i wish i could let it pass, but i just can't help it. j.r. cash died today. i could just feel it coming. i remember reading about johnny and june carter's love story on david's couch in nashville back in may. i don't remember what i was reading, but that kind of love just makes your heart sing. anyhow, the next month i was making the long drive to el lay from mesquite and i had johnny and june's rendition of 'darling companion' on repeat in my honda accord. it's one of the most lovely songs i'd ever heard: "darling companion, i'll tell the mountains and the canyon / as long as i've got legs to stand on / i'm gonna run to you." anyhow, i guess he did.