Just found out that legendary blind Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey died Sunday. He was just 41 years old. The retinoblastoma cancer that robbed him of his eyesight as an infant finally took his life.
I think Healey’s performance in Road House was the highlight of the whole cheesy film, but opinions vary.
He leaves behind a wife, 13-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son. Sad to hear he’s gone.
Here he is performing Angel Eyes (Rickroll-safe YouTube video). He had amazing talent.
I’ve decided to get into better shape, so I woke up early and dusted off my road bike. Its the first time I’ve ridden it since Kelly thoughtfully got it tuned up as a Christmas present. She left the tires flat on it (so I wouldn’t get wise to her surprise), so I had to pump them up first.
Time was ticking away. I rode up the street and back. Felt pretty good.
Well, I’ll just ride over to the top of the greenway, I thought. Hey, that didn’t take much time at all. What the heck, why not do the whole greenway circuit!
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