Zap! You'd think a middle aged man like Norman Cook (better known as Fatboy Slim) would know better than to hang around a bunch of electrical equipment in the driving rain but, apparently no one forwarded him the memo about how electricity and water don't mix. Cook winced through a 2 hour set in his hometown of Brighton on New Year's Eve. Reports say 15 times Cook became the path to electrical "ground", receiving electrical shocks while mixing a live show.
Playing for 20,000 fans in your hometown would obviously be rewarding but, becoming a part of the circuit powering your equipment could quickly make the gig a really uncomfortable experience. Cook told reporters, "The one good thing was the shocks stopped my hands getting frostbite."
Oh Fatboy Slim, you will forever be our Pollyanna.
