Ken 1959 to 2008 - Another Quick Story

A Story Kelly remembered about Ken - too good not to pass along... (more Ken stuff is below...)

In 1981, while living in an apartment in New Haven, conveniently located above a bar on State Street, Ken had his usual sparcely furnished room, which included a desk, lamp, chair and mattress on the floor. He had a small bookshelf, which did not fit all of the books Ken had. Since he did not eat like a normal person (a lot of grains, fruits and vegetables) there was plenty of room in the kitchen to store his books.

Once, just prior to a party kicking in at the apartment, there were four or five of us hanging in the kitchen, drinking beers, smoking cigarettes and sitting at the kitchen table. Ken comes in and opens the double doors to one of the large kitchen cabinets, which prompted everyone to become silent and look in amasement at the perfectly shelved books he had there. He grabs a book, closes the cabinet doors and looks over at the stunned onlookers.

"Food for thought, anyone?" he asked, in his usual smooth, gentle voice and boyish grin.

This guy was a classic! (Photo below is Ken with his prized solid-body Gibson "Paul" guitar, which he picked up shortly after seeing John Lennon play one... just a coincidence, I'm sure... although Lennon was a huge influence on both of us... and just about every other musician whoever strapped on a guitar...)