My buddy Rick who took over the retail side of the guitar shop has a
younger, 30 year old brother who got married a year ago. The brother's
new bride soon became pregnant and the baby was due right about now.

I got a call from Rick late Wednesday morning asking me if I could man
the shop for him and host the event in the performance space that evening.

His brother's wife went into labor and then something went wrong. She
suffered some type of embolism and despite the doctors' best efforts she
died. The baby was born and is healthy.

She was also 30 years old in in excellent health and physical condition.

Hard to get get your mind wrapped around things like this.