A big "tip of the hat" to Paperweight, who loaned to me this weekend his copy of Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's Raising Sand. It's a wonderful album!
The clip below is a live performance of one of my favorite songs from the album, "Gone Gone Gone." Posting this particular song makes this otherwise happy tribute also equally heartbreaking, for it reminds me that Paperweight, M, and Wildman will soon, themselves, be "Gone Gone Gone." But only in physical proximity. We will not see them as often as we do now, but I know we will continue to meet often in the blogosphere, where we will no doubt laugh and argue as we do now (just as we continue to do with Solon and Megs after their departure).
Our friendship will last a very, very long time.
3 comments:
Thanks for that post, oxymoron! It is indeed a beautiful and melancholic song, and this performance of it is terrific.
As the hour draws nigh, we all Tip our Hats to our wonderful friends paperweight, m and Wildman, all of whom enrich our lives more than words can say.
It seems that no matter how hard I try to make it through the day without crying it just isn't possible.
Pay close attention to the Separation of Spheres, my dear Oxymoron and Harrogate. You will soon see my tribute to the both of you.
Ooh, a tribute to Harrogate and Oxymoron...
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