Posted on 10/17/2008 12:52:59 PM PDT by PhatHead
It’s not all that complicated. But, sometimes, playing the banjo really is like brain surgery. At least, it was for bluegrass virtuoso Eddie Adcock. The 70-year-old musician recently underwent brain surgery at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. The hope was to treat hand tremors that were threatening his ability to play his five-string. But instead of just hoping for the best, the surgeons actually had him play the banjo DURING THE SURGERY. So while electrodes in Adcock’s brain were doing their thing, Adcock was doing his. And those lucky surgeons got a little concert right there in the O.R.
Now back to the election...
Wow...I wonder how he is doing post-op..
BTW...thanks for the break from the election....
Was the surgen named Dr. Syler?
He’s always been a little high-strung...
Colonel, USAFR
Hey....they are all just happy he didn’t play the tuba!
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