Year XVII

[Colin H]

I really wish I could be at the Snug Harbour this year, in particular, since Gaz is so far away, but I'm stuck in the middle of a run of nights again then. I will raise a toast to MX at some point that day, where I am. I mean, we can just pretend the restaurant is still locked down for covid so we couldn't meet in person anyway.
In this case, it literally is the thought, and the feeling, that counts most. More than the place, to be sure. Say so if someone gets there on the day! I'll be at the cemetery at some point mid-monthish, at least.

Colin

[gaz]

If felt weird not having the option to go, but it also felt weird last year (and the year prior) being there without Richard.
I'm supposed to be in the area on September 24th, a day that in addition to the MXorial is the anniversary of my mother and other deaths, and while I doubt I can get down to Port Credit, I will need to find some way to get within view of Lake Ontario and pause and reflect on what 17 years later means now. At least Green Day's "Until September Ends" is still there to help dredge up every emotion, on demand...