61. The age of a man who passed this morning around 5:00 a.m. 61 years of music, friends, family, sports, drumming, dancing, singing, and dreaming. 61 years of tragedy and triumph. Joy and pain. Hope and despair. 61 years of being loved by someone at every moment of that time. 30+. The years he has been a Father to my beautiful wife and her brother. Years full of fun weekends, Mexican restaurants, sports, wings, music, music, and still more music. 14. The years Ive known him. After reflecting on those 14 years here are the 3 things I will remember him for: - He loved music more than any human being I have ever met. Im surrounded by people who love music, but it was his oxygen. In place of a tv stand he had two massive 12 inch speakers, next to two more 12 inch speakers, next to two 10 inch speakers. He would choose music over tv or movies any day of the week. - He never cared for material things. He was a picture of contentment when it came to worldly possessions. If something broke he fixed it. His car and motorcycle were old and not worth much, but he didnt care in the least. He could have purchased anything he wanted, but he was content in what could be the most consumer driven culture in history. That is very cool. - He was trusting. His front door was never locked and his keys were always in his car ignition or under the floor mat. His car was stolen or borrowed more often than he even drove it in the past few years, but he didnt care. He had an old school mentality that the world was still worth trusting. While Im not endorsing the idea that we should leave our keys in our ignitions or take the locks off of our doors, I do believe the world would be better place if we were to follow his example and not be ruled by fear of our neighbors. 4 days (including today). The number of days until we will be celebrating the life of Dennis McClung at Vineyard Cincinnati. This Friday night, at a time that I still need to confirm, we will be holding an informal event with no dress code (jeans and t-shirt are welcome) to honor Dennis and his disapproval of formal funeral settings. We will have an open mic for storytelling and there will be drinks and food. This will be a celebration. Come armed with some of the fun and wild experiences you had with Dennis. We want to laugh and listen to Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Toll, Toto, Sting, and more. Lets say goodbye to Dennis the right way for him. Just enjoying each others company and remembering the good times.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:23:38 +0000
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