Bo Diddley died yesterday.  We should all appreciate people before they die, but his was a great life and I can say that I appreciated his life lesson.  He came to perform at Miami University, while I was in college there and I worked on the student program board, so I saw a bit of the off-stage persona, as well as the on-stage persona. 

Despite his advanced age (compared to twenty-year olds), even then, he chastised the young, lethargic audience to get off their butts and move to the music. 

And, after the college performance, he went up town to a local hole-in-the-wall, on his own initiative and played sets with a local band until the bar closed.   Now, that's living!  Bo Diddley epitomizes the spirit of rock-and-roll and I am glad to say that I met the legend in my lifetime.