tribute to a friend

[Tullite]

a good friend of mine has just passed away and we were discussing what may be played at his funeral ( next fri ) and it made me think what i want played at mine obviously tull ( start of funeral ) = jasmine corridor(slob) end= lifes a long song. my friend died sudden and was only 32 so probably never gave it a thought and i dont want other people deciding what to play cus it prob wouldent be tull so its now in my will. what would you choose ? R.I.P. ASHLEY TEMPLE XXXX

[Mothfairy]

Sorry for your loss. So sad and so young too.

I went to a wake recently, I mentioned on here just yeseterday the loss of a friend who did like Tull but played the flute and mostly of the Irish genre and that's what was played at his funeral. It's what he definitely would've wanted.

[Tullite]

many thanks mothfairy, he was young and not into the older music so it will be interesting to see what his family come up with . music is a personal thing and you never know whats gonna happen so your views need to be related to what you want at such times , thats just my view never really thought about it till this happened.

[Nonfatman]

Sorry to hear that, Jim. Terrible tragedy for someone so young. Something similar just happened with a friend of TM who was killed in an auto crash. Sad too for the kids they leave behind, because a kid never really recovers from the loss of a parent.

Jeff

[Mothfairy]

Very true. I am 29, and like (some) old(er) music, like Tull, and haven't thought of that sort of thing. couldn't imagine leaving my kids behind until they are well into adulthood and don't need me as much.

[Deleted]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Life is such a fragile and delicate thread. My thoughts are with you.
Music is very a personal thing and generational.

That being said there are 2 songs that will be played at any service for me they would be Elegy(mom liked it the song) and Reasons For Waiting (because its my favorite) and probably few more thrown in.
Again Tullite sorry for to hear about your loss.

[Tullite]

many thanks, ash was what we call in the north of uk " a rumman " meaning a bit of a lad , carefree, etc. he dident have any children he dident want to be " tied " he loved just travlin alover uk he dident live off the state he was a proffesional gambler and got barred from lots of places for winning to much !! he aked me to drive him round one day to all his gambling dens so i said ok just for a laugh he made over £500 that day and paid my lunch my petrol and gave me £100 ! i said after that i would do it everyday ! but he wanted to be off to london, scotland etc and would of taken all my time up from my wife. he lost his long time girlfriend hanna cus of his " job " . his funeral next friday is in blackpool ( one of ians home towns !! ) i could tell you lots of good stories about ash he was a charachter. apparently he choked after a night out i dont know full details as yet. we are going on mon to pay our last respects. thanks again to all replies.

[TM]

Sorry to both of you on your losses.

Lost a friend myself not too long ago.