My story of January 23, 1978 actually happened the day after, on January 24th. Terrys accident happened the night before and while on my way to my college class in the music dept. at Glendale College, Arizona, I hadnt heard the news yet or seen anything that morning on TV. Upon entering the band room, many classmates were standing around waiting for me. Quickly they all asked me, Have you heard? and I asked, What?. When they told me, Terry Kath, the guitar player from Chicago, died last night! I was surprised at the news wondering if this was a joke they were playing on me, but the expressions on their faces was a show of concern. Concern how I was going to react to the news. It isnt true! It couldnt be true! The whole day at school I kept wondering how could it happen? I just saw them in concert at the Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas for 2 nights straight a couple months earlier! When it really hit me was when driving home from college and hearing it for the first time on the car radio! It was a feeling of my breath being knocked out of me! It was true! I made it home and listened to the radio the whole night hoping to hear more news on what happened. I think back and am very thankful I had the friends I had in college who were there by my side during this ordeal and were concerned about my well being. Im grateful Chicago continued their legacy and Im thankful for all the guitar players who have stepped up to fill Terrys shoes, Donnie Dacus, Chris Pinnick, Dawayne Bailey and Keith Howland! Terry Kath, youre my guitar hero! Youre always missed, but never forgotten! R.I.P.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:30:44 +0000
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