Folk Music and Baseball

We played a few songs from Steve Goodman on The Folk Show tonight. He was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Since the Chicago Cubs were swept by the LA Dodgers, it seemed fitting to play a Dying Cub Fan's Last Request in honor of the Cubs and a great songwriter, Steve Goodman. Goodman is someone I wish I had met. Any mentor of John Prine's is okay in my book! I like his sense of humor evident in songs like "The Twentieth Century is Almost Over" and "Veg-O-Matic", a tune about late night t.v. commercials. I also appreciate his bravery. Although he was diagnosed with cancer in the 60's, he continued to write, perform and record until he died in 1984. His last album, Unfinished Business won a posthumous grammy award. I won't wonder why some truly great performers leave us too soon. Instead, I'll just be grateful for the music he shared with us and hope, like he would, that the Cubs won't wait too much longer before winning a championship and perhaps a World Series.