Bro did not desire Obits. Oh well Bro, News travels quickly these days.



An ongoing evolving Tribute

An ongoing evolving Tribute and Memorial for Big Al Holcombe...

Ideas, pictures, video (one of him and his brothers in the Year 1960 soon to appear) anything and everything can be delivered to TightRopeSSI@hotmail.com.

One of Pops favs through the yrs.

One of Pops favs through the yrs.

Every generation Blames the one before And all of their frustrations Come beating on your door I know that I'm a prisoner To all my Father held so dear I know that I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears I just wish I could have told him in the living years Crumpled bits of paper Filled with imperfect thought Stilted conversations I'm afraid that's all we've got You say you just don't see it He says it's perfect sense You just can't get agreement In this present tense
We all talk a different language Talking in defence Say it loud, say it clear You can listen as well as you hear It's too late when we die To admit we don't see eye to eye So we open up a quarrel Between the present and the past We only sacrifice the future It's the bitterness that lasts So Don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate It may have a new perspective On a different day And if you don't give up, and don't give in You may just be O.K.Say it loud, say it clear You can listen as well as you hear It's too late when we die To admit we don't see eye to eye I wasn't there that morning
When my Father passed away I didn't get to tell him All the things I had to say I think I caught his spirit Later that same year I'm sure I heard his echo In my baby's new born tears I just wish I could have told him in the living years Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear It's too late when we die To admit we don't see eye to eye

Phil Collins

My dad instilled a deep love for Phil Collins in me. I think this song summed up his life pretty well. This song along with the New World Son tune below I think allow you in to his life in a profound way. Lyrics under video
All Of My Life lyrics
All of my life, I've been searching
For the words to say how I feel.
I'd spend my time thinking too much
And leave too little to say what I mean
I've tried to understand the best I can
All of my life.
All of my life, I've been saying sorry
For the things I know I should have done
All the things I could have said come back to me
Sometimes I wish that it had just begun
Seems I'm always that little too late
All of my life
Set 'em up, I'll take a drink with you
Pull up a chair, I think I'll stay
Set 'em up, cos I'm going nowhere
There's too much I need to remember, too much I need to say
All of my life, I've been looking
But it's hard to find the way
Reaching past the goal in front of me
While what's important just slips away
It doesn't come back but I'll be looking
All of my life
Set 'em up...
All of my life, there have been regrets
That I didn't do all I could
Making records upstairs, while he watched TV
I didn't spend the time I should
It's a memory I will live with
All of my life

Siblings may be ambivalent about their relationships in life, but in death the power of their bond strangles the surviving heart. Death reminds us that we are part of the same river, the same flow from the same source, rushing towards the same destiny. Were you close? Yes, but we didn’t know it then.

Barbara Ascher

Landscape Without Gravity

Big Al Holcombe Show

This video brought Bro so much Joy!

Friday, August 12, 2011

ATL Braves

Just sitting here watching Bobby Cox's jersey number being retired. I wish that you and I could watch this together and talk about the season. It has been strange not having you to talk to about baseball and all that it involves. On top of that, I wish you could watch this grandson of yours grow. I know he would love you. Just as I do. Miss ya pop.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011

I have so many things to talk with you about but you are gone...

Friday, June 3, 2011

Well dad, I went up to Marietta and paid respects to Uncle Buddy for you and myself. I'm glad that you had him in your life. I pray that you and he are together. Love you

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Happy Birthday Daddy

You would've been 60 today. I miss you. Happy Birthday

Monday, May 9, 2011

Pops,
WIsh you could see little dude. He is starting to give kisses and hold hands. I'm glad though, that you got to hang with him even just a little. Hopefully we'll see you soon. That is my hope. Live long and prosper my father. na nu na nu. love you.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Friday, April 29, 2011

the last few days have been really strange for me. I have been wanting to call my dad and fill him in on some of the new things his grandson has been doing, but realizing simultaneously that I can't. I'm sure he would love to know that Asher is starting to do kisses. I have also wanted to just shoot the breeze about sports. He was the only person I really did that with anymore. As Donny would say, SUCKS!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Four weeks...  Bro no mo... a memory..
A messenger...

"...in death the power of their bond strangles the surviving heart."



Even in our sleep,
Pain which cannot forget
Falls drop by drop upon the heart,
Until, in our own despair,
Against our will,
Comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.
-- Aeschylus

"One does not get over it does one?  One grows through it..."

uncle 

Friday, April 15, 2011

Damn.... coming on four weeks and I just had a weep....
When someone has been a part of your life since birth, your identity is based on having them there. They form a part of the field or background from which you live your life, and as such, they are essential. They make up part of the unbroken wholeness that defines who you are. This relates to the concept of birth order.  When the first child is born, he or she develops certain characteristics and talents. The children born later will most likely choose other, different, characteristics to develop and to excel in, so they will be different from each other. The first child may become a star athlete, while the next sibling excels in academics.  In doing so, siblings actually loan each other their strengths, and when one of the siblings dies, that strength is lost, and the survivor's identity with it. It takes time to learn how to live your life again. You have to grow within yourself the parts once carried by your brother or sister. You don't "get" over this as much as "grow through" it.


Big Al, no doubt, was a Big part of my life....

Thursday, April 14, 2011


Q: How long does the grief last?
A: The beginning part of grief that is so much like an actual, physical illness usually lasts no more than 6-8 weeks. After that, the length of time depends on a number of factors, such as the amount of life space shared with the deceased, the degree of dependency on the deceased, and the number of secondary losses. Secondary losses come about because of the death, which was the primary loss. If, for example, your adult brother dies, and his wife has to move away to get a job or to be closer to her parents, the secondary loss is your nieces and nephews, and your sister-in-law.
I walked in the house to call Bro and tell him about the citation I was issued while Loki and I were at the Park...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

"Amazing tradition, they throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can't come."

clickThe Big Chill

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011

missing bro

Missing Bro...  It is this time of day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday We would ALWAYS chat.  It seems He would always ringl while I was preparing for work.  I purchased a wireless head set for this time of day.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

A livication to my Dad

Recently, April 2, I played an hour of reggae music to remember my father. These tunes aren't necessarily tunes he knew just tunes that I hope would serve him well. The set list goes like this:

1.Zion Land Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus
2.On Mount Zion Wingless Angels
3.This Train Bunny Wailer
4.Leaving To Zion Black Uhuru
5.Moving To Zion Johnny Clarke
6.Holy Mount Zion Culture
7.Zion Train Bob Marley
8.Zion Shepherd Solomon Jabby 9.Dear Dad Kymani Marley
10.Wash The Tears Gramps Morgan


If you are interested in a copy of my play list minus my voice let me know.
Missing My Big Brother Big Time....
It was nice to pick up the phone and give him a call or He, I....

Missing Big Al

under construction....

Post any ideas....

Album collection.... rod stewart, newworldson (Sweet holy spirit)

movies  ... bucket list

Boxnet

Happy's Play List Dedication all put in the Digital bucket

It is finished! posted by Big Al before He took flight,,,,