[kj] an old cripple writes..
sade1
gathering@misera.net
Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:16:11 -0700 (PDT)
(didn't Achilles heve vlnrbl. ankles?)
Happy b-day and get well soon of course(think gigs), you'll be
'jigging' w/KJ on-stage yet.
And may however you bring on your "suitable hangover", mix
beautifully w/your meds, n' visions of blue feathers drift
through your heads...
etc etc
Saul
--- mraven@redwoodsystems.co.uk wrote:
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> A belated happy birthday Rob. Hope you have a suitable
> hangover today :-)
> Looks like you'll be joining the rest of the old folks at the
> back of the
> gigs then!
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> Mik
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> Hello Gathering!
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> I am back from an unplanned exile. Boy am I relieved!
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> Today is my 35th birthday and I am typing this from my laptop
> sat on the
> couch with my left leg well and truly rested!
>
> Last Monday, I was ushering my four year old son out of the
> door to
> nursery. My wife and I were planning to go looking for
> flooring for some
> building work we are having done when it all
> went.............wrong!
>
> I was being beaten by a four year old with a blow up toy (no,
> not one of
> mine) when, in the excitement I managed to bang my head on a
> low door
> frame. I lost my balance and went over on my ankle. Both
> ankles have been
> weak since childhood. There was a loud crack a sharp pain and
> I fell over.
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> I moved my leg but my left foot just flopped. It sat there
> like a wet rag
> as I was consumed by pain like you never knew existed. An
> ambulance was
> called and within 10 minutes I was on my way to Oxford's John
> Radcliffe
> hospital where they confirm two breaks and a dislocation! Deep
> joy! The
> drugs they gave me though we superb! I lost the pain and
> developed a deep
> deep voice brought on by the gas and air. I was pissed out of
> my head on
> gas and air and morphine and began doing Barry White
> impressions, laughing
> hysterically, halucentating and then telling everyone I met
> that I
> recognised them. All this time my wife was shushing me and
> aplogising. It
> only got serious when they pulled my leg back into place.
> Watching your leg
> perform such stunts is rather sobering and no amount of drugs
> can hide the
> pain!.
> I then had to wait 7 days for the swelling to go down so that
> they could
> operate. I know have a 5 inch metal plate in one of the bones
> and ten nice
> shiney screws! I shall be bleeping airport security machines
> for evermore!
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> I chose a nice bright pink cast just to piss my kids off and
> am now
> hobbling everywhere on crutches and getting as much sympathy
> as possible.
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> I have to say that the health care I received and all my
> fellow inmates too
> was absolutely first class. This is my first real experience
> of the NHS and
> I am very impressed. These folks get a great deal of
> criticism, but they
> got a new fan here!
>
> It's good to be back but moshing is of the list for the tour!
>
> So what's the score? I genuinely missed you freaks! What have
> I missed?
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> Lots of love
>
> Bob the cripple
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