In memory of Mikio Shinagawa and a great friendship. another expression of nothingness:
Tonight we were at Omen to express our love for Mikio as well as to celebrate the community he created–the 40th anniversary of Omen Azen in NYC. Patti Smith sang the following song for Mikio when she saw him on the street a few months ago. She sang it at the memorial tonight. She has usually sung it for Mikio on her birthday often celebrated at the restaurant. My transcription of tonight’s Wing:
I was a wing
in heaven Blue
out on the ocean
soared in the rain
and I was free
I needed no body
It was beautiful
It was beautiful
I was a vision
in another eye
and I saw nothing
nothing at all
and I was free
I needed no body
It was beautiful
It was beautiful
and if there’s one thing
could do for you
you’d be a wing in
Heaven blue
and if there’s one thing
would do for you
you’d be a wing
in Heaven blue.
–Patti Smith