Another oldie from March of 1997, featuring a pre-adolescent Janis. Or we’re left to presume that is who it is. It is! This became a short storyline about Janis’ desire to return to her piano education. Notice the fourth panel. That’s how a cartoonist on deadline draws a piano! And it works. As I mentioned yesterday, Gene and his family return next week, and I expect we’ll talk about a lot of substantive stuff then, including that boat conversation I promised.
100 responses to “Defacing the Music”
Jerry, glad you were able to be there with her. I know it meant a lot to you to be there till the end. Take care of yourself now, and keep talking to us, we want to hear from you.
On Saturday she knew that we were there although she was in terrible condition, mentally and physically. I thought that she had a few days and planned on coming home on Sunday. We got a call at 5:30 am that she was breathing but had no pulse. I didn’t know that was possible but it was true. We were there by 6:00 and she was breathing. She stopped at 6:30. That morning and the whole time that she was there everyone was wonderful. We had talked to a second hospice group on Saturday afternoon and at 7:30 am Sunday morning they showed up to care for her.
I’m terribly sorry, Jerry. And no, you’re never ready for that, no matter how much you think you are. As in the case of my sister, I choose to believe she knew you were there.
End-of-life care people are a special breed, and they seem to be uniformly wonderful.
Deepest condolences, Jerry. Many of us in the village have been there, and we feel for you.
Steve Moore
I am so sorry, Jerry. No, we are never ready. Hugs and prayers.
Jerry: so sorry for your loss, so little I can add to what the other good villagers have already said.
Jerry, Peace; Tomorrow, there is hope. emb
Jerry I am truly sorry for your loss of your mother. You were a loving son. Love, Jackie Monies
Just read posts and today’s strip. I hate allergy season. I am in South Texas where mesquite covers the ground everywhere and I am deathly allergic. I am miserable and coughing, sneezing, drpping. Other than that and the hip the boat build is going well.
Good Easter Morning Villagers….
Jerry, you have my empathy and sympathy. One is never ready to lose their mother, I miss mine terribly.
My one sister lives across the field from the cemetery where Mom and my Stepdad are buried, you can see the cemetery from her house. She is having Easter dinner and an egg hunt for the little ones. I find it hard to go to her house. I may go…don’t know…the hurt is still fresh.
And the hens have no idea who rose from the dead some 2000 years ago, so I’m working.
The Lord has risen….Amen.
Happy Easter! To get you into the mood, here’s “World’s Largest Virtual #Hallelujah Chorus”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akb0kD7EHIk
Good afternoon Villagers….
Pray all are enjoying the celebration of the resurrection……I don’t do New Year’s resolutions….Easter seems to be a more appropriate time..I have a couple I am going to work on….seriously.
GR…didn’t post a song this morning….I felt a need to hear this one…maybe your Mother would enjoy it also.
GR 🙂 hope you enjoy this Fernando Ortego song…Steve will recognize….so much emotion in this song…”Lord of Eternity”….seemed appropriate today.
His blessings on all of us….Amen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZAQwXZ7YQ
Love to all…His blessing on all…His will be done…do I hear an Amen????
Debbe
PS…go Notre Dame 🙂
Amen!
So, where is Our Lady going, Debbe?
My thanks to all. I am very aware that I am not the only one in this situation, not to mention that some of you have your own serious health problems. Apparently we lost Denise somehow as we never heard from her again. I hoped that she was having computer problems and would reappear, but she never did.
Coastal Florida is having flooding problems but north of I-10 here in the lofty heights it has been raining but the flowers are beautiful.
It was rainy here much of the day, but it was a good paschal Sunday, nevertheless.
Debbe 😉 Five of my favorite female singers performing the music of another of my favorite female singers, at Linda’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2014. And the late great Glenn Frey was harmonizing with them. The band wasn’t too shabby, either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho6WVHR97sA
Jerry – Many hugs. I wish I knew what else to say.
Sending my sympathy also, Jerry. It’s hard.
Y’all my right hip hurts worse than anything I have experienced including child birth. However, we had some awesome Texas barbecue joint food and then helped a friend rig and launch his trimaran for first time, go sailing.
Now if I were of any use.
Good morning Villagers….
TR, I was hoping She would be going to the Final Four 🙂 But, alas, NC is going instead…but there is always the Cinderella team…
Ian tried to make my computer run faster yesterday….I see some new icons down in the lower right hand corner….instead, they are slowing it down.
GR 😉 the video won’t play now. So, guess what Ian will be doing this evening? Uninstalling.
Jackie, worse than childbirth….that hip has got to hurt. Take care.
Jerry, I too miss Denise…loved her postings. You doing OK?
Ya’ll have a blessed Easter Monday
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Debbe I have quite a few Fernando songs in my I-Pod that I listen too. He is a great guy, too.
Debbe, I’m ok but dealing with a double tragedy. My parents kept many momentos including a ton of photos going back to pre-civil war tintypes. Most of them have no names or dates and mother always refused to go through them with me so we have no way of identifying them. I could just keep them but they would probably just get thrown away when I die. They represent peoples lives and I hate to see them discarded.
Why hasn’t the time stamp adjusted to daylight savings time?