Here's a fun little fact...

[Hodur]

...actually a couple. First, when you sever your achilles tendon, it sounds like a wet towel snapping. Everyone on the volleyball court heard it and then watched me do a drunken stagger and plant my face in the grass because my foot didn't work right suddenly. "Dude, was that your shoe?" "No, it was my foot." The other interesting fact is that it strangely doesn't hurt much so I'm really just taking the Lortabs recreationally :) Don't tell anyone. I figure they'll give me more after the surgery so why waste 'em? I guess there's no feeling in tendons, maybe Robin could explain that to us, it's an injury I always pictured as being very painful. Enough Lortabs make me sleep, though, which is a little hard with this splint on my foot. Doctor on Thurs, surgery on Fri, and then six weeks on crutches. That's the worst part of the whole thing. Fatass+crutches=further injuries.

Funny thing is I picked the worst possible day and month to do this. My son was in town, my daughter was having a party in the park (hence the volleyball) and I had a gig later that night. I couldn't take my son to the airport, couldn't help my daughter with the party, and they got clobbered at the gig without me (only a four piece, so anyone goes missing it's a bad deal all around). After the ER I talked Frau Hodur into taking me down to the bar and I played the last set propped up on a chair. This weekend was supposed to be a camping trip and the week after that another camping trip in CA, then family reunion and Disneyland in Aug. I don't care about getting hurt, I can work and do everything I need to, but I just hate letting people down. Everyone says oh don't worry but I know secretly Frau Hodur wants to kill me for messing up her vacation :) It was sheer torture to sit and watch my bandmates pack up everything without being able to help especially since I just lectured someone the other day about doing their fair share :) Karma's a bitch.

Anyway, don't poor Hodur me, I got exactly what my middle aged overweight volleyball playin' butt was asking for :) I just thought you guys would enjoy the story.

Oh and my bass player quit, but that's actually the silver lining in all of this :) We actually got fired from our last gig (not his fault) a week ago. The singer, Tracy, got into an unintentional confrontation with with a guy that turned out to be the owner. Tracy had just gotten a new wireless headworn mic and we had done our sound check and went and partied in the bar for a while, and then went back to our rooms to rest a little and freshen up. Tracy put his mic on and went down to the bar but I guess it was turned on and the owner was having his 30th reunion party down there. I'm not sure what was said over the open mic, but when the owner confronted Tracy there was something of a battle of wills and I guess the only way the owner felt like he could win the battle was to fire us.

This was in Wyoming, so we had left work early, drove a couple hours, set up for two hours and then got home about 1am empty handed. But, you know, stuff happens. I'm lucky in that respect, that's the first time anything like that has happened. But still it's two screwed gigs back to back, hopefully that Karma's all paid up at this point or I'd hate to think what else we might have coming down the pike :)

[Dara]

Jeez...sounds like someone hit you with that old Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times." =/ Ye certainly cannae say life has been dull! :D

If a good number of the owner's graduating class was there, I'm sure he was just flexing his power so the guy who used to bully him in high school wouldnae think he was still a wuss. ;)

Hope thy recovery is swift, and the new bass rocks the casbah...or house...or whatever it is you have over there. :)

-Dara

[Robin of Spiritwood]

...actually a couple. First, when you sever your achilles tendon, it sounds like a wet towel snapping.

I didn't know that. I'll remember to ask people if they hear this next time someone turns up with one of those!


I guess there's no feeling in tendons, maybe Robin could explain that to us, it's an injury I always pictured as being very painful.

No, I cannot explain that, because mine hurt like hell when they're inflamed. Seems I'm just lucky that way huh? Ok, actually tendons themselves have little or no feeling, but the sheath around them is just packed with sensors. Come to think of it, when I used to fix them, most people didn't have pain - just loss of movement.


Enough Lortabs make me sleep, though, which is a little hard with this splint on my foot. Doctor on Thurs, surgery on Fri, and then six weeks on crutches. That's the worst part of the whole thing. Fatass+crutches=further injuries.

a) What's a Lortab, and how can I try one?
b)Not further injuries, big strong arms, fatass. ;)


Funny thing is I picked the worst possible day and month to do this. My son was in town, my daughter was having a party in the park (hence the volleyball) and I had a gig later that night.

Hm, this reminds me of how relatives would suddenly turn up at the wards whenever a patient died. People from miles round, and even abroad who hadn't seen the poor bloke in years would suddenly appear. Dr. Perot explained that one to me:
"Where there's a will, there's a relative."

I don't care about getting hurt, I can work and do everything I need to, but I just hate letting people down.

Yes, naturally. Anyone who's adventured with you would know this immediately. Brings a certain Silver Serpent to mind.

I just thought you guys would enjoy the story.

The injury, no, the story , yes. Hodur is a good storyteller. More please?
Hopefully, the band problems are all over. Since you have to sit a lot, maybe you can do interviews?

[Kyrian]

...actually a couple. First, when you sever your achilles tendon, it sounds like a wet towel snapping. Everyone on the volleyball court heard it and then watched me do a drunken stagger and plant my face in the grass because my foot didn't work right suddenly. "Dude, was that your shoe?" "No, it was my foot."

