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Delaware’s George Thorogood Diagnosed With A Very Serious Medical Condition

Author Justin Franiak
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Delaware’s George Thorogood Diagnosed With A Very Serious Medical Condition

Rock and Roll legend, and Wilmington’s own, Georg Thorogood has cancelled tour dates due to a recent diagnosis.

According to George Thorogood’s official website:

“With great sadness, we must announce the cancellation of our Canadian & U.S. tour dates from April 27, 2023 through May 21, 2023.  George has been diagnosed with a very serious medical condition that will require immediate surgery and quite a few weeks of recouperation and healing.  You, our fans, mean the world to us, and we know this news is not want you wanted to hear, but rest assured George Thorogood & The Destroyers will be back.  We’ll keep you updated as we know more.”

Tickets will also be refunded at the point of purchase.

George is set to undergo a undisclosed surgery. The tour is another part of George Thorogood and The Destroyers 50th anniversary tour.

According to Blabbermouth “Since 1976, GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS have sold over 15 million albums, built a catalog of classic hits, and played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows. They broke records with their “50 Dates/50 States Tour”, delivered landmark performances at Live Aid and on “SNL”, and became mainstays of radio, MTV, and stages worldwide for more than two generations.”

George Thorogood and The Delaware Destroyers began at the University of Delaware. They debuted in Lane Hall a week after George purchase his first electric guitar.

That first night in 1973 the band played “One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer” upwards of three times according to the band’s official website.

George attended Brandywine High School in Wilmington.

The good news from all of this bad news is that the band will be back to rockin’ the stage one day soon!

Delaware’s George Thorogood Diagnosed With A Very Serious Medical Condition

Rock and Roll legend, and Wilmington’s own, Georg Thorogood has cancelled tour dates due to a recent diagnosis.

Delaware Ranked As The Best State To Work From Home

Delaware Ranked As The Best State To Work From Home In

Times have changed dramatically over the last few years.

The pandemic really put the “work from home” mindset to the forefront of our thoughts.

According to WalletHub Delaware is the best state for working from home!

“During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses adopted a work-from-home structure in order to stay afloat. While life has returned almost to normal now, plenty of workplaces have kept this structure in place. In fact, 12.7% of full-time employees now work entirely from home, while another 28.2% have a hybrid schedule with some time at home and some time at their employer’s building.”

WalletHub also said that the best work-from-home conditions include low costs, reasonable comfort and a high level of security. This means Delaware scores high in all of those.

So why is Delaware ranked as the best state to work from home?

 

 

  • Why Did Delaware Rank So High?!

    Delaware ranked first overall in this new list. The first state ranked 2nd overall in work environment and 11th overall in living environment. Share of workers working from home, share of potential telecommuters, household internet access, and cybersecurity all factored into work environment.

    Living environment included average price of electricity, internet cost, average home square footage, and share of for sale homes with pools.

  • Does Delaware Have The Most People Working From Home In The Country?

    Delaware does not have the most people working from home in the country. Washington D.C. takes the crown there with Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington. North Dakota had the best rates for internet access in the country.

  • Where Does The Rest Of Northeast Fall On This List?

    New Jersey wound being ranked 5th overall in the best states for remote work list. Pennsylvania was ranked 18th and Maryland ranked 3rd! Delawareans and Marylanders have it good!

    New Jersey was also ranked 4th in household internet access.

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