra rich rockers....
at least he's not like chuck and them other fellers fuckin' dem turkeys.... |
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| corgi37 |
He's got some freaky freaking fingers for sure.
Almost look like a ancient oriental sex toy.
Must really hit the spots! |
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| Jumping Jack |
Imagine what his lungs and liver look like! |
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| ßloody red ®ooster |
woow how do you get arthritis? hope its not by playing guitar to much  |
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| Maxlugar |
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T&A wrote:
he's talked about - and it certainly affects his playing. he discussed with with Matt Lauer a few years ago.
I read where he said it wasn't arthritis and that it doesn't hurt at all. He said his Grandmother had it too. It lloks like Marlon has it as well. Do we have any pics of the girls hands? I don't see him being able to bend his left index finger like in the first picture like that if it hurt. You would think going on the road and playing every night would not be something he'd want to do if it hurt.
But whatever it is it for sure makes it hard to form chords. How is he getting his fingers inbetween the strings for crying out loud? |
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| Lord Homosex |
Probably another reason for him to stick with the opne tunings. I'm positive that it would be fairly easy to make it possiblefor him to play.
Bigger frets, wider neck, heavy strings, open tunings, a pick on the thumb... |
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| Poplar |
if they can split to conjoined human beings, they ought to be able to sand down those knuckles. |
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| ßloody red ®ooster |
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Bigger frets, wider neck, heavy strings, open tunings, a pick on the thumb...
He should switch to the pedal steel! instead of the bottle neck he can have the whole bottle on his finger |
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| Saint Sway |
GOOD LAWD!!! Keef's hands look terrible!! His pinky finger is so mangled and deformed that I swear its actually starting to look like Ronnie Woods face!
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| Bitch |
If KEITH has arthritis, or anything else for that matter, it won't prevent him from playing. I think KEITH said he'll keep playing until he croaks right on the stage at the press conference when someone asked about the "aging rocker" thing. He'll never stop, never stop, never never never stop! |
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| oldkr |
that comment about keith not being able to remove his skull ring is absolute and utter nonsense! keiths ring is so loose it rattles around on his finger , and his right hand isnt nearly as affected as his left
get it together guys
BECAUSE IM OLDKR |
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| kath |
geez. |
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| blackandblue |
In stead of that Pirate film they better could offer Keith a rol in a horror movie...
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| Bloozehound |
OHH!!
scared me! |
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| Monkey Woman |
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HellsRollingThunder wrote:
Doctors tell arthritis sufferers that keeping the joints mobile will
help keep them limber so the stiffness does not progress as fast.
They seem to encourage folks to walk exercise and the like.
Then surely playing guitar is Keith's exercise for keeping arthritic fingers in working condition! Cheer up, folks!  |
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| kath |
ooooo nosferatu!!! he does look a little like keef in the old day, except he has teeth....
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| glencar |
Man, those are some scary fingers. Maybe "Scary Fingers" oughta be the new CD title. |
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