it's a rainy day in New York City

enough that the drops of water on the windows obscure any view of the outside world.
and that's all right.
and fitting, kind of.

Barry Hannah died on March 1, 2010.
Alex Chilton died on St. Patrick's Day 2010.
and a year ago today Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse shot himself in the heart near a friend's home in Knoxville, Tennessee. he was 47 years old.

here's an abbreviated interview I did with Mark back in 2007 for Phoenix New Times where he talks about his almost crippling depression.

(I will write about something other than people dying shortly. I promise.)