I Had A Heart Attack

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @otisgibbs
    @otisgibbs  Рік тому +80

    Take care of yourself, folks and get yourself checked out regularly. It's probably a good idea to keep some aspirin nearby.

    • @manyvibes1540
      @manyvibes1540 Рік тому +1

      💜👍

    • @paulanderson9650
      @paulanderson9650 Рік тому

      Baby asprin is a bit more toleraerable to munch on like pac-man fyi

    • @julesotis13
      @julesotis13 Рік тому +7

      true....my father died decades ago as prine sings it was hot outside on an ausguts afternoon (altho it was a humid july in Baltimore) and had he not stayed working in his office and dealt with that (he was only 55) he felt abonrmally not good they found out when he suddenly died he'd probably had a minor heart attack earlier and they may have been able to.....anyway as Otis says esp us not so young folks gotta be cuatious

    • @CreativeWarrior-
      @CreativeWarrior- Рік тому +2

      Yes sir!

    • @joeurbanowski321
      @joeurbanowski321 Рік тому +2

      I do…

  • @ChazMatt
    @ChazMatt Рік тому +26

    I’ve never met nor heard of this guy, but I love him. What a champion. “I don’t want to die listening to the Eagles”, hahaha!

    • @jray5363
      @jray5363 Рік тому

      He does a cover of Fred Eaglesmith’s “49 Tons” on a Eaglesmith tribute album. Excellent version!

  • @Jerrylumdegaard
    @Jerrylumdegaard Рік тому +23

    35 year first responder here. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen folks put these situations off or talk themselves out of treatment. Glad he’s here to tell the story!!!

  • @tfodthogtmfof7644
    @tfodthogtmfof7644 Рік тому +40

    I am so glad he got to live with “Won’t Back Down”! These vignettes of life you bring us are each so special. Thanks Otis, Thanks Gurf!

    • @ardenevox
      @ardenevox Рік тому

      Glad you are ok Gurf! Tom Petty is a poet.

  • @kevinhuber8723
    @kevinhuber8723 Рік тому +22

    Thanks for the cautionary tale. At age 60 and not exactly living the charmed life. Chest pain, or anything upper body gets my attention. It's always good to learn of others experience. Gurf is for sure a very cool guy.

  • @Mantanhattan
    @Mantanhattan Рік тому +4

    Otis: I have genuinely enjoyed the interviews with Gurf Morlix. How can one guy be so damned entertaining a story teller and so friggin’ cool yet display an aura of mellowness and remain appealingly humble and soft spoken. I’d been unfamiliar with Gurf prior to earlier entries on your show yet discovered that I own quite a few albums he’s associated with. Thanks for introducing us to such a genuinely nice guy.

  • @anthonystephan656
    @anthonystephan656 Рік тому +1

    God damn Otis that was the best friggin one ever!!!!! The thing about the Eagles reminds me of the Big Lebowski. "I hate the Eagles man.. get out of my cab".

  • @bradparker9664
    @bradparker9664 Рік тому +3

    I am reminded of Warren Zevon's last appearance on the Letterman show, where he talked about his cancer diagnosis: "I may have made a tactical error by not seeing my physician for 25 years." My dad had the same near phobia and general dislike for hospitals, doctors, etc, and one day it was all over. This is a great reminder of the importance in not being as stubborn as my dad or folks like that. Thanks so much, gentlemen. I look forward to many more years of you both being around.

  • @RJD0314
    @RJD0314 Рік тому +2

    Love this channel. Thanks, Otis.
    Good for Gurf. Glad he's ok.
    I had one 5 years ago. Hit me at about 4:30am. I thought it was neck/shoulder pain (which i have sometimes).
    Thankfully, my wife was an ER nurse at the time and once i had woken her up with my thrashing about, she insisted that I go to the ER.
    I had what is called a STEMI, which is a potential killer.
    Thank God for modern medicine and the very talented people who know how to implement it!

