Today was the day of the Mount Mansfield Union High School honors award ceremony. Every year since Sam died we go there and present the “Sam Cohn Musical Soul Award’ . The award is to honor Sam’s amazing love of music. He could play both classical and head banging with equal ease an energy. . The award allows the winner to go pick out a guitar or base of his/her choice.. Electric or acoustic.. at Advanced music. The only stipulation is that the instrument can never be used to play eleton john or billy joel.. two bands that sam.. and I .. don’t like .
during the months before anyone, teachers or student, can nominate any student (aside from themselves) for their love of music. . The nominatiosn are all put in a hat.. then we choose one at random.. to let sam have the final choice.
this year, Gabe made the announcement,, He talked about sam, how he died, , his love of music. and I picked the nomination out of a bowl 
the winner this year is this awesome kid Cameron.. he sounds like just the right guy.. he loves music.. and deserves a new instrument
it felt good to give that kind of gift to soemone..
it felt good to walk around MMU again.. so many of the teachers wanted to talk to gabe..
SUre. .it makes me a little sad when I walk in the door there.. but I have more happy memories there than sad.
Later after a long hard day we all took a barefoot walk down to the river, the mist was thick becaus ethe air had cooled.. it looked pretty cool
another day in paradise..
nite all. nite sam
-me