My sister, world-travelling bass clarinetist Kathryn Ladano, is in Scotland!
This should surprise no-one, but one of the things she is doing in Scotland is drinking beer.
As luck should have it, on her first day, she had a fall at a pub. I am assuming alcohol was involved, but that’s not important to the story. She spotted a black Scottish Schnauzer, and jumped up to see it. She bumped her head and injured her shoulder. In her email to the family, she said, “I have a lump, but I didn’t have to go to the hospital.” Glad she’s OK!
My dad read this email first, and he immediately announced to the family that “Kathryn had a great start to her vacation…got a concussion, dislocated a shoulder. In a hospital.”
Talk about misreading! My dad has been known to 1) stretch the truth, and 2) immediately go to worst-case scenario, but I’ve never seen anything like this before! She specifically said she didn’t have to go to the hospital, and she made sure to put that up front so my dad wouldn’t worry too much. Well shit!
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I suppose the Gin Blossoms ’til I hear it from you’ applies – with Kathryn’s trip, just figure everything is cool until you read her email, rather than hearing about it through dad!
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Exactly! I mean here we are sitting up at the cottage on a long weekend when my dad starts saying she’s in the hospital. Temporary mood killer, dad!
My sis got amusement from this. She’ll be home today.
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Wow, he really takes the telephone game to the nth degree!
Hooray for being in Scotland, though. It’s a lovely place!
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Probably due to the average ceiling height in UK pubs being roughly 4 foot. I’ve almost killed myself several times. Tell her to get straight back on the horse and have a few pints.
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I don’t think she needs any encouragement to do that!
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Dangerous place Scotland, full of low ceilings and oddballs.
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Hahaha! This is very true!
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Is it really?!
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You need to visit Scotland.
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I thought a Scoittish concussion invoved Single Malt and bagpipes.
Who knew?
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I did too, but she did buy some starter bagpipes for kids.
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I may have to put on It’s A Long Way To The Top in her honour.
It would be awesome to see a video of little mafs playing that song on the bagpipes for kids.
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Fancy them apples. Where is she, Mike? (Or where was she?)
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Crap I have no idea. Wherever Roddy Bottum was, I guess!
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I have no idea where that is!
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I’ll find out! They had an amazing time.
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You always have the most interesting and entertaining stories to tell.
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LOL everybody does dude. They just have to realize it when it happens and write it the fuck down!
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You might be on to something there.
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