  • @jeffstuart6420
    @jeffstuart6420 Рік тому +6

    WOW!! That musta been scary as hell. They say that chewing the aspirin is best even though it's nasty cause it gets into the bloodstream quickly. A good buddy who is 90 just had two stints put in yesterday and is doing great. Glad you make it through the ordeal. Keep on keepin on.

  • @sionmichel
    @sionmichel Рік тому +10

    Brought tears to my eyes and moved my soul with wit and charm and the wisdom of life lessons. Life is precious and we cannot back down from the trials and tribulations endure it and love. Rock on!!!

  • @craigmichel9636
    @craigmichel9636 Рік тому +4

    "That's a song I can die to......and live with".....lol Gurf sure has a way with words! So thankful he's still with us.

  • @raymartindale3962
    @raymartindale3962 Рік тому +8

    Great story! I saw an interview were Tom Petty said that’s he had been approached by dozens of people, if not more, telling him what an inspiration “I Won’t Back Down” had been in their lives.
    My sister fought cancer for 5+ years after being told that she had maybe one year to live. The song inspired her as well.
    Love your channel Otis.
    Thanks!

  • @ChorusArtists
    @ChorusArtists Рік тому +45

    Hey Otis, what's the big idea making us all think YOU had a heart attack?! Yikes. Glad Gurf is OK.

    • @martinriepma5009
      @martinriepma5009 Рік тому +9

      Seriously! Careful with those titles Otis.
      I was about to have my own heart attack.

    • @rachelnyn5543
      @rachelnyn5543 Рік тому +1

      Please, please don’t scare us again. We love you.

  • @williamdavis8161
    @williamdavis8161 Рік тому +3

    Important episode! Having had my aortic valve changed twice & half a dozen other heart procedures in the last 10 years, i can relate. Glad Gurf is ok.

  • @mroche1088
    @mroche1088 Рік тому +6

    For a bad story, that's a really good story... with a parallel soundtrack. Glad Gurf is still here to tell it.

  • @julesotis13
    @julesotis13 Рік тому +4

    tom petty wont back down thats a song i could die to and live with.....great ending Otis !

  • @rickhbrown
    @rickhbrown Рік тому +7

    Honestly, your best one yet, Otis! I had a heat attack two years ago and I can completely relate!

  • @BBQPITDOG
    @BBQPITDOG Рік тому +5

    Man....What a lucky fellow Gurf is. Thankful for the medical team. This was intense Otis.

  • @danielcombs3207
    @danielcombs3207 Рік тому +3

    Congratulations on surviving the heart attack. And thank you for reminding us that we need to take care of ourselves. I hope you didn’t have to spend too long in the hospital.

  • @mikes9759
    @mikes9759 Рік тому +6

    Damn! You scared us all!! Glad Gurf's OK too!! Grazy story! You never know what's going to happen and we can't always rely on help!! Gotta try to take care of yourself and that's getting hard to do sometimes. I'm dealing with health issues myself and it's getting harder all the time to see doctors and stuff. You have to get check ups when you can!! Take care everyone!!

  • @kittenfuud
    @kittenfuud Рік тому +7

    Gurt, you've told a great story, I was on the edge of my seat, even knowing you didn't die! I'm glad the ending is favorable!! Gosh, driving yourself, the traffic jam, those awful pains, THEN the person at the Hospital when you finally get there treating you like scum -- glad they got the stent in there and you didn't have to hear Don Henley again! TORTURE!! So thankful for Tom Petty. He was watching you from the Great Wide Open and soothing you with his song. I'm SO glad you're here, continue to be as well as you look! :)

  • @laurenblainebamartistmgt
    @laurenblainebamartistmgt Рік тому +11

    Oh man, you freaked me out. I thought you did. Glad you didn’t but sorry he did.,

    • @artemisXsidecross
      @artemisXsidecross Рік тому

      Language with its context make a meaning, The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man by Marshal McLuhan.😉

  • @littlecrow6484
    @littlecrow6484 Рік тому +3

    Gurf
    I'm glad you survived that experience .
    It's rare that people share those things.
    Thank you.

  • @SlaidCleavesOfficial
    @SlaidCleavesOfficial Рік тому +2

    I'm loving the Gurf series. Some stories I've heard, some I have not. Some remain to be told . . .

