What a great artist. I can't believe how hard this has hit me. And many of his fans.

A kid up the street from me as a kid asked me and my next door neighbor to come over to his house to hear a record. He played Paul Revere and the wiffle ball bat lyric had us rolling. It was 1986 in the suburbs and I was in 6th grade. I have more Beastie Boy song memories than any other. Luckily, my wife loves them just as much. We drove to Toronto one time when I had tickets and we had broken up but I didn't know who else to ask. Old Maple Leaf garden and we were stuck in the corner and the sound sucked. We were talking about MCA tonight and she reminded me how in college her and her roommate won a lip sync contest for Pass the Mic. Ha. Growing old is a bitch. I missed the game tonight. Glad they won.

I've been comin' to where I am from the get go
Find that I can groove with the beat when I let go