GEORGE
George Harrison has reportedly entered a New York-area hospital for further cancer treatment. The Daily Telegraph reports that the former Beatle was admitted to the Staten Island University Hospital under the supervision of Dr. Gil Lederman, who is known for his pioneering treatment of advanced cancer patients.
November 7, 2002, 10:00 PM, Launch.com
Staten Island is richer today.
Or so they say; the tabloids
have got it wrong before. I read the stories suggesting
they have you hooked up to a Mesa Boogie amplifier
& The Doc is playing power chords
on a vintage Rickenbacker 12 string
to blast the tumor into smithereens. I keep this image
because I can't stand the others. I imagine
what cannot be the truth: that you are not in pain,
that your are not suffering the agony of your body
betraying you. It's not the usual things: how much I owe you;
how much I learned from you. It's the other things:
you knew how to ring the sound out of a guitar riff,
and I appreciate that. I believe that your Sweet Lord
watches over you; I believe that Ringo
still has a hole in his pocket; I believe
that you will be fine. Hang on; I'll call Doc Petty. He knows
just exactly
how to play that A min. dim. 5th.