The Big O.....

There was only one Roy Orbison, who would have been 75 today. He always had a mysterious streak about him with the dark glasses and all. Those glasses seemed to hide much more than poor eyesight. It hid his painful shyness, and then later the pain of losing his wife in a car accident and this two eldest sons in a house fire. The operatic sound of his voice made everything he sang sound like it was the most important thing in the world to him. There are many who sing, "I lost my baby"...when he sang it, you felt that someone needed to put him on suicide watch. He was a true innovator, doing things his own way, and thankfully before his death in 1988, had the opportunity to not only mount an astounding comeback, but to watch a new generation show appreciation for his music. I still get chills hearing his voice....