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One Year Later

Initial thoughts on the 9/11 Anniversary (part one, I'll write more later on tonight):

First of all, no terrorist is gonna screw this day up for me and my family. It's my sister's birthday, and our cousin's too, and THAT is the true meaning of this day for me. Of course it's good to look back and reflect, but the main objective of this day for me is to MOVE ON and celebrate another year in the life of my dear sister.

I can't help but wonder what Jeff Buckley would have thought about the 9/11 tragedy, and what he would be thinking and doing today. One thought that comes to mind is that he would probably mention his song "Eternal Life," which for me is about the need to love instead of hate, and about love overcoming those who spread that hate. I don't know Jeff's original intentions in writing the song, but that's what it means to me.

Jeff would probably spend the day with friends, and I think he would probably also do a lot of writing. Maybe write a song about the day. He'd probably be writing poetry too. He'd probably talk about the need to love each other, and use music and creativity to move on and overcome these horrible events. As an adopted New Yorker, he'd probably be royally pissed off that some terrorist organization had even dared to blacken the sky of his beloved metropolis. Maybe he'd give a speech, or talk to the media. Or perhaps he'd sit quietly in his apartment in reflection. Any of these things could have happened, but all I know is that Jeff would have done SOMETHING. Jeff's probably in heaven or whatever right now, singing songs to those who died on 9/11 with his sweet heavenly voice. In spite of all the tragedy, at least those victims are up there with Jeff. Jeff Buckley's magic never stopped, and never will stop. He was and is a gift, simple as that.