I got the latest and last Warren Zevon album on Friday and as I expected it's a good listen made tougher if you read the liner notes while listening. All his old buddies showed up for the making of this album during his dying days. The lyrics are truly from the heart and affected me deeply while listening to this CD. He lived a full if short life and faced the end with strength and hope for those he left behind. He only asks that we keep him in our hears for a while. No problem there, he will be in our hearts for quite a while.
The news of the passing of Warren was followed by the passing of Johnny Cash and John Ritter. Both will be missed by many people. I don't think anyone was surprised about Cash since he had been ill for years (especially recently) but Ritter was a big shock. Both will be missed - great entertainers.
When I was in the music store I had this sudden observation that all (well nearly all) my favorite singers are dead. I was looking at Johnny Cash albums while holding the Warren Zevon disk in my hand. Then I found myself staring at Johnny Horton albums. That's when it hit me. Many of my favorites are from long ago so it figures that they would have moved on. But old age didn't happen to Townes Van Zandt - or Buddy Holly, or Gram Parsons, or Bobby Darin, and the list goes on.
Well Mick Jagger is 60 and still going - Willie Nelson can't stop and he's 70 - and Bob Dylan is still slinging the tunes at 60+ so there goes my theory. Live your life well, enjoy what you have, dream and reach for what you have not and all will be well. Enough music musing - RiverDogs out for now.
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