The Legendary Jack Young

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Come down to the willow garden
with me
come go with me
come go and see

Although I've howled across fields and my eyes
turned grey
are yours still the same?
are you still the same?

Carry Home
I have returned
through so many highways
and so many tears

Your letter never survived the heat of
my hand
my burning hand
my sweating hand

Your love never survived the heat of
my heart
my violent heart
in the dark

Carry Home
I have returned
through so many highways
and so many tears

Carry Home to where I am from
carry to the place that I have come
carry to the dust and flies behind me
carry to the cracks and caves on the face of me

Oh, but I didn't change, I just had to work
Yeah, but I didn't change, I just had to work
and now I'm home, and now I'm home
do you still want me?
Now, that I'm home

Come down to the willow garden with me
come go with me
come go and see

-Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the Gun Club

Particle Accelerator 2008

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped make the benefit show such a success. It looks like we'll be making the benefit show an annual event, so look forward to seeing presentations of Jack's art at next year's show. We'll also be adding more of Jack's artwork to the site as it becomes available to us.

You can now also read scanned copies of some recent newspaper articles regarding Jack's life and the benefit show held in his honor:

The Legendary Jack Young 'loved by more than he knew' - Norwich Bulletin, Monday, June 4, 2007

Young family, friends hold charity concert - Norwich Bulletin, Sunday, August 26, 2007

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More images added. Also, please visit www.particleaccelerator.org or www.myspace.com/particleacceleratorbenefitshow for information on this summer's benefit show in memory of Jack. All proceeds go to United Services, a non-profit center providing extensive behavioural health and social services for Northeastern CT.