I keep a copy of a song my friend wrote on my phone and it came up in Ye’Ol’Playlist the other day and Lo! Taht shows up in my IM client. We talked for a bit and turns out he didn’t have a copy handy himself.
It is not a happy song. The feelings behind its creation are pretty Raw (why David and I get along, incidentally).
If you love space exploration it is a hurtful song.
If you love Heinlein, and Spider Robinson, it’s about average for angst. It’s a mix of a few Heinlein stories and worse; the realities of Space Exploration.
It makes me cry sometimes. I can belt it out inebriated or sober with the same feeling of despair. Since his archive is temporarily down, he’s given permission (it’s probably Open Source anyway) for me to post it here.
With this post, we can all smash glass after glass.
Update: In writing this post, I was informed that Mr. Leonard Nemoy has passed away. Callahan, I propose a toast … To Spock! *Hurls Glass Into Fireplace*