Re: gaggin'

> I was 29 when he died.  He was 38.  Now I'm 40.

God, has it been that long?

> I actually spent most of the past decade conscious
> of the fact that I was approaching the age at which
> Gene had died oh-so-suddenly -- and I haven't ruled
> out the possibility that I might die oh-so-suddenly
> myself at some later age.

Aye. Gene's death was the first (only?) "celebrity" death that
seriously affected me. I didn't even know what to do with myself for
several days.

When I was younger, I would hear about some old movie star dying, and
wondered what it was like for my grandparents. At the time it seemed
inconceivable to me that, say, Michael J. Fox, or Sylvester Stallone,
or Molly Ringwald would someday be very old and pass away. These days,
it doesn't seem inconceivable at all, just inevitable. I can't help
thinking that I'll never feel about another celebrity death the way I
felt about Gene's.

Then again, perhaps it had more to do with the fact that I'd met the
man, or unwittingly attended Adam Again's final concert, or that I'd
spent countless hours in my bedroom, alone with his music and my
adolescent angst. At any rate, almost daily do I miss the music he was
never able to give us.

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