Just another Wednesday
I telecommuted from home today; my telecommuting schedule is Wednesdays and Fridays. I can handle that; I load up the front end of my week "in office" and prepare for my "home" days. Most days are fairly easy as I have a list of things that I need to accomplish at home in order to make my in office days more smooth.
Today was just another Wednesday. Except, it wasn't.
Today was the first day this world did not have Eddie Van Halen in it. How flippin sad that one of the worlds premiere guitarists left this realm. We all know that Journey is my band of choice. But let's get real here folks.....Eddie Van Halen? He was the ultimate Guitar Hero!! Not to mention that every female in the 16-18 yr old range (in the late 70's, early 80's) had a mad crush on the brunette, button nosed, dimpled rock legend! (Men, don't even bother trying to understand that last statement!)
I never had the pleasure of going to a concert; let's face it, for anyone to come to ND is a phenomenal undertaking on their part. That being said, I certainly indulged in listening to Van Halen's music on a regular basis.
Back when I used to hang out with a local biker club (yes, I was a bit of a wild child!), this was one song that comes to memory. You Really Got Me! Some of there more main stream songs were good also. To me, there was just no comparison between Van Halen with David Lee Roth or Van Halen with Sammy Hagar. (Roth wins every time!)
So while today was just another Wednesday, today was the day that I had Van Halen blaring through the speakers - each song heard brought a favorite memory of a time passed. Each song bringing heartfelt condolences to his family, the music industry and the world for having lost another legend to cancer in 2020.
R.I.P Eddie Van Halen!
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