Comments on: Looking toward the New Year http://esthermitchell.com/blog/2007/12/26/looking-toward-the-new-year/ Inside the mind and writings of Esther Mitchell Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:22:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Administrator http://esthermitchell.com/blog/2007/12/26/looking-toward-the-new-year/#comment-12 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:31:21 +0000 http://esthermitchell.com/blog/2007/12/26/looking-toward-the-new-year/#comment-12 There are a great many things I regret in my life, and not getting to see Big Country in concert when I had the chance (I was too young for concerts when I lived in England, and missed my chance to see them in Berlin when I was a teenager) is definitely one of them. I quite literally grew up on their music, and the deep, soulful lyrics Stuart wrote. Even today, I still listen to my Big Country CDs when I'm writing, because the powerful emotion within the songs is a definite inspiration. While I never got to meet Stuart, I do still feel as if we all lost a great friend in his tragic death. There are a great many things I regret in my life, and not getting to see Big Country in concert when I had the chance (I was too young for concerts when I lived in England, and missed my chance to see them in Berlin when I was a teenager) is definitely one of them. I quite literally grew up on their music, and the deep, soulful lyrics Stuart wrote. Even today, I still listen to my Big Country CDs when I’m writing, because the powerful emotion within the songs is a definite inspiration.

While I never got to meet Stuart, I do still feel as if we all lost a great friend in his tragic death.

]]> by: Bill Breed http://esthermitchell.com/blog/2007/12/26/looking-toward-the-new-year/#comment-10 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:31:18 +0000 http://esthermitchell.com/blog/2007/12/26/looking-toward-the-new-year/#comment-10 I too am haunted by Stuart's death as he would have been fifity this year two months before my 50th. I'm deciding if I should stop exploring his music and life the way I have in 07 since it has bordered on obsession. The fact that I missed out on so much of his music while he was alive and that I never got to see him live pains me greatly. I was on Bruce Watson's blog site tonight looking for more insight into Stuarts life. I found your blog on a Big Country Google alert. It's good to know there is someone else who misses Stuart as much as I do. If he only knew how much people cared and how he touched so many souls. Take care. I too am haunted by Stuart’s death as he would have been fifity this year two months before my 50th. I’m deciding if I should stop exploring his music and life the way I have in 07 since it has bordered on obsession.

The fact that I missed out on so much of his music while he was alive and that I never got to see him live pains me greatly. I was on Bruce Watson’s blog site tonight looking for more insight into Stuarts life. I found your blog on a Big Country Google alert. It’s good to know there is someone else who misses Stuart as much as I do.

If he only knew how much people cared and how he touched so many souls. Take care.

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