Six Barbies at Hollywood Cemetery
The 55-year life of rock ‘n’ roll songstress, wife and mother Christine Ann Gibson was celebrated/memorialized this afternoon at Hollywood Cemetery. The crowd assembled for the sunlit occasion was exactly what should […]
The 55-year life of rock ‘n’ roll songstress, wife and mother Christine Ann Gibson was celebrated/memorialized this afternoon at Hollywood Cemetery.
The crowd assembled for the sunlit occasion was exactly what should have been expected — lots of graying baby boomers, many of them musicians or players in some way in Richmond’s Fan District-based live music scene 25-to-30 years ago.
For her husband Tom and her daughter Maria it was a splendid turnout for them to remember. The ceremony was uplifting, there was genuine laughter. Even applause.
Kudos to Rev. A.C. Miles for her keen understanding of the specific context in which she was operating. Her deft touch was praiseworthy.
The photo above, of six Barbies riding on a reindeer, was part the display remembering Chris. It recalled the legendary Barbies Garden presentation in her yard that both amused and baffled her neighbors.
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– words and photo by F.T. Rea
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