We buried my grandmother today. She was almost 91 years old and survived three of her children and most of her friends. It was good to see a bunch of my family members again, who seem to be getting better at keeping things civil for an hour or two. Lots of them I only get to see during funerals, which I’m fine with, as it may contribute to their civility. No fights, no police, just tears and laughter.
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Jacket
I have had the same winter jacket for more than 10 years now. I love this jacket, and with the exception of having the zipper replaced a couple of years ago, it has held up very well. Unfortunately, I think this might be the last season I’m going to be wearing it. It’s starting to look a little ratty here and there. I’m not particularly happy with it, but I think it is time.
Dear Brother
This is 90 seconds long, and upon the first viewing nearly drove me to tears.
David Bowie Passed Away
Two days ago David Bowie passed away after an 18 month battle against, which he, miraculously, managed to keep completely hidden from the public. He did this while simultaneously releasing two albums, the last of which was released two days before he passed away. The last album, which I haven’t attentively listened to yet, is supposedly full of clues about his illness and mortality.
As I’ve told many of you before, my mother was a big fan. My earliest memory is of my mother holding me in her arms while she danced through our living room while listening to songs off the Station to Station album.
Before my mother passed away, she chose a few songs to be played at her cremation. I’ve written about this before, and she chose two Bowie songs that have become incredibly important to me since.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbpMpRq6DV4
My personal favourite is the Danny Lohner (a.k.a. Renholder) mix of Bring Me the Disco King, for reasons I can’t quite put into words.
Bowie has been part of my entire life and it’s fairly hard to imagine him no longer accompanying me. While you grow older, you don’t expect people — who have become like an aspects than a person — to grow older as well, and eventually pass away.