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_why’s disappearance has been all over the net in the last 36 hours. My favorite work from _why was the travelling IRC bot troupe. And when I saw the documentation to shoes in the form of a ransom note, I was inspired to try ever harder at combining art with work, and life with living.
I don’t go to funerals, not even for my own little brother, yet I feel strangely compelled to say goodbye to _why, who I never met or talked to. Maybe I’m sad about both of them. Here’s a song from Daniel Johnston I recently discovered, in memory of _why, and everyone who is gone and used to be here injecting life into our lives:
Worried Shoes – Yip / Jump Music (1983)
I took my lucky break and I broke it in two
Put on my worried shoes
My worried shoes
And my shoes took me so many miles and they never wore out
My worried shoes
My worried shoes
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
My worried shoes
I made a mistake and I never forgot
I tied knots in the laces of
My worried shoes
And with every step that I’d take I’d remember my mistake
As I marched further and further away
In my worried shoes
oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo
My worried shoes
And my shoes took me down a crooked path
Away from all welcome mats
My worried shoes
And then one day I looked around and I found the sun shining down
And I took off my worried shoes
And the feet broke free
I didn’t need to wear
Then I knew the difference between worrying and caring
‘Cause I’ve got a lot of walking to do
And I don’t want to wear
My worried shoes
I like this performance the best:
