A Sense of Doubt blog post #3866 - Letter to Dad #002 - The Paul Weller Pilgrimage

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3866 - Letter to Dad #002 - The Paul Weller Pilgrimage

Hi Big Guy,

I am practicing control by not putting everything in one letter as I am doing one each week.

I need to get going on some errands, soon.

A year ago tomorrow I made a pilgrimage to Seattle to see Paul Weller in concert.

I would not have been able to make that trip and go to that concert without you, Dad.

Monday, September 30, 2024

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3513 - Paul Weller in Concert - Moore Theater, Seattle, Thursday Sept 19 2024 - Music Monday for 2409.30

The link leads to a post with a much more expansive description and explanation with lots of photos.

I missed seeing the Jam and never tried to see Style Council or Paul Weller as a solo act, even though I have followed his career closely since the 1980s.

I cried through a lot of the concert.

Not just because you had died less than a month before, Dad, but also because of how meaningful it was to me to see Paul Weller. Many of the songs had the kind of emotional content that  really spoke to me. And just the emotions of being there and seeing one of my favorite artists.

I felt you with me when I was there, Big Guy.

Being able to go to this concert and spend the night in Seattle meant so much to me, Dad, but I would have gladly traded it all if you had not died.

This concert is just one more thing I am grateful for in my life that came from you.

More next week.

Love,

christopher

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2509.18 - 10:10

- Days ago: MOM = 3731 days ago & DAD = 385 days ago

- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.