OK, this is different. I'm at work, outside on my lunch break, writing on the hood of my car.
It's July 2, 2001. I woke up this morning with laryngitis, or something. I can barely talk. We're supposed to practice tomorrow night. I may have to cancel if I can't sing.
Bad news lately. Chet Atkins died 2 days ago. In my family, he loomed large. Now he's gone.
John Lee Hooker died recently. Who's gonna replace him?
Joey Ramone died a couple of months ago. That was a shock. The Ramones were a huge influence on me.
Also, I'd like to remember Lonesome Dave Peverett, who died last year. I once strummed his guitar from the front row of the Mad Monk. The very same guitar I saw him play on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on late night TV, back in '73 or '74. That was one of the few places you could see rock-n-roll bands on TV back then.
I was lucky enough to see Chet (or Chester, as they call him in Nashville) perform at Thalian Hall a few years back.
I saw the Ramones 3 times.
Never got to see John Lee.
Now they're all gone. Just like that.
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Just last night I was telling Melanie about seeing Chet with you and Jake. Thalian came up in a search for wedding venues we were doing online. It's actually not as expensive as I would have guessed to rent Thalian Hall.
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