Suitcase Full of Tears

I’m saddened to degrees of pain beyond tearfullness.
Our friend and local legend U. Utah Philips passed on to his reward.
I’m crying, I’m laughing, I’m crying.

Bruce Philips passed away of congestive heart failure on Friday, May 23, 2008
<moment of silence>
I believe it was in 1995 when Utah found out he was gonna have trouble heart wise.
He’d been fightin that particular demon for a long time and gave him a good go ’round.
I first heard Utah Philips on that crazy UC Davis radio station in 1978.
Moose Turd Pie cracked me up and I had to find out more about this folk music scene.
What I found out was that it ain’t to eveyone’s likin’
It’s good though.

Mick

Quoted from http://www.woodheat.org/fire.htm:

A fabulous fire

This is what a clean burning fire looks like

This is a photo through the glass of an advanced technology wood stove, one that is EPA certified. Note that the flames are big and lush and semi-transparent, much different from the dark, opaque, ragged flames you would see in an open fireplace. The small jets and feathery flames at the top of the image are flowing downward from the tiny combustion air holes at the top of the firebox.

Not only do these stoves burn much cleaner and more efficiently than older conventional stoves, but the view of the fire is just spectacular, well worth the price of admission. Those of us who study woodburning for a living claim it is the best looking fire in the world. By upgrading to one of these stoves, you can save wood, reduce smoke and enjoy the view all winter long.