Halloween

Today is Halloween, little sweetheart. I think this might be your favorite holiday, no? Although, now that I think of it, I don’t think we ever spent Halloween together. Can that be right?

I remember one we were together around Halloween. We stopped by Danya’s house, her parents house, on the way to Davis. I remember it was at least around Halloween if not the day itself because they had Halloween candy. We were in the kitchen with her. She asked if we wanted some and before we could even reply said “of course you do.” It was night. I can’t even remember why we dropped in. It must’ve been early on because it was the first time I actually, finally met Danya after you had talked about her to me and me to her for some time.

I think it was the second Halloween after we met.

Because the first Halloween I think you would’ve been in Boston getting ready to do Rock n Roll at The Huntington. I was headed there next, right after Election Night, to be with you over the week of your birthday on November 13.

On Halloween, I was on my way back to New York after a week in LA where a little theater company had been doing two of my plays. We talked everyday as you were a bit bemused that I was in California but not with you (although I had just been - I’d come to see R&R at The Geary, several times, and we’d been together) and you were trying to figure out what to send ahead to Boston and what to bring on the plane with you.

I remember flying out of Burbank and that it was Halloween because all of the Jet Blue crew and staff were in costume. Everyone was in great spirits not only for the holiday but I think because we could feel already that Obama was going to win and that things would get better.

They already had - you had found me.

It’s Halloween and I’m think of you, little sweetheart. I’ve been mixing the new album all day. Tomorrow is All Saints Day and the next day All Soul’s. I’ve much to say about that, too. Many prayers and thoughts and all my love. So, more on that tomorrow.

And tonight? May you find me in dreams and take me to you the moment heaven will allow. With all my love forever.