I seems just a short time ago I was talking to him on the phone, talking about nothing in particular, just talking like friends do. I told him that there was some music I had hidden on his computer, a few songs that he should listen to that might help him relax a little. I've always found them quite soothing.

Tuff will not be able to listen to them now, but maybe his granddaughter will shortly. In the meantime, maybe if we all listen for him, he might be able to hear them after all.

I see so many people here, from PCQandA and from BBT, and it makes me happy that we can all come together and say goodbye to our friend. PCQandA has lost an icon, and BBT has lost one of the greatest moderators it will ever have.

These are streams of three songs that I have chosen to remember Tuff. They remind me that much of what we do is by choice, that we should always remember our friends, especially those that have passed. And that no matter what, we are only alone if we choose to be.

I apologize for the size, but Tuff being the Old Fart he is, I wanted these to be the highest quality possible for his not-so-great hearing. You will need WMP or some other player capable of playing MP3 streams.

http://www.wsu.edu/~drevil

Edit: The lyrics, in case anybody wants them.


River of Deceit

My pain is self-chosen
At least, so The Prophet says
I could either burn
Or cut off my pride and buy some time
A head full of lies is the weight, tied to my waist

The River of Deceit pulls down, oh oh
The only direction we flow is down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down

My pain is self-chosen
At least I believe it to be
I could either drown
Or pull off my skin and swim to shore
Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see

The River of Deceit pulls down, yeah
The only direction we flow is down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down

The pain is self-chosen, yeah
Our pain is self-chosen

Long Gone Day

So much blood I'm starting to drown
Runs from cold to colder
Time to time the sky's come down
To help me lose my way
Tears and lies for answers
You and open veins, God knows I'm gone
Girl I just want you to
Come on down
Lord it's a storm and I'm heading to fall
These sins are mine and I've done wrong, oh babe
Come on down

Long Gone Day
Mmmm, who ever said
We wash away with the rain

See you all from time to time
Isn't it so strange
How far away we all are now
Am I the only one who remembers that summer
Oh, I remember
Everyday each time the place was saved
The music that we made
The wind has carried all of that away

Long gone day
Mmmm, who ever said
We wash away with the rain

So many tears I'm starting to drown
The rain in heaven's all come down
Silver spoons affix the crown
The luckless ones are broken
Fears and lies for answers
You and open flames
God knows I'm gone
And I just want you to
Come on down, hmmm

Lord it's a storm and I'm heading to fall
These sins are mine and I've done wrong
I want you to, oh, I just want you to
Come on down

I fear again, like then, I've lost my way
And shout to God to bring my sunny day