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eftychia at 05:48pm on 2003-10-21
eftychia at 05:48pm on 2003-10-21I'm at my mother's house, after having gone to my uncle's funeral. The preacher conducted a very good service. At the gravesite, after folks had started wandering away, I fetched my guitar from the van and played "Lamento di Tristano", and then let my fingers wander looking for some musical phrases that seemed to be right just for uncle Ted.
The preacher said we should each grieve in our own ways. I'm a musician. This is what I do.
I didn't feel much like talking to folks earlier, but it was good to be with people at the reception afterwards (at an aunt's house), and I felt more talkative then.
npr
I hope this is appreate:
there was an interesting piece on npr on funeral bands a few weeks back. If you want me to find it let me know. I had never heard of this but it is a big thing for some people.
Angie
Re: npr
And yes, I'm interested in the piece about funeral bands. (It makes as much sense to me as having a bugler or a bagpiper at a funeral, and neither of those seems at all odd.)
Re: npr
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1454351
Angie
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"it was the best I could think of doing"
*nod* I know exactly what you mean.