Re: [Harp-L] The teeth implanted harp thread!

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 9, 2009, at 1:17 AM, Ken Deifik wrote:

> Dennis Moriarty wrote:
> > Some how I never guessed I'd be citing East Indian dental work  
> > when I left to record this a.m...So harp content here?
>
> Harps, teeth and short funds have some spiritual connection, no?
>
> The awful truth is that my mother warned me about this.
>
> She really did.
'N'other creepy story from the naked city of smokey-joe
It was 1991? I was dispatched to the Camp Hill (Pa.) prison riot.
Several people were injured (mostly COs...that's custodial officers)
Only 1 trooper injured. Me.
Broken face..2 cheeks, dislocated jaw, jaw fractured in 3 places.  
Teeth broken off at gums.
Plastic surgery required.
This after a hellatious helicopter accident in 1976? 77? the great  
eastern flood. I was rescue swimmer.
I was the only survivor..broken jaw.

 Pennsylvania would have paid ANYTHING. I elected to merely have the  
teeth removed.
Why? with all the pins and wires, I wasn't able to get implants  
anyway. Not enough space. Not enough solid bone.
Without being able to brace my lower lip, I had to quit trumpet. No  
big deal.
I have both dentures, and it's great. no pain, no aggravation. I  
sometimes take the uppers OUT to play.
Btw: I am 'strictly' a tongue blocker.