"In my life, I've loved them all"

Hey, gang, I don't know if this photo and discussion from FaceBook shows up, but hey, sometimes things have a way of bringing both a smile and tears...

[EDIT] Never mind, limited "permissions"...

Anyway, it was a photo of me and my circle of closest friends from back in I think 1968...two of them have "passed", and my sister took it and "shared" it and it keeps popping up...

And sure, it's an old "lousy" photo, but still...

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Good cover image for an album, "Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same."

tonylong wrote in post #17644019
Hey, gang, I don't know if this photo and discussion from FaceBook shows up, but hey, sometimes things have a way of bringing both a smile and tears...

[EDIT] Never mind, limited "permissions"...

Anyway, it was a photo of me and my circle of closest friends from back in I think 1968...two of them have "passed", and my sister took it and "shared" it and it keeps popping up...

And sure, it's an old "lousy" photo, but still...

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Great photo! It's all about the memories. Life is short, really short.

My sister, who took the photo and shared it with us "survivors", has stated that to her it was clear that we were not "posing", but were looking at her and sharing the love...

FYI, I'm the goofy guy at the top. The two at the right are those who have "passed"...

And there is a reason why these old photos can be treasured!

Good image, Tony...makes me think back a ways.

Ed

PhotosGuy wrote in post #17644022
Good cover image for an album, "Life's about changing, nothing ever stays the same."

mathogre wrote in post #17644132
Great photo! It's all about the memories. Life is short, really short.

Intheswamp wrote in post #17644280
Good image, Tony...makes me think back a ways.

Ed

Yeah, thanks gang, yeah...

Since the original FaceBook Link didn't work, I'll post the verse of the song that my sister Cindy posted last year after Chris died:

"There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed.
Some forever not for better..some have gone and some remain.
All these places had their moments with lovers and friends I still can recall.
Some are dead and some are living...in my life I've loved them all."

With thanks and a few tears toward The Beatles and Judy Collins...

"In memory of Mimi Lemoine (1970) and Chris McCleur (2014)"

Very touching Tony. Really takes me back, that was a long time ago.

rrblint wrote in post #17644425
Very touching Tony. Really takes me back, that was a long time ago.

Yeah, plus the fact that the two other "survivors" are in active FaceBook contact with me, as well as other friends who go back, 40 and 50 years and more!

A message: don't dismiss/devalue your memories...family, friends, memories...we are who we have become!!!

That's a nice shot Tony. Beautiful people...

Photos are like time machines. For as long as you are looking at them, the clock is ticking backwards.

Thx for sharing.

Of course, there are other memories, hard to remember, hard to forget...

Pink Floyd would be honored.

Aswald wrote in post #17644527
Pink Floyd would be honored.

He loved them, and he passed it on to me!

And then there was the night when Eric Clapton came to our town, he owned a limousine business, and he visited our next-door neighbors where my son Judah would "hang out"...and Eric picked up a guitar, and...

tonylong wrote in post #17644531
He loved them, and he passed it on to me!

And then there was the night when Eric Clapton came to our town, he owned a limousine business, and he visited our next-door neighbors where my son Judah would "hang out"...and Eric picked up a guitar, and...

Wow..... slowhand himself! That's quite an experience I bet.

I play PF's records till they broke and I bought new ones....in fact, I still play them!....LOUD!