I’d quibble only with your choice of his last great album. In my book his greatest all-time masterpieces have to be the self-titled debut-for-all-purposes, Mr. Bad Example and Life’ll Kill Ya.

Later that week, I’m in the building’s laundry room and chatting with a fellow resident. I mention that I just moved from Ohio and she asks,”With all the riot’s, mudslides and earthquakes why would you move here?” To which I responded, “Well, to quote Warren Zevon, “If California slides into the ocean like the mystics and statistics say it will, I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill.” She pauses for a moment and says,”Warren Zevon, huh?”. I say, “Yeah, have you heard of him.” She says,”Yeah, he lives on the third floor.”

So, for the next several weeks I was trying to “accidentally” run into my neighbor. Eventually, I did…..and made a total ass of myself. Sure, there were some relatively pleasant exchanges on occasion but for the most part I was like that Chris Farley character on SNL anytime I ran into the poor guy. I will not go into the sordid details of how I was possibly the most annoying fan of all time…..or how I almost got into a fight at the House of Blues with one of Zevon’s good friend’s….. or how I inadvertently insulted him while sitting in the sauna. I’m not going to tell you those stories because I’m saving it for MY book!

Long live Zevon and his fans. Keep him in your heart.
P.S.: Now that Cheap Trick is in…”Why Isn’t Warren Zevon In the R&RHOF?”