In Good Company

Dan steps out of the mist and sees a familiar flash of speckled gray. He calls out "Samson?"
The dog turns, "There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you!"
Dan drops to his knees and buries his face in Samson's fur, while the dog happily licks Dan's arms and face.
Samson starts jumping on his back legs. "This is the best place, Dad! Come on, let me show you around." Samson starts to run ahead, then looks back as Dan stands up.
"Whoa -- not so fast. I'm still figuring out how to use these wings." Dan notices Samson excitedly prancing in place and remembers something. "What about your arthritis? Does it still hurt you?"
Smiling a dog smile, Samson replies: "Nah, you'll see -- nothing hurts here."

Fun memories with Dan

Oh!Brian's 4/07

Oh!Brian's 10/12/06



Casual house pick



Royal Bean 2/25/06



Playing for Dad Vickery 3/19/06



Green Christmas Party 12/10/05

Big Dan singing Mercedes Benz

Blips of light reflecting off his guitar is about all you can see & it's not complete but I hope you enjoy what was captured. (oh!brian's back deck in '06).

Dan playing Bertha in Beaufort

Here's a short bit of video I shot of Dan playing "Bertha" at the wine bar in Beaufort. This was last summer, after the Shah's dinner cruise.



It's not exactly great quality video. But, it's all I have...

Rocky Top @ Oh! Brians

This video was shot at Oh! Brian's on 10/12/2006.

So many stories...

Dan brought so much joy and love to my life. I've struggled this week to express in words what he meant to me, but so many of our friends and families have done it perfectly. Thank you for sharing your memories and stories. I always want to believe in magic, so when I sliced this boiled egg on January 1, 2004, I took a photo of it because I just knew it was a sign that 2004 was going to be my lucky year for love. Two weeks later I met Dan, and it was.

Thanks to Scott for starting this blog so people can share photos or stories--or just listen to some of the songs Dan loved to sing. I listen to them everyday, and I'm so grateful I have Dan's voice to put me to sleep at night. We all know that music was a big part of his life and that's what I keep remembering. Yesterday I was getting his CDs out of his truck stereo, and it made me smile to see the motley crew of musicians he had just been listening to--Lucinda Williams, Hayes Carll, Doc Watson, Hank III, Stanley Brothers, and Metallica--because he always had to have a little rock with his roots music.