Alejandro Escovedo

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I don't know if any of you have heard Alejandro Escovedo but he was on Austin City Limits tonight and he briefly talked about his battle with HCV. If you've never heard his music, you're missing out. He is most excellant. A genre all his own. If you can catch the Austin City Limits show on PBS, it is well worth it !!!

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He did not complete treatment and he does still have hep c however he has given up the drink, etc and is living healthy. Become a buddhist and all, raises chickens west of Austin and just had another kid.  The Austin City Limits show is from May this year, I believe, and he looks good. I'm gonna go see him on the 17th, here in San Antonio.

[antman]

while i never knew who he was i saw Rank & File back in the 80's and had a cassette tape of them. they were really good. in the rock world i'll bet there are a lot of people with Hep C. and they are all at the age of reconing, like us. 50+, and prolly infected for 20+ years. i'm going with the current protocol (Pegasys) but younger people and low damage people  have lots of hope with the Vertex and the other PI drugs in the pipeline.

[Algernon]

I live in Austin.  Escovedo is a local legend.

I understood that he tried TX and ultimately quit (don't know how long he TXed or why he quit--I think it was extreme side effects based on an article I read in the local paper).  Do you know if he ever completed TX and if he still has HepC?

Alg.

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Overview

Despite serious health problems, the Texas singer-songwriter remains one of the most consistent and vital performers around.