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A late thank you...
I dunno what has prompted me to finally write this today...but I have some time right now and I'm in a good mood 
I just want to thank everyone at TA for the support and friendship while dealing with my father's death a few months back. You guys are great, I've met some great people here and probably will meet more.
So a little story now, for you Corwhores and friends...
The night before I was to fly out to france for the funeral, one of my newer friends, who I met on TA (Noree) was kind enough to hurry over to my place and drop of some CDs for me to listen to on the flight...he only had time to burn two (both which I had never heard before), Sasha - Airdrawndagger, and James Holden -Balance 005. Mr. Terry Bones also sent me a great Sasha set over MSN at the last minute.
I can't stress how important good music is in a time like that. During my first leg I discovered balance 005, and was able to get lost in it while watching the world float by out the window.
The second flight, from Houtson to Paris, a grueling 10 hour voyage was mostly at night. I listened to the Sasha set and some other stuff I had brought with me, while my thoughts raced over what had happened and what the hell was going to happen.
Then somewhere over Canada I started seeing what looked to be weird glowing cloud formations. I thought I was hallucinating (I had a few drinks on the flight lol ). The more I watched the more intense the glowing got, and it started to dance around on the night horizon.
So, taking Noree's advice to "save Airdrawndagger for last"...I stick it in the CD player...and let it go.
About when Mr Tiddles kicks in, I realize I am watching the northern lights. So the lights dance around the sky for about an hour while I listen to Airdrawndagger beggining to end. Probably one of the most relaxing and amazing experiences I have ever had listening to a CD.
So the next day, I catch another flight down to Toulouse, and as soon as I get off the plane it is time to go to the funeral. Rough is not even a word. I'm pretty delerious just from having flown for about 15 hours + 8 hours in transit. So before they close the coffin they ask us if we want to put any personal effects in with my Dad. Well I just got off the plane, my bags are in the car, all I have with me is my clothes and my CD player. So I opened my CD player, took out Airdrawndagger and gave it to the guy, who put it in my Dad's coat pocket. My Dad was a music guru, he had a collection of about 10,000 CDs crossing every type of music you can imagine, and our house had music playing in it constantly. I felt it was fiting to leave him with a CD I truly enjoyed, with hopes that maybe he will enoy it wherever he is now.
The next few weeks in france I proceeded to party my ass off as I know my Dad would have wanted me to.
Anyways...thats my little story for the day...thanks to all those people who helped me out.
-Clovis
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