In the year 2001, I had back surgery and then in 2002 I had to have 3 more to fix the first one. This has left my body feeling like a question mark. I have been unable to perform and playing is rather painful. I felt like my soul died. My soul did die actually. BUT, about a month ago, I was sitting on the couch in my usual “this won’t hurt” position and out of the blue I was finally fed up. I wasn’t going to die inside a living body. So I found an affordable gym and I work out every two days. Now my body almost feels like an exclamation point! I am shooting for being able to perform by 2007. There you have it! You WILL hear it again, I promise!