Wednesday, October 17: Looking for an update on Isaac Hanson? He’s recovering well and looking good. I spoke to him last Thursday night in Charlotte. Check out Hanson’s appearance on WTOC in Savannah, Georgia, this morning.
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I’m fond of those Hanson boys.

Just got word that Isaac Hanson was admitted to a hospital in Dallas yesterday, diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (blood clot). He’d complained of severe pain in his shoulders and chest. (Video - story’s after the annoying 15-second commercial)

Isaac suffered from a similar problem several years ago. Too much guitar-playing. Keep him in your prayers.

If you read this blog and the articles, you know that Hanson began touring for a new album in early September. I saw the brothers in concert on September 16 and chatted with them after the show.

Trivia: The band members, three oldest of seven homeschooled kids, were raised as evangelical Christians. I don’t know about Isaac and Taylor, but Zac told me that he considers himself a Christian.

(Hanson was on NPR last weekend. The clip is worth listening to, but the clueless reporter who wrote the story got some facts wrong. Isaac is the guitarist, not the drummer. That’s Zac. Taylor’s the keyboardist. A little research, people…)

Update (11:25 a.m.): As of 7:33 a.m. this morning, that NPR story contained errors. I looked at it just now, and the errors have been corrected. It’s been up since Sunday, but NPR corrected it only within the last few hours of this post. Power of the publicist…or the blog? Interesting…

Later… So far, all the people who said they hate my Hanson blogging are men. People who “like” or “love” it are all women. I wonder why that would be? Hmmm…

Update II (10/5): Isaac is recovering from surgery and may be released from the hospital today. He’s young. He’ll be ready to hit the stage in no time. In fact, I’m attending the Charlotte show next week as a guest of the band (I’m visiting family in the area). Like other occasions that involve good music and good-looking people (and no political discussions), I’m looking forward to it.

Enjoy the weekend!