Uncle Keith died the other day
i'd like to take this moment to acknowledge some of the contributions he made to my life that i'm very grateful for
his smile, was always wide, and whenever we were together he always made it fun
his love of music: he introduced me [and dad] to lots of raucous big bands, came with me to my first concerts[stan kenton, woody herman, buddy rich] it's been a long lived legacy and something i cherish every day. i've moved on from these early influences but still play stan kenton's music, love big band sounds still, and a very thankful that this exposure also stayed with me and my playing of the saxaphone. i never really got into frank sinatra quite like he did, but i'm a sucker for a crooner, and enjoy the phrasing of all the singers that came after the boss
the laughs he created, christmas time was always an excuse for a family party, and the sight of keith and dad taking off the beatles with their wigs and saucepan guitars jigging to "love me do" was not to be missed. except now we do.
the smell of his cigarettes was always very comforting, even though they shouldn't have been
his joie de vivre and encouragement
farewell keith and thank you, you did it your way
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