  • @Gratefulman1965
    @Gratefulman1965 Рік тому +3

    At 58,
    I get annual physicals. I’ve cleaned up my bad youthful habits considerably. But now it’s Ice cream that I’m having to give up and that sucks. Just like the song “Everything I love is killing me” Thanks Otis and Gurf.

  • @MrFrogman54
    @MrFrogman54 Рік тому +2

    Dang what a story! So glad you lived to tell the tell,,,,

  • @darinclark1853
    @darinclark1853 Рік тому +2

    I'm not even sure what to say.... Thank you Gurf for telling this story and you Otis for bringing it to us.

  • @jaysapp7494
    @jaysapp7494 Рік тому +1

    Glad you're here brother. I had a similar experience, heart attack driving jumped the median and went head on accident with a police car.

  • @scame76
    @scame76 Рік тому +2

    Crazy story....I hope your fine now.

  • @andydixon2980
    @andydixon2980 Рік тому +2

    Wow. Great storyteller. Glad you're ok. Don't back down...

  • @marcyfan-tz4wj
    @marcyfan-tz4wj Рік тому +3

    i enjoy his music never having come across his name before your video of him discussing blaze foley. i certainly was hearing him on lucinda williams records and lived within an hour of where he found some not very delicious aspirin.

  • @joyceb.sachsesachse1242
    @joyceb.sachsesachse1242 Рік тому +3

    Love ya GURF, you knew all the drunken angles of a life time , to know them in a personal way must have been unreal and sad at the same time to be so close to genius and dark sadness . Thank you for sharing the stories you have with them. I had a widow maker and stints put in me at 55 , great story about the songs while getting the stint . WONT BACK DOWN , brother.

  • @briandolan631
    @briandolan631 Рік тому

    Thank you Gurf. February 2021, while skiing with my daughter and her fiancé. Stopped for a beer chest pain, stood in line for beers, felt the pain a week prior, took aspirin. Was able to ski sort of to the clinic. Helicopter flight to Denver, 100% blocked LAD. Song that was on was Mellencamp, “hurts so good “ thought nooo. God is good , all bonus days and got to see my grandsons. Peace .

  • @timmcgurl
    @timmcgurl Рік тому +1

    Friggin' GREAT Story, Gurf! And the way y'all ended the video was BRILLIANT!!!!

  • @markroberts1301
    @markroberts1301 Рік тому

    What a great storyteller, I've been a fan of Gurf for quite a while. Love the closing line There's a song I could die to, and live with... Glad he's still with us!

  • @terryozburn4417
    @terryozburn4417 Рік тому

    Wow!! Had a scare!!
    Glad your ok Otis.
    Glad Gurf was ok! I know that scared him to death.

  • @nohohank2777
    @nohohank2777 Рік тому

    Man that procedure sounds brutal…especially while awake and having to listen to The Eagles at the same time 😢. Glad you pulled through. Pro tip, as someone who takes several Rx meds I keep in a pillbox in my pocket, I always keep a couple aspirin in there as well. Just for pains etc…but if somebody said to me “I think I’m having a heart attack” I would give anybody my aspirin…and maybe some Rx painkillers too(remember to never share rx meds UNLESS it’s a life or death matter), and be sure to inform the medics. So don’t be afraid to ask a stranger for aspirin, or anything, in a medical crisis. I dunno your music but I’ll sure check it out. Just keep on rocking, and keep that beat steady man! Thanks for sharing your story, ya never know who watches, and info like this may well save lives.

  • @bruinsfan8278
    @bruinsfan8278 Рік тому +2

    Awesome video Otis! Gurf, your alive!!! Thanks to both!

  • @kennethhacker3014
    @kennethhacker3014 Рік тому +1

    Glad you made a full recovery brother,now ya get to play another gig.sending great vibes from NJ

  • @CreativeWarrior-
    @CreativeWarrior- Рік тому +2

    What a great story! WOW!!

