Gotta Go!!

“Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.”

― Mitch Albom

I am not a huge Mitch Albom fan, but he has, over the years, written some stuff that is quote worthy.  And the aforementioned quote, is one of them.

Why is that you ask?

Well?  Let me tell you…

My brother Vince died yesterday, and well?  I still love him, and more importantly, he loves EVERYONE!!

No shit…Seriously?  Yes, he loved damn near every person in the world.

And here is the thing….The man was funny, and being funny is what we are all about here on IWS Radio.

And you know what?  Have you ever met that guy or doll who was unintentionally funny?  Yeah?  Well that was my brother, Vince.

I remember some 20 years ago, Vince and I decided to seal coat Mom and Dad’s driveway…Being men, we didn’t read the directions on the seal coat product.

We spent eight hours, 200 dollars, and a case of beer on a project that should have taken two hours, 50 bucks, and a twelve pack.

Neither Vince or I noticed that the seal coat product that we used worked best when water is applied to the driveway first.

However when we finally DID get finished…the driveway turned out to be the purest of ebony, while Vince and I were drunker than Lot while being accosted by his daughters.

Vinnie and I had many a good time together, some that are so heinous, that I shall not talk about today, nor will you, “Mizz Tanzy of the Rainforest”, whom Vince and I “met” backstage at the Greene County Fair in 1992 for the price of three Tilt-a-Whirl tickets and a warm, 24 ounce can of Pabst.

Shut your whore mouth, Mizz Tanzy!!

Vinnie was an anachronism as well…He as many of you know, kept the mullet.  He wore sweat socks with stripes, went to bed at ten, and at Christmas, instead of buying gift cards, he picked out awesomely personal gifts for people.

He was…my mom.  Okay, only I would have never breast fed from him, which I didn’t from my own mom, and now?

Okay, wait….This is getting creepy, but to get back to the point…

Brother Vinnie encapsulated and personified IWS Radio…

He was a guy who stayed on top of the news and would usually say of President Obama, Congress, or just about anyone who had something “important” to say…

“Really?  Are you fucking stupid?”

Yeah…He was more into personal fun and frivolity, and I mean that in a family way, and rather than getting caught up into the bullshit that is a politically driven life...

He loved his family; we still love him, and in the words of Mitch Albom…YOU still live among us, “even after you are gone.”

Here’s to you Vinnie.  Long may your Freak Flag wave!!

Cheers!!

Matt-Man
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