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| Assorted thoughts on the passing of a few modern folk "heroes". Click on the links to read my immediate reactions when I learned of their passing... Dale Earnhardt 1951-2001 - Dale was the racer... Joey Ramone - the definition of a rock and roll hero... Douglas Adams - to quote Old Thrashbarg, "...life will be a very great deal less weird without you..." George Harrison - all things must pass... Waylon Jennings - and honky tonk heroes like you... |
| The Melody Bar was a special place for me for a significant part of my life. A beacon for alternative music and modern art in central New Jersey for twenty years, the Melody Bar closed in March, 2002. Click the picture above for my "eulogy" when I learned of its closing and some later remarks when I learned of the sale of the property. "Think of it Ellen, a world full of weirdoes"..."That would be wonderful"... |
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| Some others that will be missed... Jam Master J Joe Strummer |