POP Goes the Groin!

So, it's official... I'm old!

I was playing volleyball last night, and as I went to set a ball, my left groin went **POP!**

I literally felt it pop and I fell to the ground like a bag of rocks. It felt like my left nut shot out of my sack and bounced off the floor.

My stomach went queazy, I turned stark white and couldn't focus. I got up and walked off the court and sat on a chair for about 25 minutes motionless.

The guys I was playing volleyball with got me an icepack and I placed it on my sack and could barely breath. I have never felt pain like this before in my life. It didn't even hurt this bad when I tore cartiledge in my knee several years ago.

When the game was over, I walked across the gym and very gingerly sat down. I began to try to take off my shoes and could barely reach down to untie my shoes, which brought tears to my eyes, the pain was almost unbareable.

I left the gym, got into my truck and had to physically lift my left leg with my hands to get it into the truck, panting and sweating the entire time.

I made my way home, put more ice between my nuts and thigh and sat on the couch until midnight when I finally got up enough courage to walk up the stairs to go to bed.

I collapsed in bed and slept ok, struggling to move around or even lift my leg under the weight of the blankets, I stayed on my back most of the night.

When I woke up this morning, I tried to move my left leg off the bed and it almost fell to the floor by itself because I was unable to support it with any muscles. It sent a sharp excruciating burst of pain through my groin and into my stomach. Again I almost vomitted. I got the cold sweats and started seeing spots.

I made my way to my stairs trying to get to my bathroom as fast as I could because I thought I was going to be sick and had to hold onto the wall and I almost fell down my stairs.

So, that being said, I'm officially old. Doing the same things I did a few years ago, now cause me serious injury... great!

I'm going to see my doctor next week to see if I actually tore anything and if I may need surgery... but other than that... I feel just great. And when I cough or sneeze I can feel the pull all the way up in my abdomen like a knife in the gut.

The other fun part is if I even flex my left thigh muscle at all, it pretty much doubles me over in pain. So, i'm trying not to do that too much!!!!

Fun stuff!

How Can the Music Industry be losing money?

How can the Music Industry be Struggling?

The other day I was watching TV, flipping channels and there is a show (on Discovery I think) about Mick Jagger. They are following him around to all of the shows, special appearances and guest vocal appearances he is making for all these different artists.

Then he stops into Lenny Kravitz’s funky house in Miami. This place looks like it’s straight out of Barbarella. Lenny wrote the music, Mick wrote the Lyrics and they record this song in the Studio inside Lenny’s house called “God Gave Me Everything!”

I totally loved the song and was like, “I want that song!”

So, I picked up my laptop, logged onto iTunes and searched for the song and while the show was still on TV, I bought the song.

I have done this same thing at least ten times in the past month. I hear a song. I like the song. I don’t even have to write anything down, I just grab my computer, click, click, click and I purchase it.

When in history before now could you sit on your ass in your living room and buy a song without having to go anywhere to get it? I have one answer for you, NEVER!!!

The vehicle that is iTunes should be giving the music industry such a push that they should be overwhelmed with the sales of music. But, their old fashioned view of the “record” instead of the digital file and sound is holding them back.

If they would embrace this format and go with it, they would be making money hand over fist. Think of what they are saving… less money for packaging (due to smaller quantities of physical merchandise), less money for distribution, less money for “shelf space” (probably included in distribution), and instant purchase availability 24/7. When in history was there a record store that was open all day and all night everyday in every country in the world? Again, one answer for you, NEVER!!!

All of this music is more accessible to more people at one time than ever! And to be honest, I am listening to more music now than I did in junior high which is, if you watch TRL on MTV, the major market for music.

Come on “record” industry, wake-up! Your name change is long overdue. Not to mention your state-of-mind.