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Recently, your scribe had to attend a funeral of a dear old friend that was a saint amongst all mankind. He made selfless works an art form in his help of others less fortunate than himself. He was always dressed in black and I leave for you all today the lyrics of a wonderful Johnny Cash (a great Link Man as well!!!!) song that reminded me of my dear friend.
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black
Why you never see bright colors on my back
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town
I wear it for the prisoner who is long paid for his crime
But is there because he's a victim of the times
I wear the black for those who've never read
Or listened to the words that Jesus said
About the road to happiness through love and charity
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
Up front there ought to be a Man In Black
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
And I wear it for the thousands who have died
Believin' that the Lord was on their side
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
Believin' that we all were on their side
Well, there's things that never will be right I know
And things need changin' everywhere you go
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right
You'll never see me wear a suit of white
Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that everything's okay
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black
"Man in Black" as written by Colley/saraceno/mantz
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Today's links are black leather and pressed metal. They are worn with a white cotton Saville Row shirt and a black silk Gucci neck tie and a black suit.
Til Later
ONWARD
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series .....
Recently, your scribe had to attend a funeral of a dear old friend that was a saint amongst all mankind. He made selfless works an art form in his help of others less fortunate than himself. He was always dressed in black and I leave for you all today the lyrics of a wonderful Johnny Cash (a great Link Man as well!!!!) song that reminded me of my dear friend.
Why you never see bright colors on my back
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town
I wear it for the prisoner who is long paid for his crime
But is there because he's a victim of the times
I wear the black for those who've never read
Or listened to the words that Jesus said
About the road to happiness through love and charity
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
Up front there ought to be a Man In Black
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
And I wear it for the thousands who have died
Believin' that the Lord was on their side
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
Believin' that we all were on their side
Well, there's things that never will be right I know
And things need changin' everywhere you go
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right
You'll never see me wear a suit of white
Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that everything's okay
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black
"Man in Black" as written by Colley/saraceno/mantz
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Today's links are black leather and pressed metal. They are worn with a white cotton Saville Row shirt and a black silk Gucci neck tie and a black suit.
Til Later
ONWARD
What a wonderful accolade. I wish I knew him.
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