# Close call for Neil Young **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 2, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402 "2005-04-02T14:32:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/1 "2005-04-02T14:32:30Z")
[CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/01/neil.young/index.html) There “comes a time”, but not for you. At least this time. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/2 "2005-04-02T15:22:23Z")
Wow, that is so great that they caught it in time. Neil is one of my favorite artists of all time… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/3 "2005-04-02T16:37:19Z")
I’m not sure he is out of the woods yet. It has been a very bad year for classic rockers, just glance through the death pool thread. ---
**Author:** ![kka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@kka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kka)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/4 "2005-04-02T17:48:12Z")
The latest report I read made it sound like the prognosis was good. I hope so. He is one of my all-time favorites, giving the middle finger to the music industry time and time again! ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/5 "2005-04-02T19:28:49Z")
Neil Young and Warren Zevon have been my favorite rockers for more than half my life. It was awful for WZ to go out so early. I am glad Neil made it this time and hope he has many more years. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/6 "2005-04-03T01:58:58Z")
Please tell me this is an error: > [@](#): > > During minimally invasive neuroradiology procedures, doctors insert a catheter through the groin and into the brain, and small coils are used to clear up the bulge. Into the brain, from the _groin?!_ ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/7 "2005-04-03T02:08:53Z")
IANADoctor, but that’s standard. There’s a large artery in the thigh. (It’s not like they go through your genitals.) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/8 "2005-04-03T04:02:23Z")
> [@Fiver](#): > > Into the brain, from the _groin?!_ For males it’s the shortest path. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/9 "2005-04-03T17:17:57Z")
> [@Dewey Finn](#): > > IANADoctor, but that’s standard. There’s a large artery in the thigh. (It’s not like they go through your genitals.) I knew better than that. It just seems like a long way to go. Wouldn’t there be a better, shorter route from the neck or shoulders? ---
**Author:** ![scuro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@scuro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scuro)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/10 "2013-12-29T06:18:01Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’m not sure he is out of the woods yet. It has been a very bad year for classic rockers, just glance through the death pool thread. Here we are in 2013 and Neil is rockin’ on. Not without complications from that surgery. He nearly bled to death when his entrance site from that operation opened and bled out. But he’s doing ok. Even given up alcohol and weed. [[Edit by mod: Please note that this thread is from 2005.]] ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/11 "2013-12-29T06:21:45Z")
Whoa, I had a flashback to last year: > **[NBC's Huge Neil Armstrong Mistake](https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/neil-young-dead-nbc-news-mixes-up-astronaut-neil-armstrong-with_n_1830502)** > > NBC's Huge Neil Armstrong Mistake > [@](#): > > \*\*Neil Young Dead? NBC News Mixes Up Astronaut Neil Armstrong With Iconic Singer \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/12 "2013-12-29T12:57:53Z")
They got his age wrong in that article. He was born in 1945, so unless the article is several years old, he’s no longer 59. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/13 "2013-12-29T14:52:00Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > They got his age wrong in that article. He was born in 1945, so unless the article is several years old, he’s no longer 59. Well, the OP is from 2005. So the article in the OP actually is several years old. The dateline from CNN is Friday, April 1, 2005 Posted: 10:31 PM EST (0331 GMT). The HuffPo link is newer, but doesn’t claim he is 59. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/14 "2013-12-29T15:39:19Z")
> [@Fiver](#): > > Please tell me this is an error: > > Into the brain, from the _groin?!_ Prior to my heart surgery, they did a heart catheterization through my groin. And there are some actual procedures (e.g. angioplasty) that are performed through the groin. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/15 "2013-12-29T15:44:22Z")
Damn. That’s what my father died from, but he was 10 years older than Young. Get well soon! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/16 "2013-12-29T16:10:06Z")
Check the date, **Sam**. This is a 9 year old thread. Gave me a start, too, it did. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/17 "2013-12-29T16:18:25Z")
Didn’t notice the age of the thread either. Thought for a minute that Neil was younger than me and couldn’t believe it! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/18 "2013-12-29T23:19:53Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Check the date, **Sam**. This is a 9 year old thread. > > Gave me a start, too, it did. Phew! I thought he seemed a little young there (no pun intended). ---
**Author:** ![kaltkalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-call-for-neil-young/297402/19 "2013-12-30T03:25:32Z")
damn you scared me, i love neil. i remember this happened in 2005, thought it happened again. then i saw the date. i should sue you for negligent infliction of emotional distress.