Smoking and playing

Bill Duve · Post by **Bill Duve** » 1 Nov 2007 1:37 pm

I finally quit smoking 3 months ago after 50 yrs of choking down 2+ packs a day just because I learned at 65 that theres no way possible to play the thing I have this money and time invested in while having coughing Jags and choking spells..Or at least not with a foot on the volume pedal,

WIth a $200.00 per month smoking habit Its
going to pay for itself fast too...

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 1 Nov 2007 1:41 pm

Let's see, at $270 month X 12 months, why you could buy a Brand New D-10 EVERY YEAR with that money! Yikes! Wish I smoked so I could stop and do THAT!

But seriously, pal, goodonya for quittin'.

Antolina · Post by **Antolina** » 1 Nov 2007 1:54 pm

Hey Billy,

I hear ya can get smokes up on the Res for about a buck a pack

Just kidding. Congrats on quitting.

Bill Duve · Post by **Bill Duve** » 1 Nov 2007 1:59 pm

I modified that abit Jim figgering Reservation prices of 3 bucks a pack and 2 1/2 packs a day but even a brand new U12 would do !

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 1 Nov 2007 3:44 pm

I'm a reformed smoker my own self, Bill. Quit about 20 yrs. ago after some 25+ of puffin'. I remember when I had my D10 Emmons, I would stick the cigarette in between the necks at the end plate for a holder while I was playing. Don't think I ever did get all the stain off the alum.

I wish you many happy smoke free hours of pickin', and willpower as required.

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 1 Nov 2007 4:19 pm

Bill,

I quit smoking about 3 yrs. ago, and probably would have quit sooner if everyone hadn't been trying to force me to! But now I feel a lot better heath wise and hope you will also.

Larry

ps I bought some pretty neat toys with the cigarett money,,,,,,,until the wife figured a way to spend it! $:\$

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 1 Nov 2007 4:24 pm

I quit on June 4th of this year. I was only a light smoker, about 5-7 a day. But it still feels great to be off them completely.

Bill A. Moore · Post by **Bill A. Moore** » 1 Nov 2007 4:49 pm

I too smoked for more than 30 years, but I quit when cigarettes were getting over $2.00 per pack. Don't think for a minute, that you can keep all of that money that you've been spending. My wife hounded me for years, promising to have that money to spend, I got $100 for two months, and that was that.I also found out that smoking was not a physical addiction, but only mental. But I don't choke to death in the morning, and I sure wouldn't pay what they want for a pack today!(I guess it's really isn't good for us either)

Ricky Littleton · Post by **Ricky Littleton** » 1 Nov 2007 5:01 pm

Bill:

Congrats!!! I am a a former long time "dipper" andI know how hard it is. I still contend with my demon WITHOUT the trouble.

Pick on brother!!!

Ricky...

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 1 Nov 2007 5:07 pm

Congrats, Bill! I'm very proud of you and all the others that have quit smoking. My Dad must have quit 10 or 15 times over the years. He never could kick the habit.

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Bill Duve · Post by **Bill Duve** » 1 Nov 2007 5:16 pm

Well Y'know It takes an incentive......
Just losing a lung to cancer 5 yrs ago wasnt enough but being able to play steel without mashing the volume pedal or losing the bar during a fit is serious.......

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 1 Nov 2007 7:03 pm

I've been quit for a year now, after smoking for 46 years. It feels wonderful to have these clear lungs.
I was properly punished for my stupidity though...the smoking left me with a permanent throat damage. For a person who has always loved to sing, it was sad news to get.

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 1 Nov 2007 7:07 pm

We had new legislation come in about 3 years ago where you couldn't smoke in bars ...I think this law has helped the health of scores of musos here -- several of my mates decided to give up, and lo and behold they could sing better, smell better (not just them)-- and you could see the other end of the bar because the smog had lifted ha !! and apart from that they could actually breath again.

chas smith R.I.P. · Post by **chas smith R.I.P.** » 1 Nov 2007 7:34 pm

I quit in '75 after 15+yrs of heavy smoking. Cigarettes were 45¢ a pack, when I could afford the "factory mades". I buried 3 family members and it's not how I want to go out. Quitting cigarettes wasn't easy (it was much easier to give up a methamphetamine addiction), but it was worth it. I gave up everything else, except for tequila.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 1 Nov 2007 7:44 pm

The best way I found to quit smoking was to allow myself to put the money that I saved into a "guitar account". It was a tremendous motivation, and it gave a real boost to my guitar collection.

