Melissa Navia Instagram – Brian knew how much I loved live music of all kinds and made sure to sit me right in front of a banjo (tenor or five-string) whenever he had the opportunity (even though he freely admitted he did not care for the banjo half as much as I do). Whether it was a show at a pub or the opera or a concert hall or on Broadway, I always had the best seat, because of him. Then last year happened, and my world stopped, but you know what? The music didn’t. It hasn’t. Brian left me with so much music. Even when I couldn’t see tomorrow, the right songs played. Not only his own, and not only from so many memories attached to songs & artists & experiences, but also from his friends. Incredible musicians (five of the best featured above, wearing Brian’s Sean Fhéile shirts, at a music festival in Brian’s honor this past September) who have been celebrating him all year, from that day one, the best way they know how—with the music he loved. So really I’m not surprised, since I could always count on Brian to make sure I had everything, that he has left me with the best seats to the best shows with the best musicians, who I now also call friends, for life. In NYC and in Ireland and in places I have yet to visit.
Thank you to everyone who helped me celebrate my Brian this year. Near and far. Those who knew him and adored him, throughout his adventure of an extraordinary life, and those who came to know him through me, because of Strange New Worlds.
Onward we go.
#ForBrian #WithBrian #NYC | Posted on 01/Jan/2023 09:32:36
