Panel 1: Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day

.o0(Oh no, not him too...)

I originally thought of this comic when  GeneCatlow passed away.

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Panel 2: Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away

.o0(20 years ago, this joint was jumping)

The King Edward's Hotel in Calgary - AKA The King Eddy's - was the place for Blues from the 1970s to 2004 when it shut down, so 20 years ago would be 1999, when I started jamming there on a regular basis.

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Panel 3: Change and decay in all around I see

.o0(Never mind your mechanical skills, Dad, what happened to your mind?!)

[ <:-6 + [WTF Repair Attempt = X-6 ]

My father used to be a good mechanic. But his brain's been scrambled on more than one occasion, and when my mom's car crapped out... well, Dad tried to fix it, and did a number on it instead.

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Panel 4: Oh Thou Who Changest Not, abide with me

*mewfle*...

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Song lyrics are the second verse of Abide With Me by Henry Francis Lyte