Holy moly! I'm on a weird emotional roller coaster right now. Sam Bush was just hospitalized with severe abdominal pain. I just spoke with the man yesterday for the umteenth time, going back to the 1980's. I must be a familiar face to him, as we talked a good while, while others were waiting. He signed my mandolin and as I was turning, he stopped me and gave me a pick, looked me in the eyes and said, "thanks." Everything seemed fine.
So fast forward to now. I'm in the theatre, in the second row, waiting for him to come on stage for today's concert. The orchestra conductor, Gary, came to the mic (orchestra already on stage) and said that Sam was rushed to the hospital, but was hoping to do the show, starting in an hour or so. 40 minutes later, I ran into Gary in the hall and he told me that it was just cancelled, Sam's getting worse, he's medicated, and being rushed for tests.
Get better, Sammy!
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