January 11, 2004
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String Theory
Phil Sweetland of the New York Times on Gospel singer St. Jake Hess, who died on Sunday, January 4, 2004 — also the feast day of saints
T. S. Eliot,T.S. Matthews, and Joan Aiken –
“Mr. Hess was the string that tied together many of Christian music’s most famous quartets and ensembles, and he was an idol and later a colleague of [Elvis] Presley….
Mr. Hess sang at his funeral in 1977, as he had at the funeral of Hank Williams in 1953.”
“Go to other people’s funerals,
otherwise, they won’t go to yours.”
– Proverb attributed to St. Yogi Berra
“… to apprehend
The point of intersection of the timeless
With time, is an occupation for the saint…. “
– T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets
“You win again.”
– Keith Richards,
tribute to Hank Williams
