I bought this album when I was living in my first apartment and wore it out. Emitt Rhodes, like all good artists, let you know through inspiration and solace that you were sharing the same road. The song Live was my anthem. His anti-war song Tame the Lion has never been bettered, and his liner notes on Farewell to Paradise are the saddest ever written. He deserved a better shake from Fate. Rest.

Yesterday was spent at the Lake Effect Comic Book Convention and, as usual, I couldn't think of a better way to ...