If you follow San Cisco’s bass player Nick Gardner on Instagram, you may have seen this photo:
Apparently, he accidentally shot himself in the foot… As you do.
So how exactly did he manage to do this?
It happened while he doing some pest control on a mate’s farm in the small town of Collie, WA. All was explained by Gardner:
“As we were driving through an exceptionally rough paddock, I reached down to stop the gun from bouncing around and before I knew it, it had gone off. The bolt had slid down and the jolting had triggered the gun. Somewhat of a freak accident. I realised I had been shot and ripped off my boot and sock to reveal a hole in my foot and blood everywhere. Isaac, my mate, quickly got his first aid kit and bandaged it up. He then started driving towards the nearest hospital, which was 100kms away. I passed out in shock and came to shaking and being yelled at. By the time we got to the hospital I was calm, but in excruciating pain. The doctors got morphine into me and put me in an ambulance headed for a bigger hospital. I eventually made it to the Perth hospital where a specialist has done a great job putting my foot back together.
I am very sad to say I will be missing the upcoming USA / Mexico tour, especially our first festival in Mexico City, but will rejoin in Europe when I’m not completely knocked out by painkillers. However I know the band will do me proud and there will still be the same show, just without my embarrassing dancing!”
The band also send out a photo of Gardner’s injury. It’s pretty gross, but click here if you want to see it. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
We send our love to Gardner and wish him a speedy recovery so he’ll be able to rejoin the band for their Australian tour in April/ May.
In other news, San Cisco’s new album Gracetown is out this Friday. Here’s a taste of what you can expect.