worst week of my life

[Tommydee]

Hi fellow forum members i have over the last year or so consider you sort of family let me tell you about this week on wednesday as was at my neighbours funeral he was only 49 years old great guy loved his music like myself thursday today i was at my best friends funeral who was also my best man at my wedding 48 years ago when i got home tonight i got a call telling me my cousin had died he was more like a brother we started off playing the guitar together he went professional over the years he was well known in the glasgow area playing in pubs and clubs he had cancer and at the latter stage he was only skin and bone it killed me to see him like that over the last few weeks he is at rest now god bless here he is him playing www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSBIrsEilTM&feature=related

[simmo123]

Hi Tommy,sad to hear about the loss of your good friend & many thanks for giving us the opportunity to have the pleasure of seeing him perform live using the utube link,i was blown away with the performance he is such a natural performer & i am sure that he will always be remembered through he's music alone,once again mate,thanks for sharing.....Simmo

[weegeo]

Hi Tommy,
Sorry for the loss of your good friend it sure does bring it back to us just how fragile this old life is!!as Terry has said thanx for sharing your friends spot on utube it was a great spot and one could see he was a pro everything was so easy and the song he sang is one of my favourite blues numbers. If you need to talk Tommy your friends are all here for you.


Rest in Peace Willie Matthews musician and friend


weegeo

[geordiebennett]

Hi Tommy,
Sorry to hear about your friend and the bad week you've had.I really enjoyed listening to him,one of the best I've seen on here.Sadly Tommy we're at an age when we start to lose the friends we've known and played with in our life.Remember the good times.
Geordie

[Tommydee]

Thanks guys for your kind replies Willie was not just a great friend he was also my full cousin there were 4 days difference in age between us we grew up together cant imagine life without him now Tommy

[doricvision]

Hi Tommy ,you really have had a bad one and I think we can all share your pain, being of similar ages. Thankfully you have your video memories to help you remember the good times.Thanks for sharing that great clip of Willie playing that r&b classic

Bigmike

[johnstone56]

Hello Tommy
I felt so sad when I read your post tonight. Now that was a bad week. Thanks for sharing that link with us. It was nice to see and hear your cousin playing.
I think Geordie summed it up. We're at a bad age at the moment.

Tommy my sincerest best wishes to you.

John

[sweeney]

Hi Tommy! You were sure hit with S*** stick. Things like these come in waves. You think everything is fine and suddenly tragedy strikes. An old man I used to work for in my early years as a Bass Player once said to me " This is not a rehersal for the real thing This is the real thing" He was speaking about life. There is no ancidote for grief. You have to get up and go on. Trust me it's hard. I lost a grandson last Easter Sunday through suicide. He was 19.

My thoughts and prayers are with you Tommy............Gerry.

[Tommydee]

HI Sweeney i know exactly how you feel i lost a son through suicide 5 years ago he was 39 years old i thought it was the end of the world for me and Rena my dear wife time does not heal it just gets a bit easier Tommy

[Jacqui]

Hi Tommy
Sorry to read such a sad post from you, you certainly had a terrible week, I can't imagine how you must be feeling.
It certainly puts life in prospective, how precious and how very fragile it it, we have to make the most of every day we have here, and cherish our family and friends.
My Thoughts Prayers are with you and your family Tommy

God Bless Jacqui

[Tubbs]

Sincere condolences from me too Tommy....it never rains but it pours, thats for sure.

[mark]

There is not much I can say that hasn;t been said. My sincere condolences to you and your family.