LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 14, 2020…ON THIS DAY IN 1981, ERIC CLAPTON WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A NEAR-FATAL ULCER. HE WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL IN ST. PAUL MINNESOTA AFTER A TOUR STOP IN WISCONSIN. CLAPTON WAS ON THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF HIS ALBUM ‘ANOTHER TICKET’. THIS WAS IN THE ERA OF PRE-HMO TREATMENT. CLAPTON SPENT A WHOPPING 4 AND A HALF WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL, AND WAS “90 % HEALED” AT THE TIME OF HIS RELEASE. CLAPTON WAS FORCED TO CANCEL THE REST OF HIS TOUR WHICH CONSISTED OF 47 TOUR DATES. HERE’S VINTAGE CLAPTON