Clinic, Music City, 1985

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Ad Libitum2 December 2014Clinic, Music City, 1985Brenda Butka, MDBrenda Butka, MDFrom Nashville, TennesseeSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M14-2444 Audio Reading - “Clinic, Music City, 1985” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Clinic, Music City, 1985," by B. Butka. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail An army brat, born in Germany right down the streetfrom Roentgen's house, he always camewith his guitar in its tattered case dressed upwith a red plastic rose. His gentle fingerpickingsounded like a harp in the waiting room, floatingaround the coughs, the shuffling feet.Caught up in the epidemic of the young and lost,he knew he was going to die. When the time comes,he said, strumming his guitar, don't worryabout what to do. Just put me on the boat,just put me on the boat and push me up the riverto Valhalla. The gods will be waiting.His frayed jeans, his red ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Nashville, TennesseeCurrent Author Address: Brenda Butka, MD; e-mail, brenda.butk[email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Clinic, Music City, 1985” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "Clinic, Music City, 1985," by B. Butka. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 2 December 2014Volume 161, Issue 11Page: 826KeywordsRivers ePublished: 2 December 2014 Issue Published: 2 December 2014 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2014 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...