Funny how certain things bring memories when you least expect them...
like tonight I was watching a flick and it concluded with a song "All I
Want is You" which I hadn't focused on before... but is just a
spectacular anthem...
So I go and google the lyric and find that it's a U2 anthem... which
took me to one of my warmest and saddest memories... Mitch...
who, as it turns out, was the person who turned me on to U2 back in the
day. He also introduced me to Joe Jackson but U2 was the goods...
Mitch was one of the sweetest, most caring people I've ever met.
Always with a smile on his face... a terrific tennis player... someone
you were always happy to be around...
We worked together back in the day. Mitch was smart enough to pack it
in a couple of years before the shit hit the fan and he moved out to
Arizona.
Sadly, before we worked together, he had a needle problem, and kicked
his habit before we got our stuff together. He opened a home health
business in Tucson, which was ahead of its time and was a spectacular
success. He sold it to a much larger outfit but never lived long enough
to enjoy the fruits of his labors. He ended up with a heavy case of
Hep C before there was a cure and passed out there.
I still miss him and every time I hear U2 I can't help but think of him....
RIP Mitch... I miss you. You should still be here and we should be
enjoying ourselves together. It's just so fucking wrong...
Nothing is promised in this life and even the best things in your life
can just disappear in a moment.
Take a breath and appreciate all the
beautiful people in it. They won't be there forever.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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