Carolyn is among the world's most enduring and fervent Alice Cooper fans.
I know that feeling of seeing your stuff violated, no longer yours. There was a fire in my high-rise dorm 20 years ago when I was in college — my room was gutted and my earthly possessions, including a couple thousand records, were reduced to a stinking gloppy pile of ashy muck, shoveled unceremoniously out the window onto a planter area below by defeated firemen.
For days that glob of my former stuff, my life's accumulated possessions, just sat there freeze-drying in the cold winter sun.
About a week later, as I walked to class about a half-mile away, a strong bitter wind blew an object right into my face. I swore. The offending item was a caricature of the leering face of Groucho Marx on cardboard, the edges charred. With a jolt I realized it was from an album cover, one of MY album covers. I still have it; it still gives off a faint acrid whiff of smoke.
We are very sad this disaster befell our friends, their home and possessions, but very relieved and grateful it wasn't worse. People very nearby — like Crystal Graves, 39, who was sucked from the closet of her Gallatin home where she had taken refuge against the storm and deposited lifeless more than 100 yards away — weren't so lucky.
Article comments
1 - DJRadiohead
It was a scary night. We had tornadoes on the ground here in Huntsville, AL and the surrounding area that night. We're all thankful there were no lost lives in Alabama and the damage was minimal. A lot of people in TN were not as fortunate. I'm glad your friends are safe and hope they get back on their feet soon.
2 - Eric Olsen
thanks Josh, they seem to be rebounding already, although this is the kind of thing you probably never get over - never quite feel safe in your home again, although I don't want to put words in their mouths!