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(An Injury Report)
Contributed by JK, July 2003
During the run of Killing My Lobster GOOOAL!!! John Kovacevich suffered a near broken toe and a terrible cold that left him voiceless for two performances. Talk about frustration. In an e-mail sent to the cast and crew this past week, Mr. K. provided an update as to the status of his health. And it wasn't pretty...
Date:
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 10:02:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:
"John Kovacevich"
Subject:
Injury Report
To:
"GOOOAL cast and crew"
Hi, gang.
Just wanted to say thanks again for all the love and support this weekend. It was a difficult and frustrating weekend for me, but you guys were all terrific and I appreciate the support.
Thought I'd give you a quick injury update:
The good news about the toe is that it's not broken. It is badly sprained and a deep shade of plum. The nail is turning black and will probably fall off sometime in the next couple of weeks. (During a finale, no doubt.)
My voice is getting better. I'm probably at 60 percent now. This cold is a nasty one and I can't seem to shake it...but I'm hopeful that I'll have the full use of my instrument (my voice...not the other one) by this Thursday.
Unfortunately, there are new injuries to report:
During the show on Saturday night, Mitch unexpectedly put his balls in my mouth during Trainer. This dislocated my jaw, which is now wired shut.
During Sunday's show, Mitch forgot his blood packet for Garbage Time, and decided to really chomp down on my calf. 14 stitches.
After the show on Sunday, heading out of the theater, I tumbled down the stairs and dislocated my left knee. Doctor thinks it might be cartilage damage.
On the way out of Building D, one of the overhead signs came loose and conked me on the head. 21 stitches. (But, in a lucky break, I only had to make one trip to the hospital to sew up both my leg and head!)
On the way home, I got into a minor fender bender (less than 5 cars) and dislocated my neck and back. But they did give me a blue back brace and I think it will match most of my costumes.
At my apartment, while opening a can of soup, I sliced three fingers off my left hand. (I put them in the freezer and decided that I would "bunch" that injury with my next one and save a trip to the emergency room.)
Sure enough, I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, stubbed my sprained toe, and passed out from the pain. On the way down, I smashed into my dresser and broke my right arm.
While at the emergency room (to set the broken arm AND sew on the fingers) I was diagnosed with a virulent strain of syphilis which is causing the intermittent blindness. The doctors are pretty sure that it's also the cause of the weeping sores on my torso, although the tests were inconclusive. But a cat scan tomorrow should clear it up!
On the way out of the hospital, I ran into Mitch. Literally. Now, the other big toe IS broken.
Lest you think it's all bad news, please know that I'm still looking at the glass as "half full." The doctor says there is absolutely nothing wrong with my left nostril, my right testicle and both (BOTH!) of my thumbs! Now that's good news.
Again, thanks again for all the love and support. Please don't send flowers (allergic reaction) or cards (the envelope glue gives me hives) but an e-mail or two is always welcome.
Have a great week. Looking forward to seeing you (intermittently) on Thursday.
John (with an "h") |
