Well, this has nothing to do with charts or the markets. I just wanted to say something about Roy Orbison.
And it isn't because it's the day of his birth, or the day of his death, or that he's in the news. I just happened to watch (yet again) a little 20 minute video about the making of the Traveling Wilburys, and I am always struck by what kind of person Roy Orbison seemed to be.
First off, he had an incredible voice. Everyone recognizes that. But he endured an incredibly tragic life. One snippet, drawn from his Wikipedia entry, reads:
Orbison endured a great deal of tragedy in his relatively short life. His first wife, Claudette Frady, died in a motorcycle accident on June 6, 1966 in Gallatin, Tennessee. On September 14, 1968, the Orbison family home at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee, burned to the ground while Orbison was touring in England. Two of his three sons, Roy DeWayne (b. 1958) and Anthony King (b. 1962), died in the fire. His youngest son Wesley Kelton, who was three at the time, was saved by Orbison's parents.
I mean, can you imagine – – losing your wife and two sons in the span of two years? And he still managed to go on and be creative and productive.
What strikes me most about him is that, simply stated, he just seems so nice. Any time I see him from a show or documentary, he just seems so gentle and kind-hearted. He seems to me the best of what a person can hope to be – – talented, strong, and kind.
Oh, and it wasn't a bad day in the market either!
