I found out yesterday evening that Claude, the energetic singer from local St. Louis band Big Star Kadillac, passed away last month after a brief but fierce battle with liver cancer.

I didn't know Claude that well. I wouldn't even have considered him a friend, really. Palmer's Room did a handful of shows with BSK over the last couple of years, and so we were all acquainted with Claude. I always enjoyed talking with him at the shows. He was always smiling (except for the time he got arrested for trying to break up a fight at Mangia Italiano) and ready to laugh.

So I'm a little sad today. I'm not impacted at all by this sad event, but I know that there are family and friends who probably still feel his passing acutely.

I don't know where Claude stood with the Lord. I hope and pray that Claude and God were good friends, but I won't know until I get to heaven and either see Claude there, or not.

So please pray for Claude, his family and friends.

Big Star Kadillac will play their final show next Saturday night (Aug. 12th) at Lemmons. Go out if you can.