21 June 1980
45 years
Morning
Evening
He shared beautiful gifts from a sad life and a tortured mind.*
Yes, my father used to beat the hell out of us… That is probably why I wrote those happy songs. I try to get as close to paradise as I can. I try to steer clear of heartbreaks.
– New York Times Magazine, 2024
*One might say the same of Sly Stone, may he also rest in peace.
Today is the 40th birthday of my first-born and the 78th anniversary of my parents’ wedding. Kind of dusty in here.
I doubt that soldiers on Omaha beach could ever have imagined they were dying for this 81 years in the future.
