it’s a lousy song choice for someone in hospital but hey, my repertoire is verrrry limited and good ole Steve and i both love dear ole John Prine – so hey here we go!
a mentor, tougher than an oak tree, skilled in many things from drum making to mushroom foraging to negotiating interactions with local town offices, Steve teaches me so much ever since meeting in 1994 in a Nagano hamlet so small in it doesn’t have a name (there is a codename but not telling ya), a true hero, helper to many, lover of music, nature, and poetics
grateful for his dear daughter and the skilled Doctors and Hospital professionals, hooray for ya sensei
(song ‘Sam Stone” by John Prine” with vocal, baritone ukulele, and (first time ever) electric guitar, by Dave Olson, that’s me :)}
