Gout is the nastiest, most painful malady I can think of, I've had it three times, each time the cure was just three tiny pills, 2 right away and 1 an hour later, and within another couple hours the pain was gone. The only known cause is dietary, uric acid crystals in the joints, usually the big toes of the foot. There is no pain pill that will alleviate the pain that I know of, including morphine.

Just got off the phone with Russ, he sounds awful, hacking his brains out with pneumonia and probably should be on some heavy-duty antibiotics and bed rest.

Take care of yourself, old friend,

Gary