The last time I played my flute my lower lip and my fingers hurt for 2 days straight. Good thing I didn't have to worry about kissing anyone . . . have you ever tried to kiss without your lower lip?

I'm hoping it's an 'I haven't done this in a long time' related pain, and not a 'boy are you getting old' pain. I anticipate I'll have plenty other 'getting old' pains without having to worry about a lower lip transplant on top of it all.

OG - sometimes I think the "I haven't done this in a long time" and "boy are you getting old" kinda jog alongside each other. It's definitely more the latter for me, since I play a lot. I know a couple of other guitarists that have had shoulder and elbow trouble, and upright bassists with chronic carpal tunnel.

And people wonder why musicians are such druggies!