Thoughts. . .

Sunday, August 26, 2001

The music community and the world has lost one of the stars in the sky tonight. But that does not mean the heavens is one less sparkle in this universe.
The death of Aaliyah reached me tonight approximately an hour ago from a dear friend of mine (and modest fan of Aaliyah). Although, I was not a huge fan of Aaliyah, I am still a fan of her talents. I respect her as I would respect the many talented people in this world--reknown or not. Because Aaliyah is an icon of the many different rising stars in the American culture.
We continue living day to day not knowing what event will turn our lives inside out. Maybe tomorrow, I will see someone rise. And next week, we will go on about our lives--still breathing for the time being...
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American music's aircrash victims
Glen Miller 1944
Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens 1959
Jim Reeves 1964
Otis Redding 1967
Jim Croce 1973
Stevie Ray Vaughan 1990 -- Lynard Skynard
John Denver 1997
[Aaliyah was the latest in a long line of music stars to die in plane crashes. Fatalities include bandleader Glenn Miller, whose plane disappeared on a flight from England to France in late 1944 during World War Two.
Rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, J.P. ``Big Bopper'' Richardson and Ritchie Valens, who was just 17, died in 1959 when their plane crashed shortly after a concert in Iowa. Soul singer Otis Redding died in 1967 when the plane in which he was traveling crashed into a lake in Wisconsin. Singer-songwriter Jim Croce was killed in a 1973 plane crash in Louisiana.
Rock band Lynyrd Skynryd's lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines died in a 1977 plane crash in Mississippi. Country and ballad singer John Denver died at the controls of his light aircraft off California in 1997.]
--compiled from Yahoo! News sources
posted by John Khuu 11:15:03 PM

Monday, August 13, 2001

Versus
Coming soon. . . .
posted by John Khuu 12:37:16 AM

Sunday, August 12, 2001

"So you wanna be a rock-n-roll star
Well, just listen to what I say
Just get yourself an electric guitar
And learn how to play,
Just learn how to play. . ."
--Counting Crows (Mr. Jones - Storyteller improv)

"And I wish it was a small world
Because I'm lonely for the big towns
I'd like to hear a little guitar"
--Counting Crows (Raining In Baltimore)

Guitar:
Listened, Sought, Petitioned, Fought, Searched, Waited, Purchased, Played, Tuned, Popped, Back Soon. . . then the Big Top.
posted by John Khuu 2:31:42 PM

Saturday, March 3, 2000

"Things are changing
But nothing changes
And still there are changes
Le roi est mort, vive le roi! [The king is dead, long live the king!]

There is no teacher
Who can teach anything new
He can just help us to remember
The things we always knew"
--Enigma (Odyessy Of The Mind)

Here on this page, I will lay upon to you, the reader, my thoughts that are not intended to teach but to remind us all of our past, mistakes, lessons, and all things that shape our lives.
posted by John Khuu 10:30PM

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