Jeb Bonansinga
The Riptones (Bloodshot Records)
Hmm… where do we begin? There are so many. The topper, however, is last year. While trying to save a couple hundred bucks, I decided to remove the old ceramic tile from my kitchen floor for refinishing. During this process, I proceeded to accidentally sever my median nerve and two tendons in my arm. Before this act, my left arm was quite useful for many things, such as guitar chords, holding things, etc. After many hours of microsurgery, therapy, and thousands of dollars, I can now make my little noisy cowboy chords again, and my kitchen is finished. The moral: if you can’t pay a pro to do it, BE CAREFUL! ◼