Not Violin Related

An old, good friend of mine died a few months ago, and this song reminds me of him. There's a story behind it that our group of high school friends might remember. A couple of things have made me think of him recently. When you've lived far away from an old friend for a long time, communicating only by Christmas letters and the occasional email ("Congrats on your school's sports championship"/"Heard about the natural disaster in your area--hope things are OK with you"/that kind of thing), it takes a while to sink in that you can't exchange the occasional email anymore. And in the moments when it does sink in, it doesn't "sink in" so much as "stab you in the heart." Anyway, this is the music I have in my head this evening.

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