 After four months of extensively touring the US, Canada, and Mexico, the trio returned to Beirut where Assi and Mansour started working on the musical "Al Mahatta" ("The Station"), and a TV show called "Al Mawasem" ("Seasons") starring Huda.On September 22, 1972 Assi suffered a brain hemorrhage and was rushed to the hospital.Fans crowded outside the hospital praying for him and lighting candles.