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Mom – 20 years later

Posted on June 22, 2016 by garJune 22, 2016
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A megathrust earthquake struck on June 22, 1996. Mom died. So powerful an event, I knew it had happened without solid confirmation. The nurses kindly said that there had been no change in my mother’s condition, though the pauses in … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged 20th Anniversary, classical, death, grief, jazz, life, Mom, mothers, mourning, music | 4 Replies

Pensativa

Posted on February 10, 2015 by garFebruary 10, 2015
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After Mom died, I couldn’t listen to Brahms for about four years. Truth be told, all classical music remained highly problematic. For whatever reason, though, Brahms topped the don’t touch list, the trigger-warning list. I can recall a conversation between … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged anniversary, brother, grief, loss, Robert Russell | Leave a reply

Our Band Will Never Sound the Same Again

Posted on November 26, 2014 by garNovember 26, 2014
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Our band will never sound the same again. – Duke Ellington, after the passing of Johnny Hodges Not a minute of this Thanksgiving will go by without my thoughts turning time and again on my brother Robert. This will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Else | Tagged grief, jazz, music, Thanksgiving, tradition | 3 Replies
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