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MrBen
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Robin Finck - why he wears the helmet and hat in LALD
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May 23, 2004, 06:35:23 PM »
I don't think that this has been disscussed before.
My theory is that he gets a negative effect from the strobe lights (they are only used in LALD) i.e epilepsy, so he needs to wear the very dark glasses to shield his eyes from all angles. The helmet is overkill, just a joke he obviously doesn't really need to wear this.
On another note, I like Fincks playing. His tone is very harsh, he rarley uses the bridge pickup, people mistake this for out of tune playing - not true. His playing is very much in tune and he is an amazing guitar player, I think he will really shine on CD.
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Interesting idea.
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i thinks just coz hes weird...
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Quote from: MrBen on May 23, 2004, 06:35:23 PM
My theory is that he gets a negative effect from the strobe lights (they are only used in LALD) i.e epilepsy, so he needs to wear the very dark glasses to shield his eyes from all angles. The helmet is overkill, just a joke he obviously doesn't really need to wear this.
I think its safe to conclude if any member of the band suffered or was worried by epilepsy strobes wouldn't be used at all.
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Quote from: Izzy on May 23, 2004, 07:49:14 PM
Quote from: MrBen on May 23, 2004, 06:35:23 PM
My theory is that he gets a negative effect from the strobe lights (they are only used in LALD) i.e epilepsy, so he needs to wear the very dark glasses to shield his eyes from all angles. The helmet is overkill, just a joke he obviously doesn't really need to wear this.
I think its safe to conclude if any member of the band suffered or was worried by epilepsy strobes wouldn't be used at all.
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know anything about epilepsy, so I apologize in advance for my ignorance to any one that does. But if you look at the glasses he wears closely they are more like welding goggles and could surely cut out the strobe effect??
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People with eppilepsy cant even watch TV or play Video games... Robin Fink does not have eppilepsy..
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someone said he wore it because he was hit with a bottle at one show.
dunno if that's true or not.
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I think it's just a joke that fits in with the song. It's pretty funny. And yes, Finck is a god. He so reeks of awesomeness.
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Quote from: outlawaxl on May 23, 2004, 11:09:47 PM
People with eppilepsy cant even watch TV or play Video games... Robin Fink does not have eppilepsy..
Not true. I know a lot about epilepsy, seeing how my mother has it, and have seen and dealt with its effects my whole life. Epilepsy is often controllable with drugs. My mother hasn't had more than 5 seizures in the past decade, and those usually occurred when she was changing or adjusting her medication. She watches TV and plays video games with no ill effects. It is true that flashing light can trigger a seizure for epileptics who either are not on the right medications or who are resistant to treatments.
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Quote from: twitcher on May 23, 2004, 11:12:21 PM
someone said he wore it because he was hit with a bottle at one show.
dunno if that's true or not.
if this was true Axl would have fucked them up....
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Quote from: outlawaxl on May 23, 2004, 11:35:59 PM
Quote from: twitcher on May 23, 2004, 11:12:21 PM
someone said he wore it because he was hit with a bottle at one show.
dunno if that's true or not.
if this was true Axl would have fucked them up....
that's true...
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that would be fun to see again... i loved that shit when people would throw shit and he would fuck them up....
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Quote from: MrBen on May 23, 2004, 06:35:23 PM
On another note, I like Fincks playing. His tone is very harsh, he rarley uses the bridge pickup, people mistake this for out of tune playing - not true. His playing is very much in tune and he is an amazing guitar player, I think he will really shine on CD.
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You are totally right DDM and I too think he will shine on CD. He truly is an amazing guitar player.
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Re:Robin Finck - why he wears the helmet and hat in LALD
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robin DID get hit with a bottle in some show... dont rember wich show, but im sur he did. but that cant be the reason why he would wear goggles :p
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Re:Robin Finck - why he wears the helmet and hat in LALD
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Quote from: MrBen on May 23, 2004, 06:35:23 PM
On another note, I like Fincks playing. His tone is very harsh, he rarley uses the bridge pickup, people mistake this for out of tune playing - not true. His playing is very much in tune and he is an amazing guitar player, I think he will really shine on CD.
thank you very much for that insight
i don't play guitar but am interested in the technical stuff...
i buy Guitar World for the articles and often end up reading the
tech stuff too (though a lot of it is still 'chinese' to me - i've picked up a bit doing this (not how to play - just understanding the terminology! hehe) I'll be looking out for what you referred to.
thanks
and OH I AM SOOOO looking forward to the gnr guys being on the cover of Guitar World..!
Quote from: TiedHands on May 23, 2004, 11:24:09 PM
I think it's just a joke that fits in with the song. It's pretty funny. And yes, Finck is a god.
He so reeks of awesomeness
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Robin
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but seriously - he's an awesome artist and I can't wait to see him again.
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I seem to remember it being the London show that Robin got hit with a bottle at... I could be wrong.
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Quote from: outlawaxl on May 23, 2004, 11:09:47 PM
People with eppilepsy cant even watch TV or play Video games... Robin Fink does not have eppilepsy..
On meds they can.
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Quote from: outlawaxl on May 23, 2004, 07:42:35 PM
i thinks just coz hes weird...
I am going along with this theory.
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