Castles in the Sand

The warm Irish sea breeze beckons us as we get off the 44 minute train-ride. 10 minutes through flower-box lined streets leading to the beach, Brian stops for an ice cream cone. The cone lady with no front teeth asks for his reaction to Michael Jackson's passing. His reponse, "A sad ending to an even sadder life." Interestingly, England is still reeling from the news -- four days later. Its true. They usually go in threes. This time, it was Farrah Fawcett (age 62), Ed McMahan (age 86) and Michael (age 50). Upon reflection, our afternoon at the classic beach town of Southport brings Jimi Hendrix' song to mind ... "And so castles made of sand, slips into the sea, eventually."