Jerry
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:38 pm
Yesterday came and went without me realizing that it was the second anniversary of Jerry Reed's passing. Then, this morning I woke up from actually dreaming about Jerry, and realized then that I had forgotten.
Strange dream. Friends introduced me to Jerry, I think expecting we might pick together, but neither of us had a guitar. I rode around in his pickup with him, and we went to get his tires changed. Then we walked around in some small town, and he said to me "People think I'm dead. But I'm not. I'm 76 years old." Apparently the part of the mind responsible for dreams is not good at math, since Jerry would have been 73.
Anyway, I know this is the ChetBoard and not the JerryBoard, but I could never think of one without thinking of the other. I thought this anniversary period might be good for reflecting on how great they were together, and how great they were individually.
R.I.P. Jerry. You were one of a kind.
Update: Just a coincidence that really strikes me: In the cemetery that Jerry is in, he is placed in the Cross Mausoleum. In the cemetery that my wife is in, she is placed in the Cross Mausoleum. Jerry passed Sep 1, 2008 and my wife passed Sep 7, 2001. This added information doesn't really fit here, I guess ... I just had to share it with someone.
Strange dream. Friends introduced me to Jerry, I think expecting we might pick together, but neither of us had a guitar. I rode around in his pickup with him, and we went to get his tires changed. Then we walked around in some small town, and he said to me "People think I'm dead. But I'm not. I'm 76 years old." Apparently the part of the mind responsible for dreams is not good at math, since Jerry would have been 73.
Anyway, I know this is the ChetBoard and not the JerryBoard, but I could never think of one without thinking of the other. I thought this anniversary period might be good for reflecting on how great they were together, and how great they were individually.
R.I.P. Jerry. You were one of a kind.
Update: Just a coincidence that really strikes me: In the cemetery that Jerry is in, he is placed in the Cross Mausoleum. In the cemetery that my wife is in, she is placed in the Cross Mausoleum. Jerry passed Sep 1, 2008 and my wife passed Sep 7, 2001. This added information doesn't really fit here, I guess ... I just had to share it with someone.