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Re: Magic

From: Ginny G.
Email: ggnadt@execpc.com
Remote Name: 169.207.136.35
Date: 26-Oct-2002
Time: 07:10 PM

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I hope I can explain this so you understand where my heart is. I'm not writing to this go glorify someone else. It's really about Mickey.

I just woke up from a nap. I just had the only dream in my life in which I met Neil Diamond, I was able to tell him how much his music had meant to me, we talked about his family, health, everyday things. We talked for about 15 minutes and he said he'd have to go. I told him all I'd ever wanted to do was tell him what his music meant to me, and get a tiny chance to see what he was like as a person.

I woke up thinking how very lucky I'd be if something like that ever happened to me, and wondered why I'd had that dream for the first time after 35 years of being Neil fan.

I booted up the computer, and I knew why I'd had that dream. Mickey and Neil have kind of merged in my subconcious, I think.

I've been more upset about Mickey's death than I'd ever dreamed I'd be. I knew it would be very hard, but I didn't know it would be this hard.

I think it's because we (and most of you much more so than I), have been allowed to know Mickey the person, along with appreciating his beautiful and inspiring music.

I know everyone is hurting something awful, but we all have to be so very grateful that we had a chance to actually know Mickey to some extent, and many of you became his beloved friends. That's such a very precious gift. If Mickey had led his life differently, very few people could have claimed to have been his friend.

Mickey changed my life by his example, the way he treated people. I can't imagine how much he'd have changed it if I'd ever met him or been really close to him.

Grieve, because you must. But truly understand what a gift he gave us all by sharing himself with us.

I really hope you all understand what I'm saying, We hurt so much because we had so much. That's a whole lot better than living life where there are no deep feelings.

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