Thirty-one years ago

Today, John Lennon was shot down and murdered in New York City.

Sad sad day.  Carla Thomas said when she heard the news she just put her fingers in her ears.

Two days from now will be the forty-fourth (v sad) anniversary of Otis Redding's plane going down in a lake in Wisconsin.

(Note to rock stars:  Never, never, never fly in Midwest air space when on tour.  It has claimed Buddy Holly, the Bar-Kays, the Big Bopper, Otis Redding, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Richie Valens.)

Thank goodness we have all their wonderful music to keep us warm through our cold North American Decembers.

These two gentlemen are the reason folks like me love life so much, so preciously.  You never want to miss a minute of what they do.

RIP, gentlemens.  We love you down here, so much.




-AH

h/t to Amy A for the correction.  I might still be wrong on SRV, too.  Will update tomorrow.