Pace on Earth

Nobody Left to Run With Anymore

I'm sad to report that Jim Bob Pirie passed away yesterday after a couple hard weeks of fighting after he had a massive stroke on February 17th.

I wasn't a close friend of Jim Bob's but he was the kind of guy that knew everybody whether he actually knew them or not; he was everybody's buddy (and the Facebook page dedicated to him might be the best use of the tool yet) He (and Adele and Rich) grew up in the neighbourhood and I wish that his persona was the stereotype that people think of when they think of Southsiders. He was a big happy guy that filled a room.

Jim and I shared a mutual appreciation of the Allman Brothers (and consequently the Scarecrow Blues Band) and that makes this line incredibly sad right now: "I think Jimmy must have had the right idea, Packed his stuff and he got right out of here".
This one's for you Jimbo:

Rest in Peace.

SP

Labels: Bad News

posted by Vitamin S @ 6:18 p.m.