Pissing blood
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:10 pm
In the Armando Peraza interview that congalero had posted, Armando mentioned that he used to piss blood after a particular hard set. I'd heard this said by a teacher of mine as well. Thought I'd write in to "The Straight Dope" to see what the explanation might be:
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Cecil,
I've heard and read stories about musicians, specifically hand drummers, pissing blood after playing a particularly tough or long set. Santana's longtime bongo player, from 1972-1990, the great Armando Peraza, says this:
"Playing percussion for Carlos you had to be able to play hard, non-stop for sometimes up to three straight hours, and play loud enough to be heard over the electric instruments. A lot of times I played so hard that I would piss blood after the shows. Santana gigs were an endurance test of the highest order."
from this interview:
http://www.salsaweb.com/music/articles/peraza_cm.htm
What would the connection be here? Can blood really get into urine through this kind of physical exertion? Does it have anything to do specifically with the pounding the hands and the blood inside them get?
Thanks,
James
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Who knows if he'll find the question answer-worthy. Has this ever happened to any of you?
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Cecil,
I've heard and read stories about musicians, specifically hand drummers, pissing blood after playing a particularly tough or long set. Santana's longtime bongo player, from 1972-1990, the great Armando Peraza, says this:
"Playing percussion for Carlos you had to be able to play hard, non-stop for sometimes up to three straight hours, and play loud enough to be heard over the electric instruments. A lot of times I played so hard that I would piss blood after the shows. Santana gigs were an endurance test of the highest order."
from this interview:
http://www.salsaweb.com/music/articles/peraza_cm.htm
What would the connection be here? Can blood really get into urine through this kind of physical exertion? Does it have anything to do specifically with the pounding the hands and the blood inside them get?
Thanks,
James
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Who knows if he'll find the question answer-worthy. Has this ever happened to any of you?