“Better late than never”
I often think of Michael and the great times I was privileged to share with him. Special moments. Mostly hilarious and ridiculous. Michael was always kind to me and treated me as a mate, thinking back he was a brother. A smart big brother who always comforted me by his calm and uplifted me with his wit and inspired me with his wisdom.
I was away doing a gig with an old friend of ours when we received the news. I think we all just thought it was prank, or that's what we kept telling each other; until we arrived back in Sydney only to be hit by the reality.
Micheal-I'm sorry I didn't see you off. I think my excuse at the time was “I got a gig to do”, but in reality I was just mad and caught up in disbelief. That was my grief!
A lot has happened in the past 12 years some bad but thankfully mostly good. I have 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls and they all love me dearly. A lovely wife who has stood by me through it all for 10 of them. My oldest boy is 25, the same age Michael was when we met. I was 22.
I am proud to have known Michael as a friend, a brother and know that I am special because of the time we shared.
Still thinking of you!
Strawb 2009
I often think of Michael and the great times I was privileged to share with him. Special moments. Mostly hilarious and ridiculous. Michael was always kind to me and treated me as a mate, thinking back he was a brother. A smart big brother who always comforted me by his calm and uplifted me with his wit and inspired me with his wisdom.
I was away doing a gig with an old friend of ours when we received the news. I think we all just thought it was prank, or that's what we kept telling each other; until we arrived back in Sydney only to be hit by the reality.
Micheal-I'm sorry I didn't see you off. I think my excuse at the time was “I got a gig to do”, but in reality I was just mad and caught up in disbelief. That was my grief!
A lot has happened in the past 12 years some bad but thankfully mostly good. I have 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls and they all love me dearly. A lovely wife who has stood by me through it all for 10 of them. My oldest boy is 25, the same age Michael was when we met. I was 22.
I am proud to have known Michael as a friend, a brother and know that I am special because of the time we shared.
Still thinking of you!
Strawb 2009