[Trombone-l] Sunburn ..please share your remedies.

[Bill Dinwiddie]

Oh yeah...pretty hard to forget those sunburn experiences. Mine happened on 
a sunny July day in Michigan when I spent about 3 hours on the wrong side of 
the hotel pool, so I got the sun's direct rays, the reflected rays from the 
pool, and the reflected rays from the concrete. I was OK for about two 
hours, then it started to come on. We were playing a show that night outside 
and the temp dropped to about 50. I was cooking on the inside and freezing 
on the outside, which produced a very obvious and uncontrollable shiver. I 
was shaking so bad that I couldn't play.

There was a "cast party" after the show and I asked the hostess if she had 
anything for sunburn. Bless her, she led the way to the bathroom and 
produced a big jar of Noxzema. I coated myself with it to a depth of about 4 
inches. It worked great...for a while. Then it stopped working. What really 
worked, however, was about 5 stiff drinks. I didn't feel anything for the 
rest of the night...but the next day....Oi !!!

Big hangover plus major sunburn equals absolute misery, and I was very 
miserable for about 5 days. Today, I stay out of the sun. That experience 
totally traumatized me and now I use a lot of sunblock and always wear a 
shirt and/or hat.

Have great respect for the sun. Those UV rays only have about 20 miles of 
nitrogen to penetrate before they penetrate YOU.

Bill Dinwiddie
billdin at comcast.net





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Burch" <daryl at burchinteractive.com>
To: "Charles Levine" <chardy2 at totcon.com>
Cc: <Trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Sunburn ..please share your remedies.


>I actually fell asleep on the observation deck of a cruise ship in
> 30ft. seas with 30-50knot winds because it was the only place on the
> ship I could feel relatively comfortable and not hurl my brains out
> anymore. When I awoke, I had apparently slept 6hrs. in full sun + the
> winds. Fortunately I wore long pants and a wind breaker. So I ended up
> with 2nd degree sunburn only on my face, hands & neck.
>
> My cheeks and and backs of my hands blistered, cracked & weeped for a
> week.
>
> Two things that helped ease the freakish pain and promoted the healing
> believe it or not were:
>
> A) Noxema -- slather it on & cover with a cool soaked wash cloth. Cools
> soothes & smells good ta boot! (The key is to leave it on and cover it
> with a cold wash cloth.)
>
> B) Tea bags (Tetley! Not herbal!) -- Something about the soaked tea
> leaves (maybe it's the caffeine... more likely the titanic acid) really
> soothed the pain. Microwave 2 or 3 tea bags in a mug of water for 2 or
> 3 minutes. Let steep and allow to cool. You can either place the tea
> bags themselves on the affected area. Or put the brewed tea in a spray
> bottle (we are 'bone players after all!) and spray the affected
>
> I've never forgetten that experience, mainly because I had to perform 2
> shows in those seas, while 99% of the 800 passengers were bringin' all
> that great boo-fay! back up for discussion. Nobawdy wanted to watch
> half-wit cruise singers do yet-another Bette Midler medley badly. But
> we went on anyway.
>
> After which I drank heavily and nearly signed off at the next port.
>
> ..unwisely, I calmed down & did 5 more ships. I just made sure they
> were bigger than that first floating pop can!
>
> On the 4th I met me now wife of 15yrs., 2 kids & a 4th mortgage. So I
> guess it wasn't all bad.
>
> I've got plenty of other "cruise ship war stories." Many involving vast
> quantities of rum, a couple of sharks, and one time with the police on
> the beach in Antigua. But fortunately that's the only one involving a
> severe sunburn.
>
> Cheers!
> -D-
> www.radionoise.com <- Rock star by night
> www.burchinteractive.com <- Tech-nerd by day #;-)
>
>
> On Jun 18, 2007, at 11:02 PM, Charles Levine wrote:
>
> I have found that the best thing for sun-burned lips is "Aquaphor"
> .charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mcclurefamily at srt.com>
> To: <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:27 PM
> Subject: [Trombone-l] Sunburn ..please share your remedies.
>
>
>> How have you handled the experience of sunburn and playing?
>> Especially if your face and lips were sunburned.
>>
>> I fried myself really good this past week (easy to forget
>> sunscreen when you start work & it is 45 degreees outside).
>> Then I had to play W and R.  It hurt quite a bit. Happily, I am
>> beginning to get over it now.
>>
>> What do you do when it happens to you? This is what I did.
>>
>> 1. Applied vinegar to ease burning  (first three days)
>>
>> 2. Alternated slathering vaseline/vitamin E oil/Aloe Vera gel on
>> all the burned spots-- face,ears, neck and arms. Just vaseline on
>> lips. Anywhere from four to eight times per day...as soon as it
>> felt dried out again, I applied it again.
>>
>> 3. Used sunscreen when outside, even though  already sunburned.
>>
>> 4. used the opportunity to order daily from Dairy Queen all sorts
>> of cold treats.
>>
>> It took from Tuesday till today (Sat) to not feel like a crunchy
>> lobster. Today, though, you could call me flaky and I would just
>> have to agree with you, as the next step of healing..the flaky
>> skin...is just beginning.
>>
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>> I was surprised at the advice to use vaseline* ( & sunscreeen)*--
>> that came from my dermatologist's office. They advised NOT using
>> hydrocortisone cream. I did call in anonymously for this, I
>> rather expect a lecture if I go in for a checkup on anything else
>> with her. She will KNOW even if I go in December.
>>
>>> From someone who won't forget the sunscreen ever again,
>>
>> Chris Ann
>> ND
>>
>>
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