Around here, even garden variety American smokes are around $4.20 - forget about the Rothman, Dunhill, and other premium smokes that I always preferred. So a 2-pack/day habit is at least $250/month, which comes to about $3000/year. You can still buy quite a bit of cool guitar and steel equipment for that kind of dough.

Steve Alcott · Post by **Steve Alcott** » 1 Nov 2007 10:16 pm

One year Dec.21 for me.

Steve Norman · Post by **Steve Norman** » 2 Nov 2007 12:16 am

Congrats! Cant smoke in the bars up here either. Really helps a lot of people I know. I just quit drinking after trying to beat up my base player with a guitar stand. I plan on sending all that extra money to Bobbe Seymour....

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 2 Nov 2007 12:46 am

IF the Body Worlds Anatomical Exhibit comes to your town , take a visit.

they don't have any Steel Guitars in there but they have a few things that will stop you cold if you SMOKE...

by the way the exhibit is REAL body parts, not fake made up little plaster forms...when you see something that used to be a Lung, thats because it USED to be a lung..

Play the Steel, don't play the Steel and Smoke too...

please...

tp

ps, the exhibit is currently at the Discovery Place in Charlotte NC.

Bill Duve · Post by **Bill Duve** » 2 Nov 2007 3:31 am

Jeez Steve..
If youre planning on sending Bobbe all that money I can think of someone who would like it more

JW Day · Post by **JW Day** » 2 Nov 2007 3:57 am

I quit in Dec.1980 while playing 4 nights A week, It was about A 4 pack A day habit, but most of the smoke went up in the air while laying in the ash tray on the leg of the steel. I thank the Lord everyday that I was able to lay the down.JW Day

Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 2 Nov 2007 4:11 am

What Jim said; I quit back in '69, the habit stayed on my mind for years but diminished with time. I felt better at 40 than I did at 20; what a waste of life. Ever do a count of the musicians that have died early as a result of the effects of tobacco? It's difficult to quit, but after stopping a few times I quit one afternoon after lunch and I put the cigarettes in a closet in storage for a long time until I finally threw them away. It seemed to me that the absence of them out of the house was additional stress in the beginning. My life is totally different without tobacco in all areas; IMO I have added years to my life and life to my years. I am hoping that our county will ban it's use in more places.

Matti Viitala · Post by **Matti Viitala** » 2 Nov 2007 4:17 am

Six weeks today whitout a smoke, used to be 1 - 1,5 packs a day for good 20 years and here the pack costs 4,30€ (about 6$).
I love the mornings.

Matti

JERRY THURMOND · Post by **JERRY THURMOND** » 2 Nov 2007 4:43 am

I quit a little over 3 years ago afer 40+ years, now I have a weight problem to deal with, if its not one thing its another. But not smoking is a good thing.

Jerry

Tamara James · Post by **Tamara James** » 2 Nov 2007 6:33 am

I am quitter too. 6 years ago. gained 60 pounds. Constant dieting trying to get that back down. Blood pressure is up, so doc took away salt and sugar. Ok, lost 25 pounds with that. Even now, when I get stressed out, I crave that nicotine...Feel better? More like death warmed over. I know I am better off without that in my life. It took me 3 tries to quit. It's great when folks quit with no negitive side effects. I cheer for them. For some of us, it's not so great.

Tony,
I seen that same exhibit in Cleveland, OH. It is a great exhibit. Really gets your mind thinking. Some of it makes ya wanna wretch though.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 2 Nov 2007 7:04 am

After you quit smoking, your weight goes back to what it always would have been if you didn't smoke. This knowledge helped me stay on top of things. Nictoine as a stimulant staves off wieght gain, especially when you're younger.

But I still gained 10 pounds. I rather breathe deeply and carry around a few extra pounds than be choking all the time.

Quitting, gaining weight, and then going back on the cigarettes again....now that's a heaping plateful of heart attack helper there.

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