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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 6:36:43 GMT -5
Last night was a sad night. Today is going to be a sad day. I feel this loss will continue to reverberate to the next IJam and beyond. How many of you are already thinking about songs we can dedicate to Lonnie, if not the entire event, this fall?
<sigh>
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Post by Doug on May 8, 2017 6:56:00 GMT -5
When some people die it leaves a hole in the world. Lonnie was one of those people.
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Post by mccoyblues on May 8, 2017 7:31:39 GMT -5
Such a sad day, I really have no words to say. I wish I could have met you, you are such an inspiration and I feel blessed that I got to work it's you. You will truly be missed. Peace, Love.
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Post by billhammond on May 8, 2017 7:56:14 GMT -5
Little moments from yesterday keep percolating to the surface. At one point a few of us were nibbling on a little food on the backyard deck, in the glorious sun. Lonnie's sister Sally got up to head into the kitchen and asked if anyone wanted anything. I asked if there might be any coffee, there was, and when she returned she placed a cup in front of me, unaware it was one of the two mugs that Millring had made and presented to Lonnie last week.
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Post by Tim Alexander (fmrly. Camalex) on May 8, 2017 8:19:13 GMT -5
I haven't been here at the Soundhole in years but I saw news of this on Facebook. I share the grief of everyone here in spite of my not really knowing Lonnie at all. I lost my younger sister to cancer this past February and she never had the chance to rest easy in her favorite chair or to be surrounded by friends at the end. She passed in a sterile ICU bedroom with dumbfounded doctors and nurses unable to help her. Lonnie's passing as sad as it is/was - seems to have been a small celebration of his life and what better way could we all think to pass on to our next life? It doesn't take away the sadness of loss or the grief, but there is consolation in his knowing that his friends and family were near and that he was where he wanted to be at home. I so wish my sister had that opportunity.
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Post by Shannon on May 8, 2017 8:26:41 GMT -5
From a song by Richard Shindell ...
The change could happen any day So says the whippoorwill She hangs around for the seeds I leave Out on the windowsill Be-free-you-fool, be-free-you-fool She sings all afternoon Then, as if to show me how its done, She leaps into the blue
The change could happen any day So said the mountaineer Before he turned to face his cliff Without a trace of fear Yodel-ay-hee-hoo, yodel-ay-hee-hoo He sang right up until He caught sight of the open blue And became a whippoorwill
Rest in peace, Lonnie. You are missed, but never forgotten.
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Post by Dub on May 8, 2017 8:33:32 GMT -5
Thanks, Tim. And I'm very sorry for your loss. You probably realize that many of us keep up with you on Facebook and don't think of you as gone.
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Post by billhammond on May 8, 2017 8:40:40 GMT -5
Thanks, Tim. And I'm very sorry for your loss. You probably realize that many of us keep up with you on Facebook and don't think of you as gone. What Dub said, except I am more likely to keep up with you via e-mail than with Facebook, and my sincere condolences about your sister.
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Post by Tim Alexander (fmrly. Camalex) on May 8, 2017 9:21:53 GMT -5
Thanks Gang -- good to know but sad this is what brought me back to Soundhole.
If anyone here "friend-requests" me on Facebook, please remind me of your "handle" on the Soundhole. I bet I have missed a few of you.
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Post by patrick on May 8, 2017 9:56:45 GMT -5
I'm so sorry I never got to meet Lonnie in person. His presence here was always a joy.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 10:54:54 GMT -5
Fare thee well Lonnie Knight. See you on the other side.
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Post by Resolve on May 8, 2017 11:00:54 GMT -5
I have been keeping vigil and joined the mourners via the Facebook connection. My heart is heavy. I didn't know Lonnie well but there is something about connections made through Soundhole that indeed make us feel like "family". So I find myself with an inexplicable level of grief... not just grief for those closest to him who will experience the pain of the days ahead without him, but also a personal feeling of "loss".
I've had a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that this man who posted his imminent demise with such courage and acceptance was gone the next day. I can't imagine how much more it is so for those who were close to him.
Heartfelt condolences especially to Patti who goes on without her soul mate and also to Bill who I suspect feels that he has lost a true brother, as well as to all who are trying to process Lonnie's passing and his absence in their lives in the days ahead.
Feeling much gratitude for Bill's allowing us to "be there" as witness to Lonnie's passing. It was such a thoughtful thing to do although the keyboard had to have been wet with tears.
I am so glad Lonnie was able to experience the outpouring of love that filled pages of Soundhole and Facebook. He indeed was lifted up on eagle's wings.
And so we go on... treasuring each day just a little bit more.
God bless and keep you all, my friends.
