Steve -

I sense a new "spaghetti western" song coming...

"The Good, The Bad, And The Beautiful".

The Bad - that you had to endure the growing discomfort and the ensuing procedure.

The Good - that you got it fixed!!! I watched my next door neighbor walk his dog daily - in obvious pain - slow... for the past 4 years - afraid of having a hip replacement done. He finally did it 4 months ago - and now nearly runs around the neighborhood - smiling the whole way... the dog is a lot happier, too.

The Beautiful - that you will have a little R & R - time to do what you should be doing - writing those (beautiful) songs and doing those (beautiful) productions.

Get well - and get walkin'

floyd