in my quieter moments

It has been a banner week for old friends of the Recluse. In the past few days I have run into three old acquaintances, all old associates from my days as a flunkie for a large multi-national concern. Two of the three, like me, reached the point of having had it, combined with age and seniority, and bailed out. Another is still there, clinging by fingernails waiting for the day....

I got an email from a regular correspondent with an attachment; it was the first note that we exchanged, over a decade ago, back in the days when chatroom's were the going thing. That particular site was sponsored by Mr. Arlo Guthrie, and, unlike sites promoting celebrities and musicians, one could actually chat with the man and get close to his own perspective on issues both serious and frivolous. I know of only one other place for that kind of interaction, and I'm not tellin'.....

I got yet another email from another old friend from the same era, one inclined to hit the road and travel behind and sometimes with those nomads who follow bands, musicians and the like, sometimes supporting them in various capacities, sometimes making a living in the various industries that go with a tour and sometimes just having a good time.

Our lives have moved on in so many different ways, who would have thought...?

Just goes to remind a cynic such as myself, and perhaps either of you that stop by, that life can sometimes sneak up behind you, or sometimes even t-bone you, and that when it does, it is not always a bad thing.

On a more somber note, the tune you hear, (I hope anyway), is dedicated to the memory of Ms Mary Travers, who left us this evening. Her voice has always been something that I have enjoyed through the years, ever since I first heard "Puff the Magic Dragon" when I was about six. She did what she liked, she did it well, and stayed with it.

There.

I am smiling here. That may not seem like much, but for me, it is something. I am going to find a radio, tune in Rush Limbaugh, then smash the shit out of it.

g'night....