  • @PongbyAtari
    @PongbyAtari Рік тому +2

    I learned my lesson the hard way back in early 2020 by the time I went to the hospital I was 3/4 dead and wouldn't have made it to see the next day. I have regular doctor visits now and my health is much improved and have become a firm believer staying on top of things with yearly physical etc.

    • @Caperhere
      @Caperhere Рік тому

      What was the pain like?

  • @ClintZold
    @ClintZold Рік тому +1

    God bless ya, Gurf. Glad you're still with us

  • @terryozburn4417
    @terryozburn4417 Рік тому

    Man!! What an ending!!!
    Otis,…
    One of your best!
    Thanks for sharing

  • @duncansalmon5718
    @duncansalmon5718 Рік тому +2

    What a story! That was superb. I'm glad Gurf is OK.

  • @Havanorange
    @Havanorange Рік тому +2

    This was a great story. I've learned to keep a copy of Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever CD in the car. And get to a hospital immediately if I ever have chest pain. Thanks Otis and Grif.

  • @tonyspoetry
    @tonyspoetry 11 місяців тому

    My goodness, glad Gurfs ok. Saw him a few times over here in Glasgow. Great guy. And amazing musician.

  • @carrionpinata7163
    @carrionpinata7163 10 місяців тому

    I'm glad that you're still with us, Gurf!

  • @WildwoodSon
    @WildwoodSon Рік тому +1

    I hope you publish a big book of these interviews someday; they are golden.

  • @AbqRealDeals
    @AbqRealDeals Рік тому +2

    GREAT! Thx 4 sharing this story with us,

  • @willisjefferson5886
    @willisjefferson5886 Рік тому +3

    I had the same thing happen to me at a Photo shoot. Glad we both made it

    • @Caperhere
      @Caperhere Рік тому

      Pain in the same place?

    • @willisjefferson5886
      @willisjefferson5886 Рік тому

      @@Caperhere Yes, He described exactly what happened to me. It was like a Charlie Horse across my chest. This was in front of people. I was being filmed while it was happening. It went away and the next day guy in my band calls and said what did the Doctor say? I told him I didn't go, He lost it, made me go and they zipped me into surgery fast, Rotorootered my arteries put in a stint and I was good to go. I reversed the heart disease in a couple years and Im good to go

  • @jeffanderson8384
    @jeffanderson8384 Рік тому +5

    Otis, Your videos are always entertaining, often humorous and in this case informative and enlightening. Thanks Gurf for sharing - thankful he's o.k.

  • @CalJay7106
    @CalJay7106 Рік тому

    What a great story. I really enjoy Gurf. I've gone through something similar and it is certainly something you don't forget. I had mine at work and a coworker just happened to have aspirin on hand; in case a coworker had a heart attack! I love how he added the music critic angle to the story. Maybe it meant something. "Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?" may relate to the sense of driving yourself to the hospital. I'm not judging because I probably would have tried the same thing. But in retrospect maybe not the best choice. But it works out and "Won't Back Down" is exactly the right attitude to have as you fight through the challenge. As we age, the chance of stuff like this increases. And I guess anyone that can write a song "50 Years" has the chance of a major health challenge.

  • @joeurbanowski321
    @joeurbanowski321 Рік тому +2

    “I dont wanna die in a Florida Tourist trap..!” Dark humor there..! Glad he’s here to tell the tale..!🙏🏻💪🏼
    Thanks Otis..! I’m of that age… 😩

  • @MarkfromArk357
    @MarkfromArk357 Рік тому +1

    Wow great story captivating right to the end. Glad it worked out.

  • @flyemhard
    @flyemhard Рік тому

    right on ,Brother Gurf, I'm 68 and have heart disease....I feel ya...
    the outro brought a tear to my eye

  • @David_Richard_241
    @David_Richard_241 Рік тому +3

    Gurf, I am glad you are OK. A close friend of mine, a bass player/vocalist for a 3-piece rock band did a complete gig with a burst appendix and collapsed immediately after. The show must go on, I guess.

    • @Caperhere
      @Caperhere Рік тому

      A burst appendix?! They cause intense pain. He could have died.

