an update...

We are definately not a health group of people right now. In fact, someone called my boss jokingly saying that he needed to get some new people here because one is in the hospital, I've had a cold since Mid January and the other one's titanium joints are rusting.

To get serious for a minute, I have a cold that has been lingering for a LONG time. It started in Dallas in January, went dormant for a while with only a hint of a cough here and there, and then came back with full fury last week while I was off. I was the one who came into the show not feeling well. As I'm writing, I'm feeling much better, but not 100%.

Shrek has been admitted to a hospital in his neck of the woods for low potassium. When your potassium is low, it effects muscles and all sorts of things. Remember the heart is a muscle. One of the dangers of low potassium is cardiac failure. His potassium levels are in the low 2's now. They were at 1.5 when he got to the hospital by him, after he was released by the one here with potassium pills. Normal is 3.5-5.0. He still has a way to go before being released.

TG is suffering from the flu. Again, not something you want to be battling while not in the comfort of your own house. If you can't be in your own house, you at least have to hope for real porcelain. Well on site we have neither. He left about halfway through the day today to hopefully get better for tomorrow. Rest is all that will get you better.

To fill in for Shrek, we have the kid. He is a hard worker and eager to learn. He's also a great guy. Everyone loves him. We had him with us last year on this tour and he fits in well. He met his gf while with us in a hotel bar, and he's still with her. She lives 2 hours from where we are, so she came up for a conjugal visit this weekend. He'll be a happy man in the morning. When he last worked with us 3 weeks ago, he was late coming down to go in to work. It was the morning of the time change, and he apparently forgot. He was called in the middle of the act and he answered the phone. Being the nice guys that we are, we told him to take his time getting ready, and left one of the cars for him to drive in with. We're all living vicariously through him.

I really screwed up my personal life bad lately. More on that to come.