The 2 Sides of Eddie Ramone.

I have a few minutes to spare whilst waiting for a phone call so I can do a quick post.

I went to see the Beverly Hills Ear/Nose/Throat specialist about my loss of voice and he said I had swollen vocal chords – no polyps or cancer, which is a relief – and it was the result of a cold I had the week before.

I was told to rest it – which is something I didn't want to hear as I'm rehearsing my play which opens on Friday; 3 days from now!!!

As he is also a plastic surgeon he also said he could do something about the bags under my eyes – obviously he had to try.

So I am having to confine my rehearsals to this week. I got so far with it before the cold and loss of voice and I'm not starting from scratch but I am hard at it. I don't tend to learn all my lines till I have worked out how to play them and as it's a new play I am re-writing all the time in any case.

There are a few sound cues in the play with my voice and I had to wait till yesterday to record them; I can't try them out in any case for timing till I get to the theatre on Friday morning so I hope to see you there if you are in the area.