Our Sunday evening ended as it had began, with smiles and hugs and well wishes. The Lungs for Lee benefit show was simply wonderful. Our musician friends serenaded Lee and surrounded him with lyrical love. He couldn't have been happier. Well, maybe if he had new lungs.
For those of you who couldn't be there...we sold Lungs For Lee tees ( the one I was wearing had been bedazzled with rhinestones by yours truly ) gave out info on Pulmonary Fibrosis and organ donation and sold raffle tickets to win a fantastic guitar. Lee and I did our best to speak with as many people as we could. Lee would later describe it, "like being at your wedding and trying to talk with every one of your guests." And Lee was able to stay the entire time. Which was quite a feat. It was all the love and compassion and kindness that kept him going. But it did take him a solid 3 days to recover.
There was an odd element to the evening. One that bothered Lee a bit. The Blind Tiger was filled with people who had come out to support a man who needs new lungs to survive. Yet about a third of them were outside smoking. Smoking and lung disease, not a particularly good mix. He and I live a life filled with lung health do's and don'ts, mostly don'ts, so we couldn't help but be perplexed by it.
Smoking aside, the night was truly fantastic. Watching our friends on stage belting out songs all in the name of Lee was awesome. And Lee even made it onstage with Ronnie Levels and His Genius Band to sing a Big Star song, Thank You Friends. An obvious thank you to everyone for their support during this difficult time in his life.
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