On This Day

7 years ago, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the city of New Orleans. Today another storm by the name of Issac is heading to the Big Easy. It is predicted by weather forecasters to develop into a category 1 hurricane. Not as strong as Katrina, but Issac is said to be slow moving and could dump plenty of water into New Orleans. We'll see how everything holds up. Also on this date7 years ago, a childhood classmate and friend of mine by the name of Mary Carroll Stonesifer passed away. I found out about it a few months after the fact. There was an obituary in the newspaper about her and I saw the date of her death was August 28, 2005. Mary Carroll was one of coolest people I ever met. I wrote a song about her back in the 1990's with the verses recalling the person I knew and chorus asking her how she was doing. I did hope to see her again. Years later, I found out she died. I like to play that song live. I feel like she's right there with me on stage.