Aug 102008

Walk On By

Man…this weekend has been difficult on the entertainment world. Seriously, the past couple of months have been just hard. George Carlin, Tim Russert, Bernie Mac…and now Isaac Hayes have all passed. I realize that death is a part of life, and that we must say goodbye and continue to move forward; but the emptiness is hard to ignore.

Isaac Hayes just epitomized cool to me. He always reminded me of someone who could sit you down and have a nice long conversation about life…no bullshitting, no fillers…just straight, no chaser. My mother used to play those Isaac Hayes records, one in particular: “I Stand Accused.” Man, I heard that record so much growing up, not really knowing what it meant until I got older, but even in my youth, I knew that that man was laying down some serious, serious realness.

I feel blessed to have been exposed to his immense talent…blessed to have heard his rap, his speaking, his songs. All of these happenings this weekend have just reminded me how precious life is, and how important it is to live every day.

I leave you with my favorite Isaac Hayes song…

Isaac Hayes – Walk On By
video credit: originally uploaded to YouTube on December 2, 2007 by CWroyal88

sdg1844

Hey Marva! Love the new site. Girl, I can't tell you about losin' Bernie and Isaac. Just irreplacable and heart breaking. I remember gowing up and looking at men like Isaac and he made me proud to be Black. RIP "Black Moses".

Malcolm

Losing Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes on consecutive days has been rough. To me it's been even rougher because of the untimeliness of their deaths. The same goes for Carlin and Russert.

Clnmike

Yeah this was a painful one.

invisiblewoman

I really felt this passing, I grew up on Isaac. Absolutely love this song, and all the covers he did.

Jim

:?: Hey, does anyone know if there is a book on Bernie Mac? I found a great book about Tim Russert that had stories from people that knew him. There is a sample of the book at
http://www.timrussertbook.com/
I am looking for a book on Bernie that has the same type of thing, stories from people that knew him.
Thanks,
Jim