Losses, Old and New
From a post originally published August 11, 2005
This weekend, we mourn the loss of a great comedian, Bernie Mac and perhaps the smoothest singer ever, Isaac Hayes.
We also mourned, this weekend, the anniversary of the death of two truly fine guitar players. Saturday was the 13th Anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s passing.
Today, we mourn the sixth anniversary of Widespread Panic guitarist Michael Houser who died from pancreatic cancer August 10th, 2002.
For the geeks out there - this was his killer setup - complete with the “If Its Too Loud, Your Too Old” bumper sticker.
Over his last five or so years, he developed a problem with his leg that required him to sit down during performances. That is how most of Widespread Panic’s current crop of fans remember him.
I’ll keep the vision of his solitary figure standing on stage right, head hung down with his flop of hair covering his face - wailing away with a blistering Michael Bloomfield-esque riff behind whatever groove the band settled into.
Rest In Peace good buddy
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Another awesome guitarist who plays sitting is Michael Timmins.
I celebrated Jerry’s birthday listening to DSO and Donna Godchaux at the Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport with my nephews. it was awesome.
Comment by Abbadon — August 21, 2008 @ 12:13 am