IT'S ABOUT TIME

Subject: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: kendall
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 07:49 PM

Finally, I just got the word; my radiation treatments start on Monday April 1st. Four months without a voice; I wouldn't wish that on my Mother in law (If I had one)

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 07:52 PM

Good luck, Kendall. Hope you're in good singing voice in time for the next Getaway in October. It's a real pleasure to spend time with you and hear you sing.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Jeri
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 08:04 PM

Kendall, glad to hear that ship's weighing anchor. I hope it goes as easy as possible. You have to go to DC for this?

(April 1st?!?!)

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Sorcha
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 08:07 PM

Hip, Hip---------HUZZAH!!
(x 3!!!)

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Mickey191
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 08:27 PM

Kendall, Sending best wishes and God speed your way.Slainte.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 08:32 PM

Can't finish until you start. Yahoo!, that you'll be starting soon!!!! Will keep you in prayer...

Jerry

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: kendall
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 08:53 PM

I will be treated at Maine Medical ctr. We have an excellent oncology unit here.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:00 PM

It really is about time. Why the delay??!! They say about writers that they "find their voice" so maybe this could be the time for you to find your voice writing. You have lots of stories to tell and you know how to type, so you could get lots and lots of things written down. Maybe even start a whole new career. Take it easy.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Dave Swan
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:01 PM

"If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly" W.S.

"Let's get her did" an old cowboy I knew.

In any case, best wishes for a speedy conclusion to a successful course of treatment.

Dave

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:06 PM

Yep - Now maybe you'll actually learn how to sing. JUST JOKING!!!! Certainly am glad to hear the news - keeping you in our hearts here my friend!!

Steve and Jan

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Áine
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:08 PM

Hey thar Yankee! I totally agree with Barbara -- you could have an excellent book of tales finished and ready to send off to a publisher by the time you finished with those danged treatments, ya know. And give a good think to writing a book about what you're going through -- you know, you could end up helping and inspiring a whole lot of folks with your story.

Dear Hubby and I are holding you close in our hearts and prayers, dear friend.

All the best, Áine

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: DougR
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:13 PM

Good luck, Kendall.

DougR

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Lepus Rex
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:15 PM

No voice. That blows, Kendall. Good luck with the treatment. :)

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: The Pooka
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:29 PM

All of the very very best of luck to you, Captain K; and after it's all successfully done, may you sing like the lark in the morning! (In the meanwhile, this book business sounds like a pretty darn good idea.)

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Deckman
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:44 PM

CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson

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From: Dharmabum
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 09:53 PM

Best of luck to you Kendall.

DB.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Amergin
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 10:44 PM

Yup, i agree with old Aine and with Barbara Shaw use this time to write another fine book of tales.....

Just to let you know I picked up Stories Told In The Kitchen from the local bookstore this afternoon...the tears of laughter just now stopped running....and I heard helicopters flying over this evening, you know....and saw that there was a new river here in Oregon...Guess they'll be calling it the Tompkins River...after its creator....

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 10:50 PM

All the best guy. We're rootin' for ya.

Heather and Rick

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 11:40 PM

Good to hear it's going to be begun.:-) That's a good date, it's when I met my Rog 23 years ago!

I think you said you had some stuff on the computer already that you were working on? Hope you feel up to finishing that and publishing soon. In the meantime, you are still heard....on Hober just the other day, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda...sounded wonderful as always.

Giving thanks for your speedy and complete recovery and holding you in the Light.

luvyaKat & Rog

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From: Lyrical Lady
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 11:55 PM

Nothing but positive thoughts going your way Kendall. All the best, LL

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 12:50 AM

Four months takes you through July, Kendall, leaving you ready for the gig with Gordon in August. Wish I could be there, but I'll have to wait until we can swap hobo songs again at the Getaway. Looking forward to that!

Sandy

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From: Metchosin
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 01:07 AM

Best wishes Kendall,

Susan

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Bert
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 01:13 AM

April the first eh! that's a good omen, you couldn't have chosen a better day to start. All us Mudcat fools will be thinking of you and pulling for you.

Love you you ol' fart.

Bert

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 01:15 AM

And remember, Kendall, "There's a five dollar fine for whinin'" I can't wait to hear the new & improved voice. All the very best.

Seamus

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: bigchuck
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:06 AM

Kendall, it's great to hear hopefull news. All the best for you, and I rally look forward to swapping some more songs with you sometime.
Sandy

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: MMario
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:16 AM

Good - Let's get this behind you so you can go back to be the grumpy curmudegeon we've all gotten to know.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: GUEST,Paddy Joe
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:30 AM

Good Luck friend, Paddy Joe.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:37 AM

Suggestions for new books:

Stories Told From the Camper
- or -
On the Road With Kendall Morse
The Funniest Things About Kicking Cancer
Music Festivals I Have Known and Loved
What I Did For My Summer Vacation

Anyone else got any ideas?

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Amos
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:37 AM

Give 'em hell, Skipper!!

A

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: UB Ed
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:43 AM

Your in our thoughts and prayers.

