To those no longer with us....

[PA Jack]

Eric Carmen, 74.

Just last week, I heard both Raspberries hits “Go All the Way” and I “I Wanna Be With You” within the same hour on two different satellite radio channels in the car (I was banging the steering wheel). They are quintessential, hard driving guitar pop songs, with great vocals, as well. I can vaguely play them on my Strat, but can’t come close to the original guitar work. Eric Carmen was the driving force there, and the songs bring back high school and college for me. RIP.

[OBI-wan]

W. Emmet Walsh, 88

[BogDog]

This one's personal.

"Taffy", my little 16-year-old Chihuahua who passed away this morning. She has been with me since she was a newborn. I was so attached to this little girl that I am a total mess right now. Tonight I will go to bed without her sleeping at my side for the first time in over a decade and a half. I doubt I will get any sleep (I am literally hyperventalating as I type this...)



Indulge me as I try to cope. I'm not good at this, though no stranger to losing pets She was special.

Taffy, 2 weeks old:

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4 weeks:

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Taffy at 6 weeks and her mother Angel:

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Photo taken January 2024, posing with my 12-year old cat "Molly" (They grew up playing together when Taffy was 3 and Molly was a kitten):

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I may add a few pics later if I run across any worthwhile. This DOES help me deal with this loss a bit. Thanks for that.

Lastly, a clip from a month ago of Taffy barking in her sleep as she has a dream. I wonder what she was dreaming of? I will miss her so goddamn much. This stuff is all I have of her now.

https://youtu.be/Gai47bkMPvc



Rest in peace my little one. I will always love you so.

Bless all of you.