Permit me for a moment to date myself: what a wonder Jeff Buckley was, what a great guitar player (his voice was entrancing yes but he was the whole deal). And, what a strange year 1997 was. Townes Van Zandt finished the job of drinking himself to death on New Years Day, and from there it spooled out...Buckley drowned in the Wolf River, but also we lost Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Luther Allison, John Denver, Michael Hedges, Michael Hutchens, Stephane Grappelli, Fela Kuti, Laura Nyro, Israel Kamakawiwoole. “The bed is adrift Its come loose from the floor The dead float up like leaves I push them back with my arm like an oar.” —Joseph Lee Henry There it is. They gave us music. Hallelujah. https://youtube/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 01:32:10 +0000
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