Memorial

I spent a half-hour looking for this photo, and now I don't know what to say.  Bobby G, my fellow pillar of Fort Wayne blogging, my fellow Time Lord, my brother across the keyboards, went to be with the Lord and Scrappy today.

I'm glad I got to see him yesterday.  I'm glad I got to make him laugh a couple more times.  What I am not glad about is that my conscious mind never let me see the signs that became so apparent this morning.  I'm not happy that I never got to tell him what his friendship has meant to me and Laurie.  And I'm damn unhappy that this summer has been a sandwich, with the deaths of my two best friends on either side and my boss in the middle.

Today was our company picnic, and I knew he wouldn't have wanted us to stay home and mope.  I looked out the front door before we left, and felt him saying, "No, you go on and have fun.  I'm okay now, I'm good.  Just keep an eye on Donna for me."


As we left, I hit the CD button, forgetting what I had in the player.  What it was, I realized as it started, Bob had said to God, "Play something for 'em that will let them know it's okay..."

Here it comes another lonely day

Playing the game, I'll sail away

On a voyage of no return to see

If eternal life is meant to be

And if I find the key to the eternal dream

The painted ladies of the Avalon

Play in the sun, take to the road

To the north, there lies the chills of cold

To the south, there lies the tales untold

But in-between, there lies the place to close your eyes

And I will stay, I'll not be back

Eldorado

I will be free, yeah, of the world

Eldorado

Say goodbye the city's heroes sing

Bird on the wing

Feel, feel so free

Tho' the life upon the rooftop haze

All the cheating and the broken days

So through it all, I see

There's nothing left for me

So I will stay, I'll not be back

Eldorado

I will be free, yeah, of the world

Eldorado

Sitting here on top of everywhere

What do I care?

Days never end

I know the voyage's end will soon be here

No eternal life is here for me

And now I found the key

To the eternal dream

Then I will stay, I'll not be back

Eldorado

I will be free, yeah, of the world

Eldorado

Then I will stay, I'll not be back

Eldorado

I will be leaving the blog silent this week in his honor, except for the scheduled Wednesday Bible Study.  To everyone else, see you a week from tomorrow, God willing.  To my two lost faraway best friends.... hope to see you soon.