diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index 09461a87..63de54b2 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@ class Database:
         self.connection.close()
         
     def get_table_name(self, hand_id):
-        print "searching for ", hand_id
         c = self.connection.cursor()
         c.execute(self.sql.query['get_table_name'], (hand_id, ))
         row = c.fetchone()
-        print "found = ", row
         return row
     
     def get_last_hand(self):
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py b/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
index faacc0bf..996a92ac 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_main.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 import thread
 import time
+import string
 
 errorfile = open('HUD-error.txt', 'w', 0)
 sys.stderr = errorfile
@@ -65,14 +66,14 @@ def create_HUD(new_hand_id, table, db_name, table_name, max, poker_game, db_conn
     global hud_dict
     def idle_func():
         global hud_dict
-        gtk.threads_enter()
+        gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
         try:
             hud_dict[table_name] = Hud.Hud(table, max, poker_game, config, db_name)
             hud_dict[table_name].create(new_hand_id, config)
             hud_dict[table_name].update(new_hand_id, db_connection, config, stat_dict)
             return False
         finally:
-            gtk.threads_leave
+            gtk.gdk.threads_leave
     gobject.idle_add(idle_func)
 
 def update_HUD(new_hand_id, table_name, db_connection, config, stat_dict):
@@ -88,11 +89,10 @@ def update_HUD(new_hand_id, table_name, db_connection, config, stat_dict):
 
 def producer():            # This is the thread function
     global hud_dict
-    db_connection = Database.Database(config, db_name, 'temp')
 
     while True: # wait for a new hand number on stdin
         new_hand_id = sys.stdin.readline()
-        print "hand = ", new_hand_id
+        new_hand_id = string.rstrip(new_hand_id)
         if new_hand_id == "":           # blank line means quit
             destroy()
 
@@ -100,10 +100,12 @@ def producer():            # This is the thread function
         for h in hud_dict.keys():
             if hud_dict[h].deleted:
                 del(hud_dict[h])
-        print "getting table name"
+
+#    connect to the db and get basic info about the new hand
+        db_connection = Database.Database(config, db_name, 'temp')
         (table_name, max, poker_game) = db_connection.get_table_name(new_hand_id)
         stat_dict = db_connection.get_stats_from_hand(new_hand_id)
-        print "table = %s,   max = %s,   game = %s" % (table_name, max, poker_game)
+        db_connection.close_connection()
 
 #    if a hud for this table exists, just update it
         if hud_dict.has_key(table_name):
@@ -111,10 +113,8 @@ def producer():            # This is the thread function
 #        otherwise create a new hud
         else:
             table_windows = Tables.discover(config)
-            print "searching for %s" % (table_name)
             for t in table_windows.keys():
                 if table_windows[t].name == table_name:
-                    print "found"
                     create_HUD(new_hand_id, table_windows[t], db_name, table_name, max, poker_game, db_connection, config, stat_dict)
                     break