Turn It On Again - A Genesis Forum

[…] That's scary. I'm sure others here will join me in transmitting best wishes and positive thoughts around the world to you.

Oh well.... health issues. I was hospitalised with a kidney infection last October. Now I have an acoustic neuroma, which is a (hopefully) benign tumour at the base of my brain which has caused the loss of hearing in my left ear. I will be having it removed probably within the next month or so. As this has come up I may as well mention it. I'm sorry about your friend BD.

[…] Agreed-I was actually just thinking that myself not long ago-I wished Phil had continued the whole instrumental thing beyond ...But Seriously. And quite frankly, I BARELY count 'Saturday Night/Sunday Morning' cos it's so short. Although IMO Around the World in 80 presets was legit. As for Both Sides, although I like Don't Call me Ashley much better than Rad Dudeski, I can very much see why they were left off the albums. It's almost like Phil was becoming less and less interested in…

[…] Exactly, well said. He's a garrulous chatty bloke. He'll get on with pretty much anyone he meets, regardless how fleeting the interaction is. It amuses our wives and friends that he and I are outwardly so opposite; my resting face is a scowl and I don't smile much (though inwardly I'm Captain Cheerful). A running joke is that during a troubleshooting phone call with a service provider he was chatting so much that the rep eventually said " Sir, I need you to stop talking now." It's so…

[…] This is more uplifting than a downer. I'm sorry your friend is near the end of what sounds like a very courageous and well-fought battle. The kind of person who you'll continue to benefit from having known them, even after they're gone.