This song is somehow not so funny anymore.
On December 12th, Jay got bit twice on the arse by a White Tail spider.
Ok, ok...yes, the nurse at the clinic laughed her butt off too (no pun intended), but seriously, it was a little scary at the time. The spider came off of a towel when Jay got out of the shower that morning. I happened to walk in the room and saw a big black spider hanging out on his butt cheek and calmly exclaimed, "Jay, you have a spider on your a**". Jay instinctively started doing the "Maniac" dance, but the spider managed to fang him twice before dropping on the floor.
Now, as we have all learned from the late Steve Erwin, everything in Oz can kill you in seven seconds! Kevin's Aussie mate, Chris, identified the spider immediately, captured it in a Tupperware dish, and said to get to the hospital. While there was no pain, there were clearly two sets of puncture marks, so off to the clinic we went, where the nurses got a big chuckle out of the whole thing.
It has been said that White Tail spider bites often make people very ill and cause an ulcerated sore, similar to a Brown Recluse bite. But this may be an overstatement based on the the information I've found on the internet.
http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/white_tailed_spider.htm
Fortunately for Jay, he had no adverse affects. However, the spider didn't fair so well. All our Aussie mates suspect that the spider died from alcohol poisoning.
Anyway, the spider, whom I've named Frank, is now residing on the shelf on display in specimen jar as a keep sake and conversation piece. By the way, is it coincidence that he was bit on 21/12 (if the date is written as the Aussies do)? You Rush fans out there will understand what I mean.
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