Sometimes sadness blindsides me...

Jan Berry, of Jan and Dean fame, died Friday. He was 62 years old.

When I was a little girl, my brothers and I had a Jan and Dean cassette we played incessently. In fact, we probably wore it out! (I am gonna look when I get home tonight to see if it survived our childhood.)

I loved them and thought that they should be way more popular than the Beach Boys! (At the same time, I felt like they were our little secret, which made them extra special.) Today, I am a little bit surprised by how sad I was at this news... and at how swiftly their music came back into my head and heart.

Sigh.