Axing in Air

The rocker was midway through a virtuoso guitar solo on the stage of the 9:30 Club in downtown DC when he tried a back-flip. Instead of landing on his feet he landed on his head, smacking it against the stage so hard the vibrations could be felt in the front rows.

Like a true showbiz trooper, he shrugged it off immediately and went right back to his performance. Not a single note of the guitar solo was missed. Then again, he couldn’t miss a note. He wasn’t actually playing; he was competing in the regional U.S. Air Guitar Championships.