Ooh, I would! There could be drinks, and Johnny Johnny could say something like "Hey, Doctor Tiki! How was the hiatus?" The Doc Tiki would say "Hellish. Seems the world OUT THERE has a thing called (dramatic) 'WORK'. Then everybody could recoil, and Lala might gasp in horror!
That would be GRAND indeed! I like the way you think about this, it's as though you are a fan of many years, deprived of a large segment of your existance.
I feel your pain. And hope for the best too! (Sigh)