Jasper Jones

Well Alex is going to be on crutches for at least 6 weeks. He had surgery yesterday and I brought him back to the dorm last night so he could sleep in his own bed. It’s really hard to sleep in a hospital - too much activity and noise.

His parents flew in from California yesterday and I stayed with them in the surgery waiting room till the doctor finished putting four pins into his leg and stitched him up. His parents are going to stay over the weekend and spend some time with him. He’s lucky they could drop everything and rush out here. I’m sure my folks would do the same, but they are just a 2 hour drive away - not a 7 hour flight away.

Anyway - he looks great and the worst problem he has right now is an upset stomache from the antibitoics and pain meds that he’s taking.

Of course, these crutches and the cast are going to put a big crimp in his Halloween costume plans. We’ll have to figure out something real creative to work around that cast.

When people hear that I live in Nashville I’m always bombarded with questions about the music business. What celebrities do I know? Can I can someone big to record a song written by a friend? Can I get them free concert tickets and backstage passes? Can I help someone get their big break?

Found a video on Youtube that you might like if you have an interest in the music business. I think it is always good to hear about the inside track from people who are in the middle of it. John Esposito is the CEO of WEA (Warner, Elektra, Atlantic), so here’s his opinion and advice.

Alex had to stay overnight at the hospital so they could keep him on pain meds and have an Orthopedic Surgeon look at his leg first thing in the morning.

It doesn’t look as bad as I was afraid it would look, but I know it hurts.

I’ll be checking on him in a few.

What should have been a quiet night at the hospital emergency room turned into a bad time for me tonight. Usually midweek is not much going on unless there is a car wreck or something unusual. But tonight the ambulance brought in someone I really didn’t expet nor want to see. My roommate, Alex.

We play softball in a recreational league and as much as I love to lay, if they have games that conflict with my work schedule, then I can’t play that game. So I missed tonight’s game and Alex went without me. He was running to third base toward the end of a close game, and slid into the base to avoid being tagged out. Well, something went terribly wrong in that slide and he ended up breaking a his leg. So they hauled him here.

Alex is in the back getting x-rays and I’m waiting to see what’s next. I get off work in a few minutes, but I can’t leave Alex here by himself.

Checking out at Wal-Mart, I was among dozens of other shoppers with carts loaded up and anxious to pay for their purchases so they could get home or on their way. I used my charge card to pay for the basket full of odds and ends, and I realized that I probably spent a little more freely knowing that I would be paying with my charge card. If I had needed to use cash, I doubt I would have bought as many things. I tend to be more frugal with my cash, I don’t carry much and don’t like to spend it unless I have to. In fact, if the store doesn’t accept credit cards, I probably won’t even shop there unless they are the sole provider of that product or service and I have no choice in the matter.