Kerry

I lost my best friend last August. I should say our best friend as he and DH were really tight. He would have been 54 today. So we came together this evening and celebrated his life and the day of his birth. He was always quite proud that Man walked on the moon on his birthday....always thought that was cool....so did I.
We both were into country music and the history behind songs and such. Who recorded it first, which made more money, who covered a song and made it better. Music.
Not just the music...but the artists and their stories and all. I play guitar and sing a little bit and have always been a fan. Kerry tested my "knowledge". I will actually admit that I didn't know that Freddy Fender was the lead singer in The Texas Tornado's. ( I lost twenty bucks and a six pack on that bet)
The man couldn't sing a lick or play any instrument. He did however have a vast amount of knowledge about music and the people who brought it to us. We used to have a running Jeopardy game thing going on. When a song would come on.....usually something obscure..... we would bait one another till one of us got the answer right. Lot's of fun and something I never ever thought I would look back on as a "memory". Funny how life deals ya twists and turns. So tonite, I raise a glass to my friend, and say...... Happy Birthday My Friend!

(oh and Willie DID do that song first!)