[B Parker]

I have been talking to Ed several times a day for the last few days while he is waiting for surgery. He is in good spirits but is very confused. He told me today he was going out tonight with friends for some beers and would come back to the hospital in the morning for surgery. He is in Florida and we talked about getting him back here in New England where most of us feel the best Hospitals are. But the surgeons don't think it's a good idea for him to travel at this point. Barry