Tuesday, February 22, 2005
NED THE WINO REVISITED
Well, I'm between a rock and a hard place right now. I was supposed to rehearse with Craig, the bass player, on Sunday afternoon since Vic, the drummer, was out of the country due to the fact that he is in the witness protection program since he is a PI and testifies frequently at murder trials. Craig and I had spoken briefly on Saturday afternoon and he informed me that he was very happy about the progress with the band and the way rehearsal had gone the previous Thursday. We set up rehearsal for that Sunday at my house so we could begin going over some of the new songs. Craig sounded in high spirits and while he was talking to me, he was at the gas station filling up his truck and buying a pack of smokes.
That was over three days ago and the last that anyone has heard from Craig...
He stood me up on Sunday for rehearsal. I have left him countless messages. At first, I was livid because I thought he was just blowing me off. Then, I thought, "well, maybe he lost his phone and doesn't have my number." So, I called and left that thinking that if he did lose his phone, he would at least be checking his messages from another one. Still, no word from Craig and there was supposed to be rehearsal tonight...
So, now I'm really beginning to worry. I'm thinking, "god, what if he's in a coma or the hospital or he got in a fight and got arrested..."
I call up Vic today because he was returning to the US this afternoon and he told me that he had also not heard from Craig. He said that from his experience of knowing Craig for several years, this was apparently not an uncommon thing. "If he wanted to be found, he would be," Vic said.
"Frankly," he continued, "he's an alcoholic. He's either dead or in jail."
I could not conceal my shock. "Darling," he said, "I'm not trying to be flip. But I've been around people like Craig all my life, and when they go missing, those are the two most likely places you'll find them. The morgue or the county jail..."
Well, that's JUST GREAT...
I don't know where he is. I have spent the last hour searching for obituaries (I did not find him listed) and the police blotter (which I could not find)...
We have a show on the 11th...and my bass player is MIA...
Excellent...
Well, I'm between a rock and a hard place right now. I was supposed to rehearse with Craig, the bass player, on Sunday afternoon since Vic, the drummer, was out of the country due to the fact that he is in the witness protection program since he is a PI and testifies frequently at murder trials. Craig and I had spoken briefly on Saturday afternoon and he informed me that he was very happy about the progress with the band and the way rehearsal had gone the previous Thursday. We set up rehearsal for that Sunday at my house so we could begin going over some of the new songs. Craig sounded in high spirits and while he was talking to me, he was at the gas station filling up his truck and buying a pack of smokes.
That was over three days ago and the last that anyone has heard from Craig...
He stood me up on Sunday for rehearsal. I have left him countless messages. At first, I was livid because I thought he was just blowing me off. Then, I thought, "well, maybe he lost his phone and doesn't have my number." So, I called and left that thinking that if he did lose his phone, he would at least be checking his messages from another one. Still, no word from Craig and there was supposed to be rehearsal tonight...
So, now I'm really beginning to worry. I'm thinking, "god, what if he's in a coma or the hospital or he got in a fight and got arrested..."
I call up Vic today because he was returning to the US this afternoon and he told me that he had also not heard from Craig. He said that from his experience of knowing Craig for several years, this was apparently not an uncommon thing. "If he wanted to be found, he would be," Vic said.
"Frankly," he continued, "he's an alcoholic. He's either dead or in jail."
I could not conceal my shock. "Darling," he said, "I'm not trying to be flip. But I've been around people like Craig all my life, and when they go missing, those are the two most likely places you'll find them. The morgue or the county jail..."
Well, that's JUST GREAT...
I don't know where he is. I have spent the last hour searching for obituaries (I did not find him listed) and the police blotter (which I could not find)...
We have a show on the 11th...and my bass player is MIA...
Excellent...
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