Please note that since the email version of this post was sent out, we have received an updated URL for the Peter Yarrow tribute site: https:// peteryarrow.net
Thank you both for the reminder that we all need to find a way forward, whether because of personal loss or because, as a nation, so many of us feel anxious and so very disappointed. We've been through a lot of difficult times, but in my 75 years, I can't really think of a time I have felt the way I do now. I know, however, that I will keep going, looking for some glimmer of hope. Your words have given me that, so thank you.
On a personal note, my husband of 45 years passed away from a stroke in January 2019. I've always loved decorating for Christmas. It was a time of year our family loved and celebrated together. It was hard to decorate that first year without him, but I did. I made my fudge, wrapped presents, spent time with my daughters and their families. It wasn't the same, but for me, it was healing and comforting to continue many of the same traditions. The one I couldn't do was to put up the stockings on the fireplace. They are still in the bottom of the Christmas storage tubs, but that's where they will stay. Some things just change because of loss, and I am accepting it for what it is - par of the grieving process that sometimes goes on for a very long time.
Phew. So many emotions flowing right now and I'm realizing I haven't been truly acknowledging my own grief over the election results. It's almost as if I've been repressing it; as if to ignore the results and some how it will all "go away."
As I wrote on Peter's living tribute page, it was such an honor to, with God's guidance and assistance, bring PP&M to Melbourne, Florida, for two Habitat for Humanity benefit concerts back in 1990 & 1991. I have very specific memories of those events and my interactions with Peter, Noel and Mary (and Martha, Shelley, Dick, etc.) --- all of them treasured.
Thank you both for addressing the subject of grief, especially around the holiday season.
I remember quite clearly how the trio invited me into their vocal circle immediately before they went on stage for that first performance. It was something they gathered to do before every show, building to a vocal crescendo before shouting their "word for the evening" in unison. They gave me the unbelievable honor of choosing the word that evening, and I had chosen "Oye" - which Millard Fuller (Habitat's founder) had told me was an African word meaning "right on." I now know that the word has many different meanings in different cultures, but in many it is indeed something to shout in agreement when expressing affirmation. So, in response to what the two of you have written today and, indeed, to grieving but not giving up - to remembering the good that has come before and, if we continue to work for it, will come again, I shout OYE!
Taylor Swift started her Eras tour in Glendale AZ last March....the Same Evening Peter and Noel were playing across town in Mesa AZ. I wondered why Parking was so hard to find!! I saw Noel after the concert in the Green Room, and introduced him to my friend Tim, who was totally GOT to meet his musical hero of so many years!
A truly life-affirming experience for him And me. And one that will be in my memory years after The Donald has been out of office....and relegated to the History books - assuming they still exist!! :)
So. Love prevails....and yes, Noel, Love Rules.
Jesus always was reminding his disciples to "Fear not."
Thanks for having friends like Mary and Peter and the rest. Merry Christmas. We will muddle through this very different political era,somehow.Peace. I wrote to thank Peter,too. Got to see all three of you one time in concert. Lucky me.
Please note that since the email version of this post was sent out, we have received an updated URL for the Peter Yarrow tribute site: https:// peteryarrow.net
I guess everyone deals with these things differently. I use silence, solitude, and meditation.
Loved Ed Mottau's musical work. Especially remember him for your early solo albums. Quite a talent. May his memory be eternal.
Thank you both for the reminder that we all need to find a way forward, whether because of personal loss or because, as a nation, so many of us feel anxious and so very disappointed. We've been through a lot of difficult times, but in my 75 years, I can't really think of a time I have felt the way I do now. I know, however, that I will keep going, looking for some glimmer of hope. Your words have given me that, so thank you.
On a personal note, my husband of 45 years passed away from a stroke in January 2019. I've always loved decorating for Christmas. It was a time of year our family loved and celebrated together. It was hard to decorate that first year without him, but I did. I made my fudge, wrapped presents, spent time with my daughters and their families. It wasn't the same, but for me, it was healing and comforting to continue many of the same traditions. The one I couldn't do was to put up the stockings on the fireplace. They are still in the bottom of the Christmas storage tubs, but that's where they will stay. Some things just change because of loss, and I am accepting it for what it is - par of the grieving process that sometimes goes on for a very long time.
Phew. So many emotions flowing right now and I'm realizing I haven't been truly acknowledging my own grief over the election results. It's almost as if I've been repressing it; as if to ignore the results and some how it will all "go away."
As I wrote on Peter's living tribute page, it was such an honor to, with God's guidance and assistance, bring PP&M to Melbourne, Florida, for two Habitat for Humanity benefit concerts back in 1990 & 1991. I have very specific memories of those events and my interactions with Peter, Noel and Mary (and Martha, Shelley, Dick, etc.) --- all of them treasured.
Thank you both for addressing the subject of grief, especially around the holiday season.
I remember quite clearly how the trio invited me into their vocal circle immediately before they went on stage for that first performance. It was something they gathered to do before every show, building to a vocal crescendo before shouting their "word for the evening" in unison. They gave me the unbelievable honor of choosing the word that evening, and I had chosen "Oye" - which Millard Fuller (Habitat's founder) had told me was an African word meaning "right on." I now know that the word has many different meanings in different cultures, but in many it is indeed something to shout in agreement when expressing affirmation. So, in response to what the two of you have written today and, indeed, to grieving but not giving up - to remembering the good that has come before and, if we continue to work for it, will come again, I shout OYE!
I wish to send a carved Angel to Peter like I sent to Mary many years ago. Please email an address to swfjr@aol.com
Taylor Swift started her Eras tour in Glendale AZ last March....the Same Evening Peter and Noel were playing across town in Mesa AZ. I wondered why Parking was so hard to find!! I saw Noel after the concert in the Green Room, and introduced him to my friend Tim, who was totally GOT to meet his musical hero of so many years!
A truly life-affirming experience for him And me. And one that will be in my memory years after The Donald has been out of office....and relegated to the History books - assuming they still exist!! :)
So. Love prevails....and yes, Noel, Love Rules.
Jesus always was reminding his disciples to "Fear not."
Peace to you all.
Thanks for having friends like Mary and Peter and the rest. Merry Christmas. We will muddle through this very different political era,somehow.Peace. I wrote to thank Peter,too. Got to see all three of you one time in concert. Lucky me.