And Now We Mourn

I was having a great day and Gnutcase stuck the broom handle into my spokes. Yes, I rode my bike this morning and the old heart was pumping. Now it is broken.

The very first LP that I ever purchased was Dark Side of the Moon. I had no idea what it was, but the man at the record store told me that it was good. I was barely ten years old. On the album was a song that was so moving that it gave me those old music chill bumps for the first time. It fucking moved my soul. And it was written by Richard Wright.

Today, news comes that he died from brain cancer and I nearly cried. Seriously, that song was important to me. I couldn't find a copy of it on You Tube with the original vocalist, Clare Torre (holy shit she was great!) but this is the best one that I could find. No lie, my hair is standing on end still from this wonderful wonderful song and my skin has the snow chains on. Thirty-four years down the road, I bought the album in 1974, it is like I just heard it for the first time. Enjoy, because it is one of my very favorite songs and always will be.

Great Gig in the Sky is the name and it is fitting for this moment.



Godspeed, Richard Wright, thanks.