  • @densphoto
    @densphoto Рік тому

    Great story GRF.....and thanks for the heads up relating to heart attack pain. Stay well!

  • @jeffcramer2463
    @jeffcramer2463 Рік тому

    I am sorry Gurf went through this but please take solace in that you really gave me perspective and made me laugh on a day I really needed it! Thank you!

  • @sayeager5559
    @sayeager5559 Рік тому +2

    I never been so full dread reading a video title. Glad everyones OK.

  • @sevenmileridgeband
    @sevenmileridgeband Рік тому +2

    Oh man, what a great story. Nail biter, captivating. Really glad it all worked out!!!! "I won;t back down." My mom died the same day Tom Petty died. In the local newspaper there was a half page obit for Tom and little quarter column for my Mom.

    • @rodweinand5919
      @rodweinand5919 Місяць тому

      Kimmie Rhodes has a penned a great song about that day’ The Day Tom Petty died’ heart warming.

  • @EllisPaulOfficialChannel
    @EllisPaulOfficialChannel Рік тому

    Holy shit. What a story. And the pay off and your edit in the last seconds was like a mic drop. Gurf is a legend.

  • @jamesdeschenes8307
    @jamesdeschenes8307 Рік тому +1

    I'm not joking, Otis. I went straight to the cupboard for the aspirin. I felt like I was in the story with GM as he told the tale. Very vivid. I'm glad you pulled through.

  • @dannydine5263
    @dannydine5263 Рік тому +1

    Man, that was a Horrible experience. Glad he got through it. I think I'd be in shock for a couple months after that.

  • @weavebrain
    @weavebrain Рік тому

    Fantastic 👏 👍

  • @oldnrone
    @oldnrone Рік тому

    Now that's a great story from a great man! Glad he made it through!

  • @brianmobley1720
    @brianmobley1720 Рік тому +1

    Wow!! That was a freaking great story ✌️😎

  • @AncientWisdomTeachingsLLC
    @AncientWisdomTeachingsLLC Рік тому +2

    Wow…
    What a great story ❤🙏🏼

  • @nathanhaley2565
    @nathanhaley2565 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Otis for sharing this. So glad he is ok

  • @TN-D18
    @TN-D18 Рік тому +1

    Probably your best video, in terms of passing along important information. Kudos to you all for putting this out there.

  • @bjorntannberg1581
    @bjorntannberg1581 Рік тому +1

    What a wonderful story! 💓

  • @raoul2244
    @raoul2244 Рік тому +1

    Damn, Otis.
    Don't scare us like that!!
    Glad everyone is all right.

  • @StringsandWings
    @StringsandWings Рік тому +2

    Holy Christ, the Don Henley line had me actually laughing out loud. And then, Tom Petty to the rescue. Great stuff.

  • @jreedc
    @jreedc Рік тому

    These interviews are so fantastic, thank you for sharing.

  • @rockingron
    @rockingron Рік тому

    Great story. Thanks.

  • @jeffnorris7789
    @jeffnorris7789 Рік тому

    Been listening to Gurf all morning. This is one guy I would love to see a guitar masterclass video from. His right hand is brilliant!

  • @AlexHoward
    @AlexHoward Рік тому +1

    aDang, Otis, you got people worried. Also, “A song that I can die to an live with” has got to be the name of Gurf’s next album.

  • @Alex-fd2dr
    @Alex-fd2dr Рік тому

    I love this video you make me want to quit smoking I am so thankful that you’re alive girth and I don’t even know you thank you for sharing this crazy story

  • @fronts3165
    @fronts3165 Рік тому

    What a story! Thanks for telling this one. I am so glad that Gurf is still here. ❤

  • @johnhiscutt1853
    @johnhiscutt1853 Рік тому

    great story hope you're Well!! bot of you!

  • @garyyarago2096
    @garyyarago2096 Рік тому +1

    Great show, as a guitar player who had a similar incident (2005, 3 stents,be 20 years if I make it, in 2005, thank you god) I just want to say that as moments can make a life or death difference, one of your main problems is denial-- this is not your stomach or gas or whatever, this is real, it's happening-- maybe your wrong and embarrassed,but that's the best outcome possible, if not it could be your life!

