MY NAME IS AL....I AM FAIRLY NEW TO THE INTERNET WORLD BUT WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MORE OR LESS KEEPING US ALL IN TOUCH. I MADE SO MANY, MANY FRIENDS AT THE OVER 60 SOME SHOWS I ATTENDED. TOO MANY TO KEEP TRACK OF BUT YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T I MISS YOU ALL. I WAS AT THE LAST SHOW AT SOLDIER FIELD (CHGO) AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT I MET ONE OF THOSE FRIENDS THAT TURNED ME ON TO A BACKSTAGE PASS TO GO AND ROAM AROUND AND CHECK THINGS OUT...IT WAS SO COOL!! IT WAS THERE THAT I GOT A CHANCE TO SAY HI TO JERRY WHO HAPPENED TO BE COMING OUT TO DO A SOUND CHECK. HE HAD A TOWEL OVER HIS HEAD AND I SORT OF YELLED OUT "JERRY!" AND GAVE HIM A PEACE SIGN. HE LOOKED UP AT ME AND GAVE ME THAT OLD BEAR OF A GRIN, AND LOOKING SORT OF PALE....HE HAD A PEACEFUL LOOK ON HIS FACE. NOT SAD BUT NOT EXACTLY ECSTATIC EITHER. I'VE ALWAYS HELD ON TO THAT ONE MOMENT..A MEMORY OF JERRY. I MISS HIM VERY MUCH. THANK GOD FOR THEIR MUSIC...........PEACE JERRY!!

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