LeRoi Moore, 1961-2008

I just heard yesterday that the amazing saxophonist from Dave Matthews Band passed away August 19th due to complications from an ATV accident earlier this summer. I was a big DMB fan in college, and man, can they ever put on a live show. Your sax solos will be missed LeRoi.

So this post isn't completely off topic, here are the lyrics to the DMB song "Proudest Monkey" (courtesy of the DMB website), which hints at the evolution of humans from apes, among other things.

Proudest Monkey

Swing in this tree
Oh I am bounce around so well
Branch to branch,
limb to limb you see
All in a day's dream
I'm stuck
Like the other monkeys here
I am a humble monkey
Sitting up in here again
But then came the day
I climbed out of these safe limbs
Ventured away
Walking tall, head high up and singing
I went to the city
Car horns, corners and the gritty
Now I am the proudest monkey
you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Then comes the day
Staring at myself I turn to question me
I wonder do I want the simple,
simple life that I once lived in well
Oh things were quiet then
In a way they were the better days
But now I am the proudest monkey
you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Monkey see, monkey do