The first two pictures are of Aaron, me & Kelly Fraser during our assessment of the situation in her driveway in Breckenridge, February 2003. The last picture is of me & Willis in our usual Cowboy's games positions. Now I have that shirt of his & I wear it with pride.
I came across this old song today by Townes Van Zandt called Snowin' on Raton. It reminds me of Willis and the only reason I can think of is because we always take Raton Pass to go skiing in Colorado and Willis told us stories of being snowed in there before. One year, Aaron and I were snowed in there ourselves. It's such a long story and so crazy that all of that happened in one trip. I'll have to tell that whole story another day because it's the end of the month and I am too busy to tell it now. I just wanted to get this little jot down so I'd remember to tell it later.
The rendition of the TVZ song that I heard today was performed by Natalie Maines and Pat Green & I love it almost as much as TVZ's version. I love the way Natalie sings the verses about the road; my favorite part of that song anyway. It's been four years since Willis passed and I am so grateful that my memories of him are as sharp as they are. As long as I live, I will never forget him.
~Shan
