Singer-songwriter
Daniel Kirk, inspired by recent losses in the entertainment world,
composed this musical eulogy. His wife Julia encouraged him to post it
on YouTube. And he did...
Kirk
has made his career as an illustrator and children's book author and
illustrator. In an interview by a couple of his characters, which
appears on his web site, Kirk reveals his works "have
appeared on the covers of Newsweek, Business Week, Sports Illustrated,
New York Magazine and many, many others. I made posters, postage stamps,
billboards, grocery store packages, CDs and book jackets by the score.
My illustrations helped sell stereos, cell phones, postal services,
fertilizer, gourmet coffee, salsa and soda. But all the while my
pictures were being used to express other people’s ideas, sell other
people’s products and tell other people’s stories. I had stories of
my own to tell!"