Tomorrow we have a show up in Everett at Tony V's with Astrovan. Usually on the eve prior to a show I'm really excited. Can't wait until the time comes to play... Especially since tomorrow we got a new song to be debuted (Taking My Anger Back). And the fact we're playing with Astrovan is an added bonus. Should be a good turn out of people. So why am I so apprehensive this time? Because I have freakin' cold. I know that I'm past the peak of it and I'm getting better. But there's always something in the back of your mind that says, "What if you're not better, what if you get worse?"
The funny thing is even if I do get worse or I'm not feeling 100% by tomorrow night, I'll still play and sing my guts out. Probably increasing my chances of passing or puking in the midst of the set. Just what has to be done.
I was so paranoid about this fact last night that I opted to make my own neti pot. For those who aren't familiar with the neti pot, I'll explain. It's a small tea pot looking thing, generally ceramic. The concept is that you fill it with salt water, lean your head over the sink looking to one side, jam the spout of this tea pot up your nose and dump. The water goes in one nostril and out the other cleaning out your sinuses. Some ancient Chinese holistic concept to help with colds, allergies and so on. The whole process is called neti lota.
I priced out some of these little pots at the holistic/hippy shops around my neighborhood. Stupid little pots are expensive. I thought to myself that I could make one of these that would be just as effective to see if this helps my cold at all. Just to clear things up really quick for all those folks out there who just say take some cold medicine of some sort and shut up. I don't like cold medicine. The daytime crap sends me into a shaky, panicy mess (No wonder they make meth out of it), the night time stuff actually keeps me awake. Generally speaking my usual cold remedy is an aspirin, beer and cigarettes. Cigarettes, oddly, being the greatest cough suppressants ever. But time is of the essence right now. I need to cut a day or so off some of these dumb cold symptoms. Some people say Zinc... BS! It doesn't do anything for you once you have a cold... Neither does Vitamin C or echnicia or chicken soup for that matter. All of these remedies suck! You're better off with a shot of whisky and a hot shower. Even WebMD says so... So it has to be right... Right?
Anyway, enough of that... On with this adventure. Back to the mini tea pot. I decided to build my own. I wandered around my house for awhile searching for something. Then it hit me... Here's what you need to make your own neti pot at home: 1 exacto knife, 1/2 regular drinking straw, 1 roll scotch tape, and an empty can... Mine turned out to be an empty PBR can... Go figure. Washed out the can... I didn't want a PBR nasal enema. Cut a small hole near the base. Inserted the straw at an upward angle. Taped it in place and filled in the gaps with tape to prevent to much leakage. I went on to make my salt mixture. Which on the internet said 1/4tsp per 8oz of water (again the interwebs said it so it has to be right... Right?). It burned... It sucked... Then I realized I was using iodized salt. Apparently this is a no-no. Every source said no iodized salt. Then I opted to just go with warm water. And I'll be dammed if it didn't help out. The sneezing stopped, I could breath... For a little while. Like a half an hour or so. Then the cold came raging right back with it's last round of pervasive snot. I hate colds....
Well, no matter what happens sick or healthy... Tony V's tomorrow is going to be awesome! I guarantee it!
WCG - Adam
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