Subject: Respiratory Medicine

• Yes: "No." (Yes Cancels 40th Anniversary Tour)

  June 4, 2008

• Whiskeytown

  Pneumonia (Lost Highway)

  July 12, 2001

• Life & breath situation

  Jim Farris needed an operation so he could breathe. Medicare didn't think it was worth it.

  June 15, 2000

• Scott Roeder warns of more violence against abortion providers

  Scott P. RoederThe day after slain abortion doctor George Tiller's funeral, the man accused of killing Tiller warned the Associated Press of more violence against doctors as long as abortion is legal. Scott P. Roeder called the Associated Press to deliver his warning, which also comes days after the Justice Department began investigating whether Roeder acted alone.Roeder told the AP:"I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal," Roeder

  June 8, 2009

• Yes

  July 9, 2009

• R.I.P.: Les Paul, 1915-2009

  KMBC has just informed us that electric guitar and recording pioneer Les Paul has died at 94 from complications related to pneumonia. Gibson, the company that makes Paul's namesake guitar, has posted a wonderful, informative tribute. As a coworker said on hearing the news: "This is an ugly shitty day. Dude invented that shit." Amen. Ciao, Les. Image courtesy Gibson.com​

  August 13, 2009