Ed

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: jeffp
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:51 AM

Soonest begun is soonest done. I wish you all the best and look forward to you kicking this thing once and for all.

jeffp

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Kim C
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:55 AM

Good Luck! :-)

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Tinker
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:56 AM

Thanks for keeping us posted. Thoughts and prayer continue.

Tinker

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 10:04 AM

Well I don't get some of these comments. I'm especially confused by Rick who says that he and Heather are "rootin'" for you. Does this treatment involve digging up sassafras or something? Are nuts and berries involved too? I thought radiation was done with radium and cobalt and other nasty stuff, but if digging up a shrub will help, I'd be glad to go out and see if I can blast out a few of the weeds we have growing, one of which has turned into some sort of tree.

As to writing another book, I think you should definitely take another stab at it. Amergin says he just quit shedding tears over the other one and anything that bad needs to be replaced! I got a PM from him explaining that the laughter was over the fact that anyone would have actually published the first one. So go ahead and try it again....as well as one on what you're going through now that was also suggested. If you're working on two books you'll not have time for anything else except the treatments and that oughta' keep your sorry ass out of this place for awhile and give poor old Doug a break.......not to mention the rest of us.

Now when you go in for your first treatment, do keep in mind it's April Fool's day. If they line the Gizmo up and you notice it's pointing straight up your ass and they explain that that is how they can best get to your throat, well, personally, I'd call them on it. Now for all I know, in your case, that may be the best way but it's worth saying something nonetheless.

And while I join in with those in hoping your voice is back soon, Ol' Spaw is always happy with the little miracles.........like just having you around at all......that'd be a pretty good treat in and of itself!!!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: InOBU
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 10:24 AM

Make sure to tell them, you need the big room, cause there's gonna be a roomfull of MCATs in there with ya, at least in spirit, Good luck. Cheers Larry

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 10:37 AM

Good luck! And keep laughing.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Mrrzy
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 11:06 AM

Best of everything, Kendall, and think of a good April Fish to play. Maybe a bullfrog in your pocket you can squeeze after the first treatment?

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: kendall
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 11:28 AM

That second book is more than half done; I have contacted a couple of publishers. The old one, "Stories Told in the kitchen" is still in print after 22 years. It's no longer on the shelves, but, it can be ordered through Borders Books.

You folks are so valuable to me, I cant believe the support I've gotten. Sandy, I'm making a list of Hobo songs for next Getaway.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: gnu
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 11:44 AM

More than half done ? Well, get to it man !! If it's half as good as the first, you should be ashamed of your procrastination which has deprived the rest of us the pleasure of reading it sooner than later. Procrastination is the thief of time !

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: kendall
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 11:49 AM

Sorry Gnu, I dont do guilt! that is a waste of time! I got kicked out of the Procastinators Club for paying my dues on time.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Morticia
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 01:03 PM

I'm very glad you have a start date,hon.As someone else said, sooner started, sooner finished.Experience (working with, not experience of)tells me you may feel a little flat and tired for a while so take it easy, willya?We can wait a little longer for that book if we have to.Oh, and NO llamas....you know what it does to your blood pressure.Thinking of you xxxx

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: KathWestra
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 06:15 PM

You KNOW I'll be thinking about you five days a week for the six weeks starting April 1. If you're really, really nice to me, I'll also think about you on the days you're NOT going to Maine Medical for radiation. Aw heck, I'll throw in those days too. You're worth it, buddy! Wishing you complete healing (and patience while it's happening). Loveya, Kathy.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: gnu
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 06:28 PM

Screw cheque writing for dues. That can wait. Inquiring minds want to know what cometh next from the pen and wit of the salty seer. (You got one thing right, lad, Canadian is smooth. That's my excuse, and I'm stickin to er eh !?)

BTW, I want the second copy off the press - I assume you'll have the first - autographed, to go in my collection.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Giac
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 06:44 PM

Thinkin' about you Kendall, and wishin' you all the best!

Mary

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Gareth
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 06:45 PM

Best Wishes and sucess - Gareth

BTW If I remember the books did;nt those "unconventional" Surgeons from M.A.S.H. end up in Maine ??

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: kendall
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 07:53 PM

M.A.S.H. was written by a doctor here in Waterville Maine. Gnu, you shall have the second copy! Question, where were all you lovely ladies when I was YOUNG and available?

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: GUEST,Nancy King at work
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 08:41 PM

Thanks for the update, Kendall! And glad to hear you're able to do this at MMC and won't have to travel to some distant place.

I'll be thinking of you -- and looking forward to seeing you at the Getaway!

Love and good thoughts, Nancy

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: gnu
Date: 26 Mar 02 - 09:51 PM

Getaway ? Please for to understand ? I apologize for not keeping up, but other committments preclude. What/when/where/who ?

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 05:41 AM

You're in my thoughts, Kendall - and remember you always have a voice here. The best to you, Bonnie

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: gnu
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 08:36 AM

Thanks to Charlie Baum for answering my question.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: CarolC
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 04:35 PM

Good luck with your treatments kendall.

Subject: RE: IT'S ABOUT TIME
From: Biskit
Date: 28 Mar 02 - 02:05 AM

I'll keep ya in m'prayers old son!