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Ride Day 3 - AIDS LifeCycle - June 3, 2012 - Dedicated to "GB"
Yes, I skipped Day 2 from last weekend and hope to bring you that one
soon. Also, yes, I'm not there yet but since I'm not sure how much
writing I'll be doing on the road although I will be thinking quite a
bit. Next Sunday, we'll head out from the Cow Palace in San Franciso and
travel 82.5 miles to Santa Cruz. It's going to be an exciting and fun
day - full of sunshine - much like "G".
A close friend and colleague shared the following about GB:
"GB" was very creative. Any type of design, flower-arranging, interior
and even art. He would take old wood, doors, planks and then layer paint
on them in various designs. He loved cats! Was a great cook, the best
chicken and dumplings I have ever had! He was super funny and simply
full of life. Super neat and well-organized, I never open my Tupperware
cabinet without thinking of him. He was at my house for a dinner and
opened that cabinet. Once he saw that my lids were not aligned with the
matching container, he dumped it all out and organized it for me. His
closets were amazing! Works of art.
He died November 27 and it
was not pretty. Three years ago, he moved out of Atlanta for a job that
fell through pretty quickly. He stayed in Texas for a year with no
health insurance and no meds. He moved back to Atlanta and AID Atlanta
provided meds and his numbers improved, but unfortunately, it must have
progressed too far for meds to help. It was really hard to watch him
progressively disappear.
If G were riding with you or beside
you, he would be saying “You Go, Girl!!” and probably singing something
Madonna or Britney Spears. When my friend called to tell me that he had
passed away, we were traveling on Thanksgiving weekend. I hung up the
phone and the first song to come on was Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun
Go Down On Me”. First line, “I can’t light no more of your darkness”. He
was a light, a full blown nut that would always cheer you up, so he
would be a great cheerleader, making you laugh and push through.
From a personal note, perhaps G was speaking to all of us through Sir
Elton. Since I'm a HUGE Elton fan, I had to pull the video myself to
remind me of the words. He goes on to say "I'd allow just a fragment of
your life to wander free . . . " and "Losing everything would be like
the sun going down on me." This wonderful tribute from G's friend shows
that the sun hasn't gone down yet - his torch of life still shines. So
next Sunday, in the warmth of the California sun, I'll be "singing" my
best version of this song.
We miss you, G . . . this sun's for you.
http://www.youtube.com/
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John
www.youtube.com
Don't let the sun go down on me by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
He died November 27 and it was not pretty. Three years ago, he moved out of Atlanta for a job that fell through pretty quickly. He stayed in Texas for a year with no health insurance and no meds. He moved back to Atlanta and AID Atlanta provided meds and his numbers improved, but unfortunately, it must have progressed too far for meds to help. It was really hard to watch him progressively disappear.
If G were riding with you or beside you, he would be saying “You Go, Girl!!” and probably singing something Madonna or Britney Spears. When my friend called to tell me that he had passed away, we were traveling on Thanksgiving weekend. I hung up the phone and the first song to come on was Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me”. First line, “I can’t light no more of your darkness”. He was a light, a full blown nut that would always cheer you up, so he would be a great cheerleader, making you laugh and push through.
From a personal note, perhaps G was speaking to all of us through Sir Elton. Since I'm a HUGE Elton fan, I had to pull the video myself to remind me of the words. He goes on to say "I'd allow just a fragment of your life to wander free . . . " and "Losing everything would be like the sun going down on me." This wonderful tribute from G's friend shows that the sun hasn't gone down yet - his torch of life still shines. So next Sunday, in the warmth of the California sun, I'll be "singing" my best version of this song.
We miss you, G . . . this sun's for you.
http://www.youtube.com/
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John
www.youtube.com
Don't let the sun go down on me by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
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