My cousin, Jim died yesterday. I posted stories about him on D.U. Age 73.

The way he lived his life was the closest to Hunter S. Thompson than anyone I know. Drugs, not much into alcohol... and the wild craziness and love of life.

Whether it was camping in forests, road trips and so forth, he was there.

Who else do you know that during a road trip to Maine, on the 4th. of July, would take you on a detour to Marblehead to see the painting, "The Spirit of '76" as it is hanging on the wall in the Marblehead town hall?

And beautiful women were attracted to him. Damn, I was jealous. But he and his wife stayed together for 48 years. She was at his bedside when he passed.


He died of lung disease.... caused by 60 years of daily smoking of marijuana.


But the thing of it is, last week, he said he knew he was dying and his lifestyle was the cause of it. But he said he wouldn't change a bit of it.

Rock on, Jim. And I hope there's a couple of good buds waiting for you.