My parents, brother, and I endured a loss this Summer when our longtime family calico cat, Rosie, passed away. Coming to terms with her passing was difficult, but I take heart in knowing that she left us with many wonderful memories, including these music-related ones:
Once, when I went over to my parents' place to spend time with her tabby brother, Sammy, and her, I turned on the Sirius Jam_On station. The first song I heard was a live version of The String Cheese Incident's "Rosie." Right on cue, Rosie strutted in, washing herself in time to the music, as the band sang, "Rosieeeee...I have no fear for you. Rosieeeee...I know who you are." The synchronicity there still amuses me; who would think that a fusion jam with minimalist lyrics about a spider would serve as a calico's entrance theme?
I thought back to the day after Rosie joined our family. I put on Carole King's "Really Rosie" for her then, not knowing yet how true to her personality the lyric, "I'm really Rosie. I'm Rosie real. You'd better believe me. I'm a great big deal," would turn out to be.
I'd like to believe that Rosie's larger-than-life personality is acknowledged in the afterlife and that her theme music plays whenever she enters a room.
