So last weekend I flew home to NY. It was a last minute decision to come up and See friends and celebrate the life of our friend Eric Holden who we lost this summer. It was not a convenient time for me to travel. It was not a good time to spend the money on a plane ticket. I can always find reasons not to do something but I am so glad I did this. I had the best time catching up with friends and even getting on stage with band mates I hadn’t played with in 25 years. Energy in the room was powerful, sad and happy simultaneously. I should do more to remember to celebrate my friends who are living while I still can. Unfortunately it often takes losing a friend to bring all the other friends together. It just shouldn’t be that way.