Thanks so much!

Well...I'm still lookin' up at the trees and birds with a new sense of wonder....I'm a lot less manic than I was three days ago (just kinda calming down). It's still pretty mindblowing though. I guess the major reason that I didn't tell anyone about it (apart from being a 'crawl off in the corner' type when sick, period) is that I wasn't actually being TREATED for anything. The only option I had was kidney removal (this kind of cancer doesn't respond to chemo or radiation) and there were serious complications. I was SO fortunate to get an appointment with a top specialist, while there was still time.

As regards "blowing off" anyone with cigarette warnings....Nope not me. I was an addict plain and simple...never proud of the awful habit, simply too weak to break it. Won't ever do that again.

Even though I'm still a bit physically shakey, I was so pleased to be able to go into the studio today and play and sing a bit on Jed's new album. Trust me my friends, Paul Mills and Jed Marum are makin' a verrrry good-un!

S'good to be alive!

Cheers

Rick