Stephen's Story 28-11-07 Goodbye Kevin Dunne

One of my best friends Kevin Dunne died last night. Usually when someone close to me dies I don't really get it. I do what needs to be done but I don't allow myself to feel and grieve.

Kevin and I have been soulmates since the Sixties. We met through rock'n'roll. He loved Dylan, I didn't… For almost forty five years he kept playing me Dylan's latest in the hopes of a conversion, but no good.

It's extraordinary how little real stuff, like feelings, we can share. I always assumed I knew where Kevin was at emotionally, but I never checked it out and he probably wouldn't have told me anyway.

I couldn't sleep last night so I got up and sat wrapped up in a rug and left a spare rug beside me for Kevin and I think I heard him say 'Ya stupid bollocks, would ya keep yourself warm'. Kevin was a real giver and it was only last night that I realised how similar we are. We expressed it differently but we were definitely cut from the same tree.

All my love Kevin, travel safely and don't forget to visit - or I'll fuckin kill ya!