B.B. King is dead

[calimary]

56. He'll always be a demigod around casa de calimary.

My kid the rock band front man loves BB King.

I had the pleasure of interviewing him when I was still working. There were several of us lined up waiting our turn in the waiting room that day. He arrived, and greeted each of us before the interviews started. He handed out this customary little souvenir - a little lapel pin of Lucille, his beloved Gibson guitar, with his name on it. He worked his way down the line of us. When he got to me he looked down at my unavoidable belly. I was HUGELY pregnant with what turned out to be my son. He smiled, his eyes twinkled, and nodded at my stomach and said "and YOU get TWO!" Michael still has his little pin, and treasures it (and I still have mine, too!). He loves it when I tell that story!