Ugggg. Nothing like losing a wheel when you only have two and both are required to get around.

I'm just a matter of time myself. I'm aging, overweight, and still playing sports at high speeds. I play fast-pitch baseball, indoor soccer and competitive ultimate frisbee (yeah, that sounds like an oxymoron to me too). I have shin splints and chondromalacia patella (or something like that where your knee caps are beat up and arthritic ... probably stems from 15 years of catching in baseball). It's just a matter of time before I hear a wet towel snap. Looking forward to the meds and not the crutches.

Heal fast bro ...

[Slayne]

Ow!

Man that stinks. Sorry to hear about that. :( I assume they can fix it all up better right?

[Hodur]

I didn't know that. I'll remember to ask people if they hear this next time someone turns up with one of those!



No, I cannot explain that, because mine hurt like hell when they're inflamed. Seems I'm just lucky that way huh? Ok, actually tendons themselves have little or no feeling, but the sheath around them is just packed with sensors. Come to think of it, when I used to fix them, most people didn't have pain - just loss of movement.

Let's see if I can work these quote things with a fraction of your abillity :) I had tendonitis in that heel for year, and it was getting to the point where it was starting to really hurt really bad all the time. It feels great now! The tendonitis was self-diagnosed, and sorta confirmed by a more or less indifferent doctor, but I don't know what tendonitis actually is. Inflammation of something, that much was apparent, but it seems to me now that the pain I was feeling was my tendon was stretched tight from this inflammation and when it snapped it releived the strain. I suspect it was weakened by all this. I haven't seen the xrays yet so I don't know where the tear is, but hopefully I'll see them when I see the tendon doctor tomorrow.



a) What's a Lortab, and how can I try one?

Mild narcotic painkiller, Hydrocodone 7.5mg and Acetominephin (sp?) I think 500 mg. Aceta...Aceto...Tylenol never did squat for me, and I have to take a lot of the Lortabs to affect me. They're great for headaches though, knock those suckers right out. You're the doctor, I'd think you have access to this stuff, but maybe they don't have them down there. Something tells me both our governments would have a problem with me trying to send you some :) You'll have to come up here. They hand the things out like candy if you go in with a back problem of some such. Unless you exhibit "drug seeking behavior". I'm not sure what exactly qualifies as drug seeking behavior. I'm not sure how people get hooked on these things, they just make me sleepy if they do anything. There's a much brisker demand for the heavier duty stuff like Percoset I guess.

b)Not further injuries, big strong arms, fatass. ;)

Heh, I hope you're right.

Yes, naturally. Anyone who's adventured with you would know this immediately. Brings a certain Silver Serpent to mind.

The injury, no, the story , yes. Hodur is a good storyteller. More please?
Hopefully, the band problems are all over. Since you have to sit a lot, maybe you can do interviews?

Yeah, well, I'm not sure I'm as tough as the REAL Hodur, the one in the stories :) Interviews, good idea, I just have to find someone that wants to interview me. Or do you mean I should interview other people. I'll start with you, you're life is about ten times as interesting as mine :)

[Hodur]

Ow!

Man that stinks. Sorry to hear about that. :( I assume they can fix it all up better right?

So they say, but I'll find out more tomorrow. I was really scared because everyone told me how the tendon can go up inside your leg and permanently disfigure you, but the doctor I saw at the ER disabused me of that wive's tale. So really, right now, it's more inconvenient than anything.

[Hodur]

Ugggg. Nothing like losing a wheel when you only have two and both are required to get around.

I'm just a matter of time myself. I'm aging, overweight, and still playing sports at high speeds. I play fast-pitch baseball, indoor soccer and competitive ultimate frisbee (yeah, that sounds like an oxymoron to me too). I have shin splints and chondromalacia patella (or something like that where your knee caps are beat up and arthritic ... probably stems from 15 years of catching in baseball). It's just a matter of time before I hear a wet towel snap. Looking forward to the meds and not the crutches.

Heal fast bro ...

Yeah, be careful man, as we age we don't heal as fast, I can attest to that. My son in law is like you, still playing a bunch of sport. He just had rotator cuff surgery, and he's in for more soon if he doesn't cut back.

[Hodur]

Jeez...sounds like someone hit you with that old Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times." =/ Ye certainly cannae say life has been dull! :D

Yeah, I'd like some dull for a while if this is what interesting is like :)

If a good number of the owner's graduating class was there, I'm sure he was just flexing his power so the guy who used to bully him in high school wouldnae think he was still a wuss. ;)

I think you hit the nail on the head. I was told afterwards that this guy is the quick draw champion of the world and a high degree black belt, so he's clearly compensating for something, and he's probably spent the last thirty years planning how he was going to show everyone at this reunion :)

Hope thy recovery is swift, and the new bass rocks the casbah...or house...or whatever it is you have over there. :)

From your lips to (the g)God(s)'s ear(s)!

[Slayne]

Yeah, I'd heard the same thing. Then later I heard it was a wives tale and only mattered if you were a professional athlete or something.