Today is Mom's birthday

Though she passed away many years ago, I still think of her every May 1st.  I also always listen on this day, alone somewhere, this time in Las Vegas, to this song.




The sound isn't great, but the music is.  The song devastates me every time.

I miss Mom.  I miss Ed.  I miss Zevon.  I miss so many people I've lost.

I do keep them in my heart, and I plan to always do so. 

Now, back to not blogging until I finish that oh so late book.

Mind dancing in the graveyards

One of Delta Rae's biggest hits, and a particular favorite of mine, is "Dancing in the Graveyards."  As much as I like the song, I may love even more this video for it.



As the band did the first time I saw them live, they closed Saturday night's show with a rousing rendition of this tune.  Watching them perform and listening raptly to the music, I thought of all the people I cared about who now are dead.  Mom and Ed came quickly to mind, but many more immediately followed them.  I would so very much like to see each of them again.

And so, each time I listen to this song, I think not only of how lovely it is, but also of those I've lost.  We can all do worse than from time to time to pay tribute with our thoughts and love to those who have died before us.  Someday, their memories, like the memories of all of humanity, will fade and vanish, but until that day, they are alive in our minds and hearts, and that is a wonderful way to honor them and to love them.

A song that makes me ache

I love this song (though this recording of it is terrible), have loved it since I first heard it, but it makes my heart ache.  Warren Zevon recorded it when he knew he was dying.  I miss his music.  I miss Mom.  I miss Ed.  I miss so many we have lost.

For all of them, this song. 

For all of them, I did, I do, and I will.