The Soft Parade

IT WAS " 51" YEARS AGO, TOMORROW, JULY 3RD, MARKING THEE "BEGINNING AND THE END OF 2 WORLDS; 1ST- THE BEGINNING OF A DOOMED , YET INTENSELY LOVING LOVE AFFAIR, CONSECRATED AT NIGHT; AND 2ND: THE DEATH OF MY LONG TIME "IDOL", MUSICAL COMPANION, VERBAL INSPIRATION, " JIM MORRISON" HOW DOES "50" YEARS PASS SO QUICKLY WHILE I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN EITHER. JIM & THE DOORS MUSIC & VIDEOS R EASILY, QUICKLY ACCESSIBLE, TO PLAY ALONG WITH, OR SIMPLE GROOVE. THE 1ST EPIC LOVE AFFAIR REMAINS LOCKED IN THE DEPTHS OF MY MIND, MY SOUL(IF I EVEN HAVE ONE), WAITING TO BE SUMMONED AS NEEDED. NEITHER IS REACHABLE, TOUCHABLE, AND PART OF MY REALITY. YET HERE I AM, 50 EARS LATER, EMOTING, FEELING, REMEMBERING.LIFE IS A MYSTERY, DEATH AN "END" TO ALL " BEGINNINGS". I WILL WELCOME IT WITH OPEN ARMS, AS I EMBRACED EACH BEFORE