Death Cab For Cutie star stung by scorpion but no super powers passed on just yet

Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard was twice bitten by a not so shy scorpion at a recent concert.

The lead singer was changing his clothes as he prepared to take to the stage in San Diego, California last week when he felt the venomous creature sting his leg twice.

Emergency services were quickly called to the scene as the stunned band members waited.

Bassist Nick Harmer took to his blog to tell the story, “So tonight in San Diego, Ben got stung by a SCORPION. Twice. I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried, file this under ‘Things that really happen on rock tours’.

“Ben’s okay, if not a little shaken, but we were worried for a while because the scorpion was a little guy and when it comes to the wonderful world of scorpions, the smaller the deadlier.”

And Harmer insists Gibbard may have benefited from the terrifying encounter – joking that the sting may allow his bandmate a ticket to be the next villain in Spider Man IV.

He says, “I’m still not convinced that he is 100 per cent fine because nobody eliminated the possibility that it was a radioactive scorpion and that Ben will now develop super powers, so I’m keeping a close eye on him just in case.”

Here’s my favorite Death Cab For Cutie song: Soul Meets Body

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