Wednesday, September 10, 2008

I'M SLOWLY GETTING BETTER!


Wow! I got some great convalescence presents! John gave me Leslie Carbaga's new Hot Stuff collection, and a neat anthology of "Tales of Suspense." Comics are the perfect thing to read when you're all doped up and drooling on yourself like I was. The problem is that stories like "Goom" made me laugh so much that I thought my staples would pop out. Mike gave me one of the very best Al Capp ads from the old Life magazine and some Smoking Loon Cabernet. I'll have to defer drinking that til I can take alcohol, but cabernet's my favorite wine, and the label is a stunner.

But that's not all! Check out this great video get well card (above) that Jim Arnold sent me. He made it just for me; I feel so flattered! It's the perfect gift for one filmmaker to give another...the gift of film.

By the way, I'm getting better and better, though I'm still flat on my back and experiencing problems most of the day. I may get the staples out on Friday. Today I actually had real creative thoughts, just like real people have. I was deliriously happy to have my mind working again. The house is a mess and there'll be a lot to clean up when this is over.

If I'm up to it, I may bring a sketchbook to the hospital with me and do caricatures of some of the patients on the floor where I used to be. I want to draw adults rather than kids, even though kids are a better audience. Kids are always getting clowns and movie stars and presents when they're in the hospital. They don't need me as much as the poor, neglected adults who just have to lie there and languish in daytime TV hell.

I have a much more benign view of the hospital nursing staff than I did when I wrote my blog about the hospital. Now that I can think again I can see the reasons for some of the procedures that seemed senseless to me before. I'd like to thank the staff who did such a good job for me. And my family...this would be the perfect place to thank them, if only they didn't insist that I keep silent about them on the blog.

Talking about thanks: THANKS TO ALL MY BLOG FRIENDS WHO WROTE IN TO WISH ME WELL! It was much, much appreciated!!!!!!!

P.S.: I just got this super-hilarious bebop dance from Steve Worth:

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Thanks, man!

17 comments:

Krishva said...

Glad you're feeling better, Eddie. Take care!

Mark said...

Well I can't get you anything cool, so I'll just say I wish you well and get better.

Anonymous said...

Jim Arnold is a slapstick genius. He's lucky this isn't the 1970's or creative executives would tell him to copy the comedic stylings of The Hudson Brothers.

Austin Papageorge said...

Get well soon Eddie.

By the way, that Jim Arnold guy reminded me of Linguini from Ratatouille. Maybe they should've rotoscoped his body to Linguini. That would've been interesting.

lastangelman said...

Great to hear you're getting better!
Here's a link from Medium-Well.com on the nature of comedy. I love the music and nineteen-fifties sensibilities. I hope this isn't too laugh-out loud funny, just more like knowing smile and a few gentle giggles.

I've known the agony of popped staples and being ... (dramatic music) ... re-stapled!

IN honor of the Large Hadron Collider being switched on, and us not being sucked into oblivion, a little perspective.

Anonymous said...

And here Don Bluth was, all prepared to be sucked into oblivion.

Trevor Thompson said...

I hope you do some sketches! I've been jonesing for some Eddie doodles.

I've been watching 'Worm Paranoia' ad nauseam just to get my fix!

Get better soon, Eddie!

- trevor.

deniseletter said...

I don't know what is more apropiate to say,but sincerely I'm feeling happy for your good recovery and your presents from your friends.This card-film was a fine one.I didn't know you like cabernet,I know that wine and in Argentina there is a variety too.I love your thanx!! If you can go to do caricatures of the hospital adults it will be your chronicle,with the 2 types of nurse you described before I would like to see.You've got to keep your spirits up and get well soon:-)

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Marc Deckter said...

Great to hear you're feeling better! I've never heard of "Goom" before - I'll have to check that out.

Michael Sporn said...

Glad to hear things are improving. I need my daily "Eddie" fix. Even in discussing your health and medical procedure you have that distinctively unique way of seeing things. Your spirit is certainly in good health.

Anonymous said...

Good to hear you're getting better, Eddie. I can't wait to see some sketches.

Off topic, but today's my birthday. It's gone pretty well so far: I'm getting a hurricane over here in Texas! The ultimate gift.

DonB said...

Best wishes!

Found a file link on another site for a collection of 50's style "cheesecake" pinup art. I think you'll like these. None of these are too racy. Here is the link.

mike fontanelli said...

Hey Eddie, sipping "Smoking Loon" and reading "Goom" in your room 'til noon doesn't sound so bad. You oughta do a childrens' book.
Can you eat cake yet? (I'm gonna bring you an eclair with a catheter in it!)

Call me if you need anything,
Mike

Eddie Fitzgerald said...

Anon: i'm ashamed to say that I don't know who the Hudson Bros are.

Trevor: Thanks! That's gotten almost 28,000 thousand hits which is small compared to what sexy girls get who blow smoke into the camera lens, but I'm grateful for it.

Jenny Lerew said...

"Anon: i'm ashamed to say that I don't know who the Hudson Bros are."

Before your time, Eddie. ; D

Unknown said...

The Hudson Brothers were a squeaky-clean trio of singers who had a Saturday morning TV show, The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show from 1974-75. One of the brothers was married to Goldie Hawn and is the father of actress Kate Hudson. Apparently, only Anonymous and I ever watched this show but I think I enjoyed it more than he or she ever did.

Keep feeling better! We're lucky to get so many posts while you're convelescing. Be careful with Goom and his monstrous brethren!