Neal