When you Get Out of the Hospital

Jonathan Richman Classic Haunts Me This Week

Day 7 at the Hospital. https://www.allmusic.com/song/hospital-mt0033440253

Hospital - the Modern Lovers / Out of the Closet on the heart attack

If Kathei Logue and the Group doesn't mind, I have a two-parter on how Jonathan Richman's voice has haunted me all week, for the past 7 days. Or you can delete if you like. https://joeviglione.substack.com/.../when-you-get-out-of... Let's get the tough stuff out of the way, yes, I had at least one, maybe more, heart attack(s). Went to Melrose Wakefield hospital (part of Tufts Medical.) They said I was too ill for them and sent me via ambulance to their Boston hospital in Chinatown. The intriguing thing is that Jonathan Richman's "Hospital" was stuck in my head every friggin' day. Even though Richman brings up Hospital about twice in the song, my God it is so powerful. Checked in Tuesday May 20, 2025, my PCA (Personal Care Assistant) / Best Friend / Significant Other in Texas of all places, leaving his job and getting another job because he was hospitalized April 4 2025. I pick him up from the hospital and cannot walk to the car. Clue #1. He drives. But I'm having problems walking to the car, almost 2 months ago. Water started piling up in my body, the heart not pumping (I didn't know) Significant other's father, with my name, is praying for me. Two days later he goes to the hospital and my friend is dealing with his dad (different matter) and his best friend having these issues. His company has a letter from the hospital about me, and a verbal memo from me, so that they know it is serious and not us wanting to go on vacation. Please, friends, you do not have to wish me well, only telling the story. Richman's voice is buzzing around in my brain (Rather than NY Dolls/Bo Diddley's Pills) ...well I check myself out today, it was endless noise in there. Fell asleep on the couch. A good friend is coming over to help me get my car at the other hospital in Melrose. Finally got some sleep that a damn hospital could not afford me, and I'm back with our kitty kat, who was freaking out without us. Well, she's purring away with daddy home. And yes, Jonathan, I got out of the Hospital, on my terms. We got rid of 28.5 pounds of water, out of my body. The hospital was good for that, but I couldn't sleep there. Home, sleeping, with kitty here taking care of me. End Part 1

The voice of Jonathan Richman won't let me go. This song “Hospital's rattling around in my brain

I'm the only patient who walks the halls at night like a ghost. I fall asleep in chairs in the hall. They are used to me. I say something to a staffer and it scares her 2 am. She yells "Jesus Christ". I say *You call me, my daughter?". She laughs. They love my twisted sense of humor

Me?  I got to get the hell out of here

How am I?  I feel better but the doctors feel  differetly. They say I am very ill heart working at 15-20%.   Hey. We all had fun.  I think I'll live. The doctors are all gloom and doom. My major thought is to scrub Jonathan's song out of my head. My own Lots of you in my life" sometimes does the trick.  Thank you to my friends helping out. You know who you are and have my deep appreciation

Hospital Review by Joe Viglione
With Jerry Harrison's dirge-like keyboards this is the underground "Whiter Shade Of Pale", a solemn slowed down sentiment originated by Lou Reed in "Pale Blue Eyes" off of The Velvet Underground's first post-John Cale. This track appears on the Cale    

https://www.allmusic.com/song/hospital-mt0033440253

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