Just as I remembered that I am going to see the White Stripes in less than a week, I spot this story on Yahoo! LAUNCH:
The White Stripes have been forced to postpone the next several weeks of their tour in support of their fourth album Elephant due to a hand injury the band's singer, Jack White, suffered last week in an automobile accident. White suffered a compound fracture to his left index finger in the accident that occurred on July 9 in White's hometown of Detroit.
I am so bitter right now...
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
thanks Allison, very sad for the fans but there's probably no getting around a "compound fracture to his left index finger."
2 - Natalie
Sad news, but there is always next time (barring acts of god such as death, sudden appearances of stagefright, and band breakups).
Spousal Unit is a huge Mötörhead fan, so I got us tickets eons ago to one of those big metal-music festivals. When we arrived, we saw a sign posted on the concert venue's gate: Due to a sudden accident the day of the show, bandleader Lemmy was not able to perform. The show went on -- we got to see Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Dangerous Toys, and some lame-ass metalers, but SU was distraught. Happily, I was able to snag tickets to a later show at New jersey's Meadowlands, and the spouse finally had a lifelong dream fulfilled. But SU's grief is what I remember from the incident. Thank goodness it all ended well.
Here's to Jack's speedy recovery, so that Allison finally can enjoy the duo in concert.