FYI on Danny Roberts. Apologies if this has been posted


From TheLedger.com
By Shoshana Walter

LAKELAND | A Lakeland musician is in critical condition at Shands
Jacksonville Medical Center after a traffic crash in Jacksonville this
morning, a friend said.

PIERRE DUCHARME Danny Roberts performs with the Mudbreakers at
the Polk Theatre in Lakeland on April 26.

Danny Roberts was driving with his wife about 10:30 a.m. when a
semitrailer hit the driver's side of the car, leaving Roberts with
serious injuries and his wife with bumps and bruises, said Carey
Blanton, who grew up with Roberts.

Roberts grew up in Lakeland and has been a professional musician since
he was 14, Blanton said. Roberts graduated from Lakeland High School in
1970 and performed with his band the Mudbreakers at the Polk Theater for
a recent concert featuring Lakeland High School graduates.

A guitarist, bassist and singer-songwriter, Roberts joined a band called
Mudcrutch, a predeccessor of the Heartbreakers, with Tom Petty in
Gainesville in 1973. Before the group landed a recording contract,
Roberts left the band and moved to California. He and his wife currently
live outside of Jacksonville, Blanton said.

Blanton said Roberts was in surgery this evening and remained in
critical condition.

Man - Um I know a lot of people have their opinions on Danny Roberts due to a lot of the stuff he posted on the other site after he was deleted from the documentary and I have mine as well but beyond that - uh Danny Roberts from conversations that I myself and other people I'm friends with have had with him over the past six months...he's a pretty groovy guy and I hate to see something like this happen to him or anyone for that mater.

My prayers are with you Danny.

That is terrible! It doesn't matter what people's opinions are of Danny Roberts, it's still a terrible thing to happen to anyone. Thank God he came out of it with his life. It could have been worse.

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I just spoke to the hospital and Danny is out of surgery and in the ICU. He's still in critical condition. Please hold him and his sweet wife in your thoughts and prayers. I am.

(((Danny and Barbara)))

Thoughts & Prayers from Minnesota..

Keeping Danny and Barbara in my thoughts and in my prayers.

Best wishes to both of them.

My thoughts and prayers are with you Danny - get well soon. I am assuming his wife wasn't seriously injured as nothing is mentioned in the article, but I can imagine she is pretty shaken up - my thoughts and prayers are with Danny's wife and family as well.

Danny Roberts was driving with his wife about 10:30 a.m. when a semitrailer hit the driver's side of the car, leaving Roberts with serious injuries and his wife with bumps and bruises, said Carey Blanton, who grew up with Roberts.

No, it doesn't appear she was seriously hurt.

Oh man, this is terrible.

Wishing Danny and his wife a speedy and complete recovery.

You are in our thoughts and prayers.

This is really sad! How scary for the family. Keeping everyone involved in my thoughts and prayers. Get well soon, Danny!!!!

Sending a prayer for a speedy recovery!

This was posted at Mudcrutch Farm:

"It doesn't sound good... he's on a respirator, and in a coma... he has lost his left eye and may have lost his sight... bone fragments had to be removed from the front part of the brain which could possibly affect Danny's speech and motor skills. Friends of his will be updating his status on this site: http://lakelandmusicandfriends.squarespace.com. Danny and his wife need all of your prayers..."

Oh man

Holy crap...

Too bad he wasn't on stage in West Hollywood on May 2nd. Fate can be pretty cruel sometimes.

Wow... this is really sad. I too send my thoughts and prayers out to Danny, his wife, family, and friends during this very rough time. I also hope for a speedy and complete recovery.

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Originally posted by Athena:
This was posted at Mudcrutch Farm:

"It doesn't sound good... he's on a respirator, and in a coma... he has lost his left eye and may have lost his sight... bone fragments had to be removed from the front part of the brain which could possibly affect Danny's speech and motor skills. Friends of his will be updating his status on this site: http://lakelandmusicandfriends.squarespace.com. Danny and his wife need all of your prayers..."

Wow - that's very serious I can't even imagine what his wife and family are going through, let alone what Danny is going through. Again, my thoughts and prayers are with them.

The timing on this is strange indeed!

I sure hope he pulls through. In some ways it seemed as though he was just getting started . . .

May the good lord allow him to finish his work and purpose here on earth . . .

Very sorry to hear this, how terrible. I hope he makes a full recovery.