Hosting a TV show ain't brain surgery... or is it?

Hi everybody! Eric here. I'll be straight with you, part of this weekend's show... it hurts to watch. What? You have no idea what I am talking about? Well, after you see my interview with Eddie Adcock you will get a better idea. Let me give you a "sum up":

Bluegrass Legend, Eddie Adcock was having tremors in his hands that made it very difficult to play his banjo, which he loves so much. Turns out he needed surgery to try and stop the tremors, brain surgery. In order for the surgeon to find the sweet spot in the brain, Eddie had to be awake during the surgery and actually play the axe. Now, I won't give away the whole story, but he lives... (not that it was a question in the first place). In fact you'll meet Eddie and the surgeon who performed this unusual procedure.

Not only is his operation amazing but, it was another surreal moment for me personally to speak to Eddie. I have been following him and his music for years (I am a country/bluegrass buff). Incredible story.

Which leads me to surgery in general. I have never had the pleasure of someone cutting on me, (knock on wood veneer) but my Brother recently did. They wheel him in, he's in there for 2 hours, then the doctor comes out and speaks with us. Now, I'm thinking it is going to be like the show "ER", but no. Nothing like it... the Doc is just like you and me. In fact, he tells me, "treat me like a normal person." For some dumb reason I was speaking to him like I was speaking at a drive thru window at taco bell... slow and enunciating way too much... weird.

Then he asks me what I do for a living. I tell him "TV..."

"What do you do there?"

"I host this show called 'News To Me'."

Of course as usual, I was second-guessed on my ugly mug actually being ON TV. Usually when I say I work on TV most people ask me to fix their snow on Ch. 9...(CABLE GUY!), but when he found out I was on TV, he was like super excited, and the conversation turned from my brother and his surgery... to my career.

Needless to say, my bro is alright. But again, I'm surprised at the power of the TV.

So between my brother's surgery and the doc who operated on Eddie Adcock, I spoke with 2 surgeons in one week, and I didn’t have to go under the drugs that make you sleepy... good deal! Can I hang with Dr. Sanjay Gupta now? Maybe?

Oh yeah, if my brother’s surgeon is reading this, No I don’t know Anderson Cooper.

See you on TV,
Eric