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Notr sure of this is the right place but the list had just posted that RT has cancelled all dates in April cos - wait for it -

he's been bitten by a scorpion on his right hand whilst on holiday in Mexico!! :o

OUCH!!

Stung by a scorpion, surely?  More likely than being bitten.

But ouch!  Hope he gets over it soon.  My son was stung by a scorpion once, and it wasn't fun.

Poor man! :o :(
All the best to him.

Sorry, just realised my 'ouch' doesn't show up (unless you highlight it) - must have done something wrong there!

Ouch! Hope he is well soon, and not too many of you are disappointed by canceled dates. He's not due to play here till 1st July and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing him again!

Just read that RT has had to cancel various North American gigs after being stung by a scorpion while on holiday in Mexico...That must be one of the more unusual reasons to cancel!  At least RT hasn't joined The Scorpions.



Edit: posted separately and independently into a different thread ... Great minds etc ...

Anyone know how the scorpion's doing?

Gets coat.....

... here's your running shoes too Simon!!!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Oh Mr. Nicol!  :o

So the rumours are true then? RT is joining Tim Laycock's band. . .

http://www.new-scorpion-band.com/homepage.html      ;)


I'll get my coat too. . .

Do those whose name I dare not speak make running shoes?

Was holidaying in Greece a few years ago and was warned about the local scorpions.

Their venom won't kill you for a day or two so we were told that if we were stung we should hobble to a local village and point at the wound and the locals would know what to do.

Scorpions are quite rock and roll though.

Some scorpion trivia from http://www.jewelrymall.com/insects/scorpion.html

Scorpions have six to twelve eyes but bad eyesight.

Scorpions tend to hide in cracks and dark places and thus, often symbolize secrecy and evil.

We all know RT's fondness for wearing black. Add to that a dark place and a scorpion with bad eyesight and it sounds like an accident waiting to happen!

I wonder if the scorpion has started wearing a black beret?  ;)

No, but I hear that the Scorpions on their inevitable comeback/farewell tour will be including the Move tribute song "Goodbye Black Beret Way"

And I suppose you all have heard about the RT tribute band - The Rocking Berets?

I have heard from the man himself that it's no big deal as he found medical attention within 20 minutes for the sting on a right-hand finger ((Becks would have got it on the foot...)) and didn't need anti-venom. Still got a numb hand but getting better and hoping for a personal all-clear in a week or two.


Still no word on the surprised arthropod... Does nobody care??!?

That's all folks.

No ???

'Tis a joke, young Sir... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rockin'_Berries

 :)

I Knew That ::)

I do! I've sent the question along to the beekeeper!  :)

I was trying to come up with a way to use The Rasp Berets but failed ... oh well, must be why I'm not a comedy writer.  :D

Glad to hear he's on the mend. Does he have his hands insured?

Reminds me of a Stones gig at Wembley I had a ticket for back in about 1990 which was cancelled as Keef had hurt one of his hands. Don't remember it being anything as exciting as an encounter with a scorpion. He probably fell out of a tree...  ::)

Beekeeper Bob??

I hear that the scorpion, expecting to be feted by his friends for having stung someone famous, is very disappointed as most of them said, "Richard who?"

That's the price of being one of the best kept secrets in the music world, I guess...

The Beekeeper is essentially the webmaster for RT's own site, Beesweb.

Duh!!!

 Silly me.. maybe(e) I'll wake up by the turn of the decade... ^-^

So the scorpion sang, all together now...

I'll crawl back (crawl back) under my stone.   :)

Just in from our Mexico correspondent who got the full story from Mr T...

We had a M1 Breakdown and were looking for some Sun Shade. I thought it was The Lobster. My wife said You're Gonna Need My Help or it's the End Of A Holiday. I felt in No Man's Land but thought The Lord is in This Place. I hoped it wasn't lethal as I didn't want to go through an Autopsy but I was feeling a bit Crazy Man Michael. It was time to say Farewell, Farewell to Mexico.

So we Walked Awhile though I was feeling like a Sloth. We found a Doctor of Physick and he cured me with Flowers of the Forest. I thought, enough of this Flatback Caper - Now Be Thankful.

Up date on Besswing
http://www.richardthompson-music.com/catch_of_the_day.asp?id=902

Doesn't say anything about the poor scorpion tho'

Very true. Our bass player took the end of his thumb off while chopping an onion. Ouch!