It's official, I'm having heart surgery on Feb 18th...wow, it's real now.

[Revvy]

GUYS, haven't you been reading the comments? I appreciate all the good wishes.

But I had the surgery A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK!!! I survived!!!!

So no RHAMILTON, you can't have my stuff.


But there is an irony in all this. You all should know, by the nickname, and the comment about the harley (which I don't ride, that was just a comment in the tap room) that I'm a minister (and a cool one despite not having a harley.)

What some of you may know is that I haven't done active church ministry like 7 years (I had a run in with church politics that left a bad taste in my mouth) I haven't preached in a church in 5 years. I've just done weddings a funerals for the most part, and avoided church.

Well I helped one of my mentor ministers who had a run in with church politics himself and lost his church job, start a church in Detroit. We've been doing it since the first week in December. John is the sr minister and I pretty much have just done behind the scenes work.

Well John decided to take a couple weeks off and head down to Florida, so this Sunday and next I'm coming out of preaching retirement and actually do the service an delivering the sermons....It's been a long time, and I'm really rusty.

At my best I could do a sermon of the top of my head with just the barest outline, now I had to basically write a complete script that I've been reading and re reading to get as much of it in memory as I can. So I can just hopefully glance down on occasion....

But anyway, I didn't realize til this morning that I'll be doing it for the first time on the anniversary of my surgery...there's some ironic karma here that I haven't figured out yet.

But I'm pretty nervous again anyway.

The cool thing is that a few HBTers are coming out in support, and we're going to the MotorCity Brew Works so I can decompress over a couple pints of Ghetto Blaster after.

 

[Shooter]

Wait, you're going to deliver a sermon and have surgery on the same day?!?!!? You are one tough hombre Revvy!!!!!

 

[rhamilton]

It's like riding a bike -- it'll be awkward initially but you'll be surprised how quickly you get back into a rhythm and relax.

My dad had valve replacement in December and ran into lots of complications and almost didn't make it; but he called me today to let me know his cardiologist and surgeon both fully released him today and he'll be visiting this week - and I have plenty of homebrew for him to try

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Now on THAT I will give you unironic well-wishes. For whatever reason I never thought of being a minister/reverend as being the same as any job, but it really is, with a boss (both human and other-worldly), deadlines etc. I just started a very secular new job, and I had a lot of the same fears.

I drink scotch when I get home usually though ;-).

 

[Revvy]

Now on THAT I will give you unironic well-wishes. For whatever reason I never thought of being a minister/reverend as being the same as any job, but it really is, with a boss (both human and other-worldly), deadlines etc. I just started a very secular new job, and I had a lot of the same fears.

I drink scotch when I get home usually though ;-).

And I have a secular day job as well. Not like a full time minister who runs a church and gets to take monday off after preaching. I still have to put my other hat on and go back to work for 40 hours.

Not doing church ministry for all these years I had my weekends off like normal folks...Now, really Saturdays are my only free day...and since I'm preaching the next two weeks, even part of that day will be devoted to practicing my talk and stuff.

Luckily the medschool goes on Spring break mid week next week and goes through the following week, after these two sundays I'm taking the 1st and 2nd of march off....Hopefully I can get a brew day in on one of them....

 

[iaefebs]

I presee your surgery being put off till the 22nd. So enjoy tomorrow 1 year ago.

 

[ChshreCat]

GUYS, haven't you been reading the comments? I appreciate all the good wishes.

But I had the surgery A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK!!! I survived!!!!

Oh, and good luck with your surgery, Revvy! We're with ya man!



bahahahaha

 

[jkarp]

You should totally get a Harley.

 

[annasdadhockey]

I don't know how it is that I'm just now reading this thread!!! Revvy, good luck and Godspeed to you brother. I look forward to reading your "I'm recovering quite nicely" posts.

-Ed

 

[annasdadhockey]

:d

 

[bob1852]

Has anyone heard from revvy about how his surgery went today?

 

[ChshreCat]

Has anyone heard from revvy about how his surgery went today?

I dunno, but I'm planning on having 37 beers in his name for the sake of good luck tonight.

 

[johnnybrew]

I dunno, but I'm planning on having 37 beers in his name for the sake of good luck tonight.

Pick up the pace, Cat, you're 8 beers behind me.

 

[Haputanlas]

Pick up the pace, Cat, you're 8 beers behind me.

and you're only 45 beers in front of me.


Sounds like this is becoming the new tap room.

 

[RDWHAHB]

Id have walter to put in a march pump. That ought to keep flows up

 

[iaefebs]

Id have walter to put in a march pump. That ought to keep flows up

But if he starts to hyperventilate as he answers the 1200th post of why does my beer?...he might suffer cavitation.

 

[maggator]

Revvy - I'm new to forum but I had my aortic valve replaced in April of 2008. It was a tough couple of months but I'm 100% now. Glad to hear you are well.

 

[ChshreCat]

But if he starts to hyperventilate as he answers the 1200th post of why does my beer?...he might suffer cavitation.

What about the 1200th post wishing him good luck on a surgery that happened a year ago?

 

[ZIXXER]

1201...Good luck

 

[TrubDog]

Why don't people follow the thread?

Revy, how is the ministry going? Too bad I don't live in your neck of the woods. I'd be there in a heartbeat on Sundays (no pun intended). I was a worship leader for close to 10 years and am also now in a secular job and just brewin some good beer.

Cheers!

 

[pigroaster]

Do you have any Inspired recipes?

 

[Haputanlas]

Do you have any Inspired recipes?

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/he...emorial-5-year-aged-barleywine-recipe-195096/

 

[Haputanlas]

We all don't like very little response to this thread.

It makes me look up Revvy's profile and make sure he's posted in the last 48 hours. If not, I have to PM him and make sure he's still alive.

 

[bob1852]

We all don't like very little response to this thread.

It makes me look up Revvy's profile and make sure he's posted in the last 48 hours. If not, I have to PM him and make sure he's still alive.

Just start a thread that your airlock isn't bubbling.

 

[Haputanlas]

Just start a thread that your airlock isn't bubbling.

haha... Good point.

 

[andrewgibson]

well Monsignor Revvy I truly hope all your scars have stopped itching and you can relax in the evening with your choice of imbibement or as we used to say in Liverpool a` Bevvy!` Yes it`s your cyber bud Andrew here living in New Haven but leaning an eye on brew town Asheville N.C. When I get set up , which is just a matter of time I will start brewing again and maybe we can share naughty nurses stories ,,Andrew Gibson

 

[iaefebs]

Good luck with the surgery Revvy, I hope to see you still posting in a couple years.

 

[Revvy]

Oh no....not again.

 

[SpottedDogBrewing]

Good luck!!

Stay strong!!

 

[stratslinger]

Lol. Folks, this is a kinda old thread. Revvy is still alive and kicking, and recovered quite nicely some time ago.

But here we go again - this will probably get ignored by his newest wave of well wishers...