Jim Rousey
Sad news. Filker Jim Rousey passed away on May 12. Lee Gold just heard of Jim's passing from Jim's brother, and posted to rec.music.filk.
Jim was a frequent contributor to Xenofilkia. Of his many wonderful songs, I remember two very fondly: "You've Got To Eat Up Your Liver", which Kathy Mar often sings; and "Life Is Hard, and Then You Die", which has suddenly become tragically appropriate.
I did not know Jim well at all, so there isn't really anything else I can add.
Jim's brother wrote:
"I know how much Jim loved filk music... I listed filk music in Jim's obituary as an interest. All the newspapers, except San Francisco, tried to correct the spelling to folk and I had to educate them."
Jim was a frequent contributor to Xenofilkia. Of his many wonderful songs, I remember two very fondly: "You've Got To Eat Up Your Liver", which Kathy Mar often sings; and "Life Is Hard, and Then You Die", which has suddenly become tragically appropriate.
I did not know Jim well at all, so there isn't really anything else I can add.
Jim's brother wrote:
"I know how much Jim loved filk music... I listed filk music in Jim's obituary as an interest. All the newspapers, except San Francisco, tried to correct the spelling to folk and I had to educate them."