Kings of Leon Pooped on by Pigeon

[Leumas]

That happened to Cyndi Lauper a few years ago and I think she kept right on going.

Cyndi Lauper...more hardcore than Kings of Leon.

 

[Leumas]

Come on, it's a fucking pigeon man. I don't care if it's 300 of them. The show must go on. I've had way more unsanitary things in my mouth and I'm still going strong. Who are they, the damn Jonas Brothers?

 

[snaredrum]

That happened to Cyndi Lauper a few years ago and I think she kept right on going.

with her makeup, she probably didn't notice

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

I know, Too Long, Didn't Read:

But you can get pretty sick.
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In the summer of 93, New York faced a health crisis when several hundred people came down with a mysterious ailment. The illness was traced to sea gull droppings in an old city reservoir. Health inspectors are quick to shut down a food processing plant if nuisance birds are found inside. Besides direct contamination, airborne spores from drying feces in air ducts and vents can settle on exposed food and transfer disease. Several thousand cases of food poisoning (Salmonella) every year are attributed to this disease transmission route.

Inhalation of fecal dust
As bird feces and/or the contaminated soil it rests on, dries or is disturbed, microscopic pieces break off and become airborne. These airborne particles can contain dormant fungi and/or bacteria. When breathed into the lungs, the warm, moist environment of the lung lining provides a breeding ground for the infectious agents. Common symptoms of this type of infection are flu like in nature: coughing, elevated temperature, restricted breathing and general body fatigue, and last roughly two to four days. The vast majority of the time, the bodies defenses will contain the invaders even before minor symptoms appear but in a small percentage of cases, major infection causing long term disability and even death occurs. It is worth noting that there is no known medical cure for internal fungal infections. After the Northridge earthquake, several thousand people came down with flu like respiratory symptoms. The ailment was called Valley Fever and was caused by people breathing in dust and airborne debris filled with histoplasmosis spores and related fungal agents stirred up by the earthquake.


Direct contact with feces
Infection occurs when a worker or resident gets fecal dust or droppings in an open wound or cut. This commonly occurs when handling old rusty, sharp porcupine wire ledge products which are covered with bird feces. The wound site becomes red, puffy and puss-filled. Antibiotics are often needed to cure the infection. In some rare cases, infection of the blood (Septis) or internal infection can also occur causing serious illness or death. Proper attire and care must always be used when cleaning a bird site or installing bird control products. If a cut or injury occurs, thoroughly wash and disinfect the wound and cover with a sterile bandage to minimize risk of infection.

Associated Parasites
Pest birds harbor ticks, fleas, mites and other ectoparasites. Parasites transfer disease in the following manner. The parasite bites an infected animal and sucks in blood containing the germ. When the bug bites its next victim it passes along the germ to the new victim. This occurs because parasites inject some of their saliva into the host when feeding. Over forty types of parasites live either on the birds, in their nests or in the places they roost. They are responsible for the transmission of several hundred viral and bacterial agents. These diseases include plague, encephalitis, pox and meningitis. Control of these parasites is a crucial phase of the bird control project. Paradoxically, this threat can be aggravated when bird control products are installed. Unless the parasites are exterminated when the birds are excluded from a site, the mites, fleas, ticks etc. will seek a new host, often the human inhabitants. Therefore, a proper bird control project will always include parasite extermination.
Source(s):
http://web.birdbarrier.com/BirdBarrier/S…
PS23/PS019: Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans

 

[mtgguitar]

Thanks! I was running out of reasons to call in sick to work. Now I can blame "Inhalation of fecal dust."

 

[jomo]

You know, they have a couple songs that I dig, but after reading their interview in Guitar World a few months ago, I totally un-fanned them. Pfffft, they honestly are more proud of themselves than anyone I've EVER read about. The interview made me nauseous. I would have loved to seen a pigeon hit the bulls eye. I wish they would have all gotten a mouth full.

 

[mtgguitar]

You know, they have a couple songs that I dig, but after reading their interview in Guitar World a few months ago, I totally un-fanned them. Pfffft, they honestly are more proud of themselves than anyone I've EVER read about. The interview made me nauseous. I would have loved to seen a pigeon hit the bulls eye. I wish they would have all gotten a mouth full.

Find a venue in Nashville, stock the rafters with well fed vultures and book'em Jomo.

 

[SlapChop]

That's pretty lame. Wash it out with some beer, pound one, get back to playing.

Pussies.

 

[Makeitstop]

If a pigeon pooped in my mouth, I would have hurled on the spot.

Then wiped my chin and kept playing. How much more rock could you get?

- D

 

[Makeitstop]

Cyndi Lauper...more hardcore than Kings of Leon.

Lauper's a badass. Make no mistake about that.

- D

 

[Rich]

Lauper's a badass. Make no mistake about that.

- D

Hell yeah. If you look into some of her music beyond "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and that she has a pretty funky sense of fashion, she has an amazing voice. Totally underrated.

 

[Makeitstop]

Hell yeah. If you look into some of her music beyond "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and that she has a pretty funky sense of fashion, she has an amazing voice. Totally underrated.

The first time I met her, she was singing in a bar on LI with a female metal band called Jezebel. This was around '77, and the band was doing all heavy rock. She nailed every single thing she sang, and I became an instant fan.

The last time I really got to speak with her was in '79, when my band at the time and her band (called Blue Angel) did a record company showcase at a NYC club called Great Gildersleeves. Her band got signed, mine didn't.

Girl can sing anything. And this was after she blew out her voice on the club circuit and was told she'd never sing again.

- D

 

[Leumas]

Lauper's a badass. Make no mistake about that.

- D

I love Cyndi Lauper and have no problem shouting it from the rooftops. That thing that makes people natural performers and entertainers above and beyond even her top notch talent....she's got it. In spades.

 

[mtgguitar]

Cyndi Lauper's latest DVD is very good, especially "I drove all night." She has a great band and a powerful voice.

 

[mtgguitar]

It's now international news, from the UK's NME "Kings Of Leon abandon gig after pigeon 'shits in bassist's mouth' "

"Band covered in droppings as they try to play St Louis show"

Kings Of Leon abandon gig after pigeon 'shits in bassist's mouth' | News | NME.COM

 

[kungpow!]

one of the worse excuses I've heard for calling off a show but mad props to the pigeon for laser-like aiming

 

[Ermghoti]

Who are they, the damn Jonas Brothers?

Yes. Yes they are.

 

[Strikerfox]

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And one more cuz its funny
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[GammyBird]

So what would you call a bird crapping on you....a "Hot.....?"

 

[GammyBird]

So what would you call a bird crapping on you....a "Hot.....?"

Leon?