The first time I think I even thought about death was when Hank Williams died back in 1952. New Year’s Eve it was, but I only remember the headlines. I was five years old and Hank was a regular part of my day. Dad, the curator of the famous Gutch record collection, had only a few records at that time and Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) was one of them. I loved that song so much that I begged and begged Dad to play it every time he headed toward the record player and, usually, he obliged. I remember Dad humming along in a grunting kind of way, almost as if the music was going to bust out of him at any moment, but it seldom did. Dad was a lot like myself in that when the music was playing, singing along seemed a lack of respect.
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Posted in Opinion with tags A Hard Day’s Night, Almost Famous, Cameron Carpenter, Control, DBAWIS, Dig!, Don't Believe a Word I Say, High Fidelity, La Bamba, Mindy McCready, Movies, music, New York Doll, Quadrophenia, The Future Is Unwritten, This Is Spinal Tap on February 21, 2013 by segarini
I was very saddened, but unfortunately not shocked, at the passing of Mindy McCready. I think we all feared this story was going to end this way with, or, with an overdose. Run- ins with the law, drug charges, custody battles and “Celebrity Rehab” formed the perfect equation for disaster. I always hoped things would work out for her and she would find the happiness she needed and deserved. The Mindy I saw on TV was not the Mindy I remember.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 