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John Darnielle cancels Mountain Goats shows due to illness

Mountain Goats lynchpin John Darnielle has had to cancel dates in Orlando and St Augustine due to illness.

In a post on the Mountain Goats website (here), Darnielle said the following:

“Dear Citizens of Orlando and St. Augustine,

You know how much I love you, I hope, but I am too sick to play tonight and tomorrow. That is all there is to it. I live up the road from you, and I’m going back up that road this morning to see my doctor. I will be back as soon as I can to make this up to you, if I have to walk it. OK maybe not if I have to walk. That is like a stupid long walk. I am really, really sorry about this. Tried to push through but – well, as a former nurse, I could give you a pretty vivid description of some secretions this morning; I always took pride in my charting. But I will spare you, and probably regale you with long stories about it between songs when I see you next.

Dear Citizens of Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, and New York,

I will be resting in a pyramid of chakra-renewing violet fire, etc., from now until Thursday, reclaiming the energy stolen from me by whatever evil bacteria/virus/alien life form has been tormenting me for the last several days. I expect to obtain my return-to-work papers from the doctor tomorrow and to get right back on the road in time for the D.C. show & all further points north.

yours in the expectation of fuller more radiant health,

John D.

The other dates that are due to go on as intended are:
11-27 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
11-28 Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts *
11-29 Boston MA – Wilbur Theatre *
12-01 New York, NY – Webster Hall *
12-02 New York, NY – UCB Theater (WFMU’s Seven Second Delay) #
12-02 Brooklyn, NY – Bell House *
10-13 Dorset, England – End of the Road Festival

– # John Darnielle solo
– * with Final Fantasy