  • @wanagie
    @wanagie Рік тому +2

    Damm that's a story, put the tears at the edges of my eyes.

  • @jimgrove3853
    @jimgrove3853 Рік тому +1

    That's a song I can die to and live with.
    That's perfection!

  • @davidwood351
    @davidwood351 Рік тому +1

    You were very lucky that day.
    Anyone over 50 needs to think about this kinda thing. Emergency kits etc. this could save your life.
    I’m retired from hospital pharmacy. I’ve seen it all.
    Don’t take chances, talk to a doctor about being prepared for that moment.

  • @gda08
    @gda08 Рік тому +2

    The line about Don Henley had me cracking up!

  • @theleviathan89
    @theleviathan89 Рік тому +2

    I just did have a heart attack six days ago and I had the exact shoulder to shoulder pain except it also went across my back and I had cold sweats. I had the same stint operation but he went up through my right wrist.

  • @robert3684
    @robert3684 Рік тому

    Great story!

  • @toreilly100
    @toreilly100 Рік тому

    That was Fantastic!!

  • @catheryndenton1766
    @catheryndenton1766 Рік тому +1

    As a 2 time cancer patient… do not hesitate to get to a doctor!!! And if a doctor tells you something that doesn’t make sense … find another one !!! And Tom Petty did not get to a doctor and he’s gone for it 😢

  • @MrMarkar1959
    @MrMarkar1959 Рік тому

    Yep,,dying,,listening to them Eagles Desperado would increase my blood pressure too!! I've had several of those attacks over these 64years of life. went to hospital once for 3 days in ICU,,found out i split my sternum lifting heavy molds at work. Healthy as a horse!! i accept death whenever,,but play a Tom Petty Greatest Hits CD!!🎸🙏🏼👍🏼

  • @PeterVred
    @PeterVred Рік тому

    I had a stent a year ago, feeling pretty great. This brings back the memory. I can’t recall any music, that would have been a bad way to go..

  • @tkreitler
    @tkreitler Рік тому +2

    It’s weird how the brain works sometimes. Here Gurf is having a heart attack but is worried about not having money for the valet at the ER. I’m glad he didn’t try to still go to his gig.

  • @stevevice9863
    @stevevice9863 Рік тому +2

    Good story. Glad it had a happy ending. Five years ago I thought I was having a heart attack and my ex-wife, (we actually get along better than when we were married), rushed me to the ER and when I walked in and said, "I think I might be having a heart attack", I was in a wheel chair in about 15 seconds and hooked up to an EEG within about 2 minutes. They move fast when they hear those words. If you ever go to the ER and want to get to the head of the line just tell them you might be having a heart attack.

  • @tjbray72
    @tjbray72 Рік тому

    What a story..Thank's

  • @owenwilberforce6138
    @owenwilberforce6138 Рік тому

    The best part of this story is Tom helping Gurf get through a near death experience. It reminds me of being on laughing gas at the dentist and all of a sudden the fusion jazz guitar blistering solo somehow sounded impressive. Normally I would ignore it and all of sudden I’m thinking this music on laughing gas isn’t bad, but only on laughing gas.

  • @MrThunders66
    @MrThunders66 Рік тому

    Thank goodness you are ok and made my friend

  • @jerryrathman5717
    @jerryrathman5717 Рік тому

    I've heard/read multiple times that surgeons like a music with a smooth melody playing. Supposedly, the song played more than any other in the operating room is Van Morrison - Into the Mystic.

  • @timjohnson7919
    @timjohnson7919 Рік тому

    One of the best yet ;-)

  • @BeesWaxMinder
    @BeesWaxMinder Рік тому

    Get
    Well
    ALWAYS

  • @mikeoxlong1266
    @mikeoxlong1266 Рік тому

    I had 2 stents put in in February, they asked me what music I wanted and I told them blues. so i got to listen to SRV and BB King. good luck with your treatement