.: Its Been Too Long... :.

..again.

It's been strange. Horribly, uninspired in general. Not that nothing has been happening.

The biggest thing lately has been the passing of Frankie Manning, The Ambassador of Lindy Hop. It had affected me much more than I ever would have thought. Frankie Manning, for those few readers not familiar with him, is considered the biggest influence of the resurgence of Lindy Hop since its origins in the 30s. Actually, I'll just link to a very well written note by snora88.

I had many opportunities to write and discuss. What writing I have done has been on FB and twitter. But even in those brief forms, my notes have barely risen above mentioning my health and the weather.

I did want to share something I have been thinking about the last few days. Its the fact that I'll be missing the Frankie95 festivities this weekend. What was going to be his 95th birthday celebration will now be an immense memorial. While I've felt jealous of those that are now going to be able to since they've opened up the registration for the event, I'm discovering ... I'm not really.

I wasn't planning on going for the birthday party in the first place. Despite the money situation, I'm no longer attracted to huge ticket dance events. If I wasn't actually working at bluesSHOUT, I probably wouldn't have gone to half of the events. So while I'd love the idea of celebrating the birthday of one amazing human being, I might've hated being in such large party.

Its more attractive to me now to be able to commiserate with so many friends and share so many more memories but I think I'll just have to make due here in Chicago.

I'll have to share the story of the night at Fizz on the day he died. I'll write it another time. And much sooner.