Hotlinks for 11/8 & 11/9

When it comes to medical news that involves brain surgery, YouTube and a banjo there is only one medical expert to turn to... Dr. Eric Lanford. Actually, he's not a doctor, nor has he played one on TV, but when it comes to diagnosing viral videos there is no one more capable. This weekend Doc L. (as we like to call him) talks to the star of a clip that is getting thousands of hits. His name is Eddie Adcock and the first time we saw him he was playing the banjo while laying on an operating table with a doctor elbow deep in his brain! Scrub in and join Dr. Lanford in the "News To Me" operating room tonight to meet Eddie and his surgeon. Find out how he ended up pickin' and grinnin' and having brain surgery at the same time!

The links to the full video of Eddie's operation and everything else you saw in this weekend's "News To Me" are right here:

Banjo Brain Surgery:
Watch the full clip on YouTube.
Visit Eddie Adcock's official website: eddieandmarthaadcock.com.
Learn more about Eddie's surgeon, Joseph Samir Neimat.
Find out what else they are working on at Vanderbilt Medical Center.

iReporters speak out on Obama's election:
Have you uploaded your reaction to the election yet? Click to iReport.com and speak up!

Star Trek Deep Space 9 voter:
iReporter Jeremiah Long got dressed up in his Starfleet uniform to cast his vote. Check out his early voting experience and his "demands" for President-elect Obama on his iReport profile page.

Burglars kick in the front door, security cams catch them in the act:
Almost 30 thousand people have watched this clip on YouTube... and it paid off!

Visit Sgt. John Hames and the Johnson City, TN Police Dept. on YouTube.

CNN.com Most Popular:
- Bridge Jumpers – bumped, airdate TBA
- Car that could break the land speed record
- Chiuahuah whose ears make "radio" sounds – bumped, airdate TBA
- Cop caught "gettin' busy" on security camera

Webhits:
The Singing Road:
Lancaster, California's Musical Road.
Here's a map from roadsideamerica.com to get there if you'd like to drive it yourself.
There are also "musical roads" in Japan and Korea.

"Simon's Cat" in real life:
First watch the animated short "Cat Man Do" by filmmaker Simon Tofield (you can see the whole "Simon's Cat" series here). Then, all the way from Vienna, Austria check out a typical night for Robert Buehringer and his cat on YouTube.

Shrimp on a treadmill... – bumped, airdate TBA
...with the Benny Hill music.
...with the Chariots of Fire music.
...OK Go mashup.
...with the song from the musical road.

Whatnot:
Firemen actually lift a car off the ground using only the pressure from fire hoses in this YouTube hit!

That's the list! Hope you found what you were looking for. Thanks for watching "News To Me!" Thanks for visiting the blog (we'd love it if you'd leave us a little note to let us know you were here)! See you next weekend!