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Post by billhammond on May 8, 2017 11:12:06 GMT -5
I have been keeping vigil and joined the mourners via the Facebook connection. My heart is heavy. I didn't know Lonnie well but there is something about connections made through Soundhole that indeed make us feel like "family". So I find myself with an inexplicable level of grief... not just grief for those closest to him who will experience the pain of the days ahead without him, but also a personal feeling of "loss". I've had a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that this man who posted his imminent demise with such courage and acceptance was gone the next day. I can't imagine how much more it is so for those who were close to him. Heartfelt condolences especially to Patti who goes on without her soul mate and also to Bill who I suspect feels that he has lost a true brother, as well as to all who are trying to process Lonnie's passing and his absence in their lives in the days ahead. Feeling much gratitude for Bill's allowing us to "be there" as witness to Lonnie's passing. It was such a thoughtful thing to do although the keyboard had to have been wet with tears. I am so glad Lonnie was able to experience the outpouring of love that filled pages of Soundhole and Facebook. He indeed was lifted up on eagle's wings. And so we go on... treasuring each day just a little bit more. God bless and keep you all, my friends. Once again, you get everything just right, Cyndy. I told him Saturday when he was still pretty alert and communicative that I was so happy to be able to tell him that he was my personal and musical hero. And he very thoughtfully paused and said, "Well, it's nice to know that one can make that sort of impression on others, thank you." So typically humble and kind. Funny you mentioned "brother." Shortly after he died, Patti and I were alone with him for a bit. I was rubbing his shoulder while she patted his hair into a "combed" look and I told her "he was the brother I never had," and started crying pretty heavily. There was a box of Kleenex near her and I asked her for one to tidy up my glasses. When she saw that that was what I was gonna do, she said, "Oh, no, not good for lenses, hang on," and got up and went to the kitchen. She came back with what looked like a white dishcloth, but it was in fact a precursor to today's microfiber cloths. For years Lonnie had it hanging from a kitchen cabinet pull, and would rinse his specs under the faucet and dry them with the cloth. I cleaned my glasses and she said "Please keep that." And now it's hanging in my kitchen. I suspect it will get plenty of use this week.
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Post by Don Clark on May 8, 2017 14:31:00 GMT -5
I too have remained fairly numb today. Imagine it won't go away for awhile.
Tim.....we may have "met" at the AC forums right at the end, so I have barely thought of you as Camalex. Still don't, even though you still use that here now. And here when I first showed up at Mr. Bill's invite. We met "live" at the 20th Swannanoa Gathering in 2011. Will be great to see you this summer.
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Post by Tim Alexander (fmrly. Camalex) on May 8, 2017 14:45:28 GMT -5
I too have remained fairly numb today. Imagine it won't go away for awhile. Tim.....we may have "met" at the AC forums right at the end, so I have barely thought of you as Camalex. Still don't, even though you still use that here now. And here when I first showed up at Mr. Bill's invite. We met "live" at the 20th Swannanoa Gathering in 2011. Will be great to see you this summer. Got my AirBNB set for Swanny and will be carrying this extra guitar with me --- something called a Kevin Ryan Paradiso Mission Concert! At the very least I will be sure that you get to give her a test drive.
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Post by Don Clark on May 8, 2017 14:51:19 GMT -5
I too have remained fairly numb today. Imagine it won't go away for awhile. Tim.....we may have "met" at the AC forums right at the end, so I have barely thought of you as Camalex. Still don't, even though you still use that here now. And here when I first showed up at Mr. Bill's invite. We met "live" at the 20th Swannanoa Gathering in 2011. Will be great to see you this summer. Got my AirBNB set for Swanny and will be carrying this extra guitar with me --- something called a Kevin Ryan Paradiso Mission Concert! At the very least I will be sure that you get to give her a test drive. And that shall be majorly cool. Working on getting my transportation figured out and secured this afternoon.
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Post by Marshall on May 8, 2017 17:55:47 GMT -5
**sigh**
The Ache. - I have this notion that every great song has an Ache in it.
Last night and today I was in La Cross Wi for biz. A lot of road traveling. I even brought an extra day's clothes, in case I could head up to Minnie, instead of directly coming home today. But alas, this morning I read the news from Patti on fb. It was too late, and there was nothing else to do. So I took off for home instead this afternoon.
On the drive home, I immersed myself anew in the music of Lonnie Knight. Very strange and melancholy to hear his clear voice calling from the ether. His songs, so beautifully written and realized, were ever more profound and striking in his absence. How prophetic he was. The songs all have a beautiful Ache; as though he's predicting the future and calling to all of us about what is important. It was very moving.
I decided I have to try to work up a song or two of his on my own. "Broken Wing" just leaves me breathless. A most beautiful Ache.
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Post by billhammond on May 8, 2017 18:05:44 GMT -5
Thanks, John, for all those archival posts. I made it to page 3 before I had to stop and will readdress later.
Marshall, "Broken Wing" is among my favorites, as well, right behind "Hero for Sale."
I've probably told this story before, but right after the CD that "HFS" is on came out, Lonnie and I were somewhere, and I mentioned that that song, which tells the story of a farm boy traveling long distances to box in little grungy rings, suffering pain and injuries and not getting paid much, and how I really liked it.
And then I said this -- "You know, it could be metaphorical for a musician."
Long pause, then Lonnie says "Ya think?"
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Post by billhammond on May 8, 2017 18:35:20 GMT -5
Here is the couch on which he wrote and perfected so many songs. It's the same one that, later moved to the porch, was his stairway to heaven yesterday.
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Post by Marshall on May 8, 2017 19:02:06 GMT -5
I dare anyone here to listen to that and not shed a tear.
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