Forum MVP Tea Posted August 9, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 I think most of us remember exactly what we were doing when we heard the news. He was one-in-a-BILLION! I bet there is quite a jam session goin on in heaven today! Miss you Captain... The spirit is indeed strong with DSO! Check out spirit lazer I got shot with last year. Look at the poor guy trying to duck and cover...... The torch has been passed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Tea Posted August 9, 2013 Author Forum MVP Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Got to include these: There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player. I don't think eulogizing will do him justice--he was that great. Much more than a superb musician with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He is the very spirit personified of whatever is muddy river country at it's core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal...There are a lot of spaces and advances between the Carter family, Buddy Holly and, say, Ornette Coleman. A lot of universes. But he filled them all without being a member of any school. His playing was moody, awesome, sophisticated, hypnotic and subtle. There is no way to convey his loss, it's too great. ~Bob Dylan An Elegy for Jerryby Robert HunterJerry, my friend,you've done it again,even in your silencethe familiar pressurecomes to bear, demandingI pull words from the airwith only this morningand part of the afternoonto compose an ode worthyof one so particularabout every turn of phrase,demanding it hit homein a thousand waysbefore making it his own,and this I can't do alone.Now that the singer is gone,where shall I go for the song?Without your melody and tasteto lend an attitude of gracea lyric is an orphan thing,a hive with neither honey's tastenor power to truly sting.What choice have I but to dare andcall your muse who thought to restout of the thin blue airthat out of the field of shared time,a line or two might chance to shine --As ever when we called,in hope if not in words,the muse descends.How should she desert us now?Scars of battle on her brow,bedraggled feathers on her wings,and yet she sings, she sings!May she bear thee to thy rest,the ancient bower of flowersbeyond the solitude of days,the tyranny of hours--the wreath of shining laurel lieupon your shaggy headbestowing power to play the lyreto legions of the deadIf some part of that musicis heard in deepest dream,or on some breeze of Summera snatch of golden theme,we'll know you live inside uswith love that never partsour good old Jack O'Diamondsbecome the King of Hearts.I feel your silent laughterat sentiments so boldthat dare to step across the lineto tell what must be told,so I'll just say I love you,which I never said beforeand let it go at that old friendthe rest you may ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Evangeline Posted August 9, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 It is one of those milestone events on our life timelines--we will never forget exactly where we were and what we were doing. Continue to rest in peace, Jerry. We love you! I miss Jerry and I miss the GD scene, but thanks to DSO I sill get exactly what I need and I am so grateful for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP chuckvegas Posted August 9, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Wake now, discover that you are the song that the morning brings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP Rude Posted August 9, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Ok I guess I'm off today b/c was thinking this was the last show at 1st hence my edit. We were just planning to go to 3 shows in New York for fall your when we heard the news. Had a big drum circle in Lexington for a memorial. No one really grasped that the party had ended I don't think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher44 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Yes, I do remember where I was and what I was doing (at work, pushing paper around, and listening with disbelief at the news on the radio), and I will never forget that moment. The rest of the day I was in a complete fog, however, and recall almost no other details, except getting hugs from friends and family. Thank you, Tea, for posting the "farewells" by Dylan & Hunter... meant so much to me to read them again. And a great big Thank You to DSO for not just carrying the torch, but polishing it up and making sure the light is as bright as possible to shine towards the future for us legions of heads. You are a profound treasure, and we are all better off for having you guys and gal in our lives. R.I.P., Jer. We miss you immensely, and will love you forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP gr8fulpair Posted August 9, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 He created the largest and longest lasting community connected by music in the history of the world. Period. Thanks big guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama Getaway Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 A bright light was called home. Fair the well, we shall hear his sweet voice again when it is our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum MVP comesatime Posted August 10, 2013 Forum MVP Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 The house is alive with Jerry music and my head is filled with wonderful memories ... Thank You Jerry !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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