When the bug hits that’s the time to scratch it
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Photo from Johnny’s in the Basement blog
Every once and a while I get a song stuck in my head. I had to look up the lyrics on the web, because I forgot the name of the artist. Then I found him. Vic Chesnutt. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the song available on YouTube (I was looking for the song titled “Bug”). When I looked further, I found out he had died on December 25, 2009. This SF Examiner article does a good job of describing how inspiring and talented Chesnutt was and also the sad state of our health care system.
I first heard of Chesnutt when I took a southern lit class in college. Our professor made us mixed cds with southern music. Vic Chesnutt’s song “Bug” was on the cd. I would play that track over and over again. I remember loving the melody and his haunting voice, the storytelling lyrics. Vic Chesnutt, you will be missed.
