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Wed, 20 Apr 2005

Craig Crowther Poetry/Music Tribute

Tonight we honored our friend Craig Crowther with music and poetry.

  • Sandy Anderson opened the evening reading what we wrote for John Saltas of the Salt Lake City Weekly (and other papers).

  • Next, Hector Ahumada told a story he felt was apropos of Craig.

  • The Cowdaddies (Kennard Machol, Rex Flinner and me) played Cucooz and Navajo Trail.

  • Sandy read poems relating to her long relationship with Craig as poet and publisher.

  • Harold read a message and poem from Jose Knighton who now lives in Portland, Oregon.

  • The Cowdaddies did a couple more tunes: some unnamed Latin tune Kennard taught us the night before and Sally Gooden.

  • I read some of what I wrote after I returned from Chile and found out Craig had died. I lightened it up a bit with my "trick-ta-piss" that was one of Craig's favorites. I continued with a poem I wrote a year after Craig died hiking the first trail I ever hiked with Craig. Then I picked up my bass and did Lew Welch's Graffiti - a poem Craig would always make me do regardless of the setting. Then I read a fun poem by Craig, Moab Has Seen The Last Of Me. I finished by reading one of our favorite poems (by Lew Welch), that we call Ring of Bone.

  • Sandy read a message from Miriam Murphy and a message from Charles Potts.

  • Sherm Clow read a funny and ironic poem he wrote about finding out both he and Craig worked in the bowels of the Utah State capital.

  • The Cowdaddies ended the evening with Home On The Range.

A great number of Craig's river buddies were there, as well as most of his family. We all hung out and enjoyed each other's company. Here are some photos.

Update: The night of the tribute I dreamed of Craig. Very simple. He was sitting on a couch smiling at me, singing a song.

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