Get well Isaac Hanson

I’m sure some of you remember when I went off the deep end last month with my “guess the celeb” contests, the first of which resulted in the oldest brother of Hanson being misidentified as Louis Gossett Jr. This week I received some scary news about Isaac Hanson which helped remind me that these celebs are, in fact people.

The last time I went to see Curtis Peoples perform it turned out that one of the other artists on the bill that night was the band Hanson performing under a fake name. They’re adults now, in their twenties, but still essentially recognizable (at least when they’re all together). It was an eclectic set they did that night, complete with guests jumping on and off stage all night, a mix of a cappella stuff, but the bottom line is the Hanson guys are talented musicians and great singers.

On the way out of the venue, the oldest Hanson brother Isaac and I ended up having a conversation about what still needs to be added to the iPhone, since we’re both die-hard users. Of course I had to get the obligatory “it’s me with the kid from Hanson!” picture, but he seemed like a genuinely nice guy. So it bothered me more than a little bit last night when I got home and came across a story that he was in the hospital with a pulmonary embolism and his life was on the line.

Big relief this morning when I read that he did in fact have life-saving surgery and is expected to make a full recovery and should be able to resume his career soon. So anyway, that’s good news.