R.I.P. Leroi Moore

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/19/davematthews.band.death/index.html

I'm not one too often for this sort of thing, but every now and then, I suppose when the time is right it is okay. Leroi Moore the saxophone player in the Dave Matthews Band passed away earlier this week and though not all of you are necessarily too into "Dave" I thought I'd post the link in case any of you were curious. I'll never forget the night back in Omaha (or rather in 519 listening to the show that Peter and Marc had gone to in Omaha in December of 04) in the winter of '07. A late evening, as sometimes we were prone to letting our evenings travel in that direction. It may have been halfway between one step or two, but P-olds (bless his heart and curls) and I looked at one another and shared that moment that only Dave fans can share, when you hear a good groove, catch a sweet rhythm, find yourself caught in the nostalgia of summertime, and say, "I like this music. Yes, yes, I like this music." And then you listen on. Chances are pretty good that in the midst of those out-loud (whether spoken or not) declarations and inbetween a Marc diatribe on why tabouli is the best type of salad (because it is) we may well have been fading back and forth between conversation and a Leroi solo, as he played the blaring, yet melodic "bam, (pause), Bam, BAm, BAM" of tripping billies or some other signature note; which having lived an American adolescence which included (though was not limited to) the years 1997-2002, we are likely to never forget. And neither will he be.