Ep. 87 - This One's For Howie: Anthony Civorelli (GB/Civ)& Jules Massee (Side By Side/AIAC)

Summary: Anthony "Civ" Civorelli from the "Gorilla Biscuits" and "Civ" along with Jules Massee from "Side By Side" and "Alone In A Crowd" make their podcast debut for a very important reason. "Civ" invited me to his home in New York City to sit down and discuss a benefit show happening on Saturday, February 16th at The First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia for their long time friend Howard "Howie" Glen Wallen, guitarist for "Alone In A Crowd". Howie needs your help. Howie was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma: a slow growing tumor originating off of the auditory nerve between his inner ear and his brain. The tumor affected his balance and ability to walk and caused right side functional deficits. In May 2017, he underwent a 6.5 hour surgery that was supposed to have him back up and running in a month. The surgery, which left him deaf in his right ear, did not remove all of the tumor… and it is growing back. He now suffers from chronic debilitating headaches, loss of balance, cognitive, memory and speech deficits, a tremor in his right arm and hand, vision problems, facial numbness, extreme fatigue, anxiety and, understandably, depression. With these disabilities he cannot work, and that has hit his family very hard. And, as the tumor grows, Howie’s symptoms will only get worse. If left unchecked, Howie’s condition is fatal. So, Howie must have another surgery, a 10 hour surgery, followed by radiation treatment. We can only hope that after this he will improve… but there is no guarantee. Let’s let Howie and his family know that they are not alone during this ordeal. After 30 years, "Alone In A Crowd" is getting back together again to play a one-time benefit show for him. We hope you will show your support and come. If you can’t, or if it is now sold out, you can still donate to the fundraiser we have set up for him. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/aiac-benefit-for-howie PayPal Donations: paypal.me/healthyhoward On a much lighter note, they discuss several stories about being on the road with the "Gorilla Biscuits", "Judge", "Side By Side", "Youth Of Today" and a bunch of other crazy stories. I hope you enjoy this... and please donate anything if you can. Every cent matters. Respect.