Emerson Lake & Palmer and Asia veteran Carl Palmer experienced a painful first this week when the drummer was stricken with an E. Coli infection that forced him to cancel concerts for the first time in his long career. In apologizing to fans for Asia having to call off the UK tour, Palmer wrote, 'On Thursday afternoon I had lost my battle and under strict instructions from my Doctors i was told that I had to cancel.'  He added, 'I have always been proud of the fact that I have never cancelled a tour in my professional career, in 47 years as a musician.  It had always been a goal of mine to maintain this feat, now sadly lost.'
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