No, the hat was made by one of our closest friends, @charleydarbo.bsky.social. She wore it when we got married (after 40 years together). We were wed by another musician friend, Rev Peyton of The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band.
My late wife and I lived in Chicago for 30 years and loved every minute of it. The best part is that every race and nationality in the world had a neighborhood, with restaurants, grocery stores and bakeries. The most amazing music scene, and these people will put on a parade like you've never known.
Thank you for the explanation. I only have a high school education, but between my late beloved wife's lung cancer and a global pandemic that enters the body via the respiratory system, I've had to learn a lot more about the lungs than I ever thought I would.
I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. We lost one of my favorite guitarists to it recently, Jesse Gress. Best of luck on obtaining a lung transplant.
I'm 65, which means I lost friends to AIDS. Which was caused by a virus that took between 5 and 15 years to take full effect. We're only 5 years into this pandemic, and we have no idea what it has in store for us. Look at shingles, caused by a childhood virus, which hung out in your nervous system.
