absolute music



i spent an enervating late afternoon driving thru & in my beloved city & environs where the traffic was thick & deep doing all manner of long put off clothes shopping [i will wear the same clothes for ever until they literally start falling apart at the seams]

but when i got home after going to the clothing stores & then grocery stores & working my way thru the california traffic anna asked if i heard that ric ocasek died

no i hadn't since i was listening to the radio show of one of my favorite electronica artists nora en pure

how old was ocasek i asked

75

wow i didn't realize that the dude was in his 70s

because like a great many people who love rock punk & new wave ocasek's band the cars bridged all sorts of sub-cultural barriers

punks headbangers new wavers et al loved them

& the cars dated back to my discovery & love of pop music

so go forth mr ocasek & let them brush your rock&roll hair

you lived a relatively long & rich life

you made some great songs

peace & love