Chuck Busey

Philosophy translates in Greek as "Love of Wisdom

Chuck Busey and I had a good relationship

I think he saw me as an echo of his own son

An iconoclastic guitarist and egoist who thinks he is always right

 

We talked a lot on that porch in Somerset

One day we were getting into math and he said, "What a waste...

He quickly apologized but I wasn't offended

I knew what he meant

 

One day when he stayed with us at Gemini Rd he was outside my door secretly listening to me play guitar

He came in when I was done and said, "I get it

He understood

Engineering has many faces

It didn't really matter what my discipline might be

I will nail it

 

When I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage he asked me about my religious beliefs

I looked at him and said I will not lie to you

He hung his head a little and said, "I always hoped she would marry a Christian man

 

Chuck Busey is high on my list of all my favorite people

I am pleased to call him my friend

All our hours of private conversation allowed the knowing of the other man

We could look at each other and see into the soul of the other man

 

His daughter married a Christian man