Thinking about Regis

So the other post was a bit heavy to include this and this one won't be much lighter. I believe that Regis Philbin is having open heart by-pass surgery today. I don't know him, but I worry about him. He has been among my pretend friends for some time now, among a legion of celebrities I have befriended in my mind. I have watched his show since the Kathie Lee days and he has made me laugh on more than one occasion. I know about his wife, Joy and his girls, JJ and Joanna (who might be the same person, I'm not sure) and his other family, to whom he rarely refers. My thoughts are with all of them and I am sending all the positive vibes I can muster your way Reege. And grapefruits, because that's what you said you wanted. Lots and lots of grapefruit coming your way, big guy.

I have lost two very important men in my life to heart disease (mitigated by other illnesses): my father and my father-in-law. My father lived for 12 years after his quintuple by-pass surgery. I know he would have lived longer had the diabetes not compounded everything. I am not as clear on my f-i-l's history.

It seems to me that Regis is healthy and fit. Only his age, 75, seems to be working against him. Hang in there, we're coming to see you next year and you'd better be there. Peace.