Nyt on sitten kotiuduttu Kreetalta. Fantastinen matka, hotelli oli hyvä, kohde oli hyvä, sää loistav, seura fantastista!

Kotiin tultua sitten alkoikin arki ja työt...

Tällä viikolla tuli sitten kaksikin suru-uutista, yllättävämpi, ja järkyttävämpi, oli Anna Lindhin murha Tukholmassa keskiviikkona. Täysin turha, ja käsittämätön surmatyö. (Vai voiko surmatöitä ylipäätään ymmärtää?)

Toinen suru-uutinen olikin jo hieman odotettu. Johnny Cash, The Man In Black, liittyi vaimonsa June Carter Cashin seuraan tänään 71-vuotiaana...

Taivaassa on nyt yksi enkeli, joka pukeutuu mustaan... Kunnes parannamme tapamme...

"Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he's a victim of the times.

I wear the black for those who never read,
Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
About the road to happiness through love and charity,
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.

Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.

I wear it for the sick and lonely old,
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.

And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen' that we all were on their side.

Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,
And tell the world that everything's OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black "
-Johnny Cash, The Man In Black

Johnny Cash eli niin kuin opetti, pohjalla käynyt tähti avusti lukuisia hyväntekeväisyysjärjestöjä, avusti useita vankeja takaisin yhteiskuntaan, eli uskonsa mukaisesti, selkä suorana, omana itsenään, menneisyyttään häpeilemättä.

Johnny Cash oli karski mies, rehti mies, aito mies. Niin rohkea, ettei hävennyt tunnustaa avoimesti uskoaan, sekä rakkauttaan. "Love God Murder" kokooma-albumilla Johnny Cash toteaa:" What has happened to our love language? We have brought it down to three-minute sound bites - sandwiches in cute words that rhyme. And it's a shame that those love songs are played everywhere with no follow-up kisses to seal the words".

Johnny Cash, "outlaw", tosi mies,, romantikko, lauluntekijä, artisti on poissa, ja maailma on taas hieman köyhempi...

Chilipäänä lopetan vuodatukseni June Carter Cashin kirjoittamaan rakkausballadiin, joka, kuten jokainen rakkauden kokenut kertoo tyhjentävästi miltä rakkaus tuntuu. Etenkin rakkaus chiliin ;-)

"Love Is A Burning Thing
And It Makes A Fiery Ring
Bound By Wild Desire
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire

CHORUS:
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
When Hearts Like Ours Meet
I Fell For You Like A Child
Oh, But The Fire Went Wild

CHORUS
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

And It Burns, Burns, Burns

The Ring Of Fire

The Ring Of Fire"
-June Carter Cash, The Ring of Fire