You may remember this song written and performed by Christopher Cross in the early 1980s. For those General Hospital fans, you may remember it used as a theme song for Luke and Laura when she returned from the dead, but actually had only been kidnapped by the Cassadine family (now, how do you suppose I knew that?).
One night while driving, the best friend of a girl Christopher Cross was dating was killed by a stray bullet. He wrote the song as a tribute to her. If you read “Death of a Childhood Friend,” on my November 25 blog, you know her name was Laura. That song has been resonating in my mind since I found out the tragic news of her death.
Laura’s brother, Gary, told me that around 750 people came to the funeral home the night of visitation to pay their respects. He also said that her husband, Brad, said “Laura would have never believed so many people would think that much of her.” That did not surprise me. Laura touched my heart when we were only kids; I can only imagine how many lives she touched throughout her life. As a wedding present in 1984, Laura sent Carl and me a special needlepoint wall hanging. That present was the most cherished and hung on our kitchen wall.
Every once in a while,
I'd see her smile
She turned my day around...
Think of Laura
But laugh don't cry
I know she'd want it that way
Hey yeah
When you think of Laura...
A friend of a friend
A friend til the end
That's the kind of girl she was
Taken away so young...
Hey, Laura
Where are you now
Are you far away from here?
I don't think so
I think you're here
Taking our tears away...
[From Christopher Cross's song, "Thinking of Laura"]
So, when you think of ______________ ... You fill in the blank.
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It is sad that I knew exactly what you are talking about with the whole Luke and Laura thing...in my defense, this is when my babies used to take their naps...
Good thoughts about remembering those who have preceeded us to the other side of the kingdom.
I'm waiting for my friend from Florida to chime in on this. He used to come home from school and turn on soap operas! The only male (having since lose his man card) I ever knew who was actually hooked on those shows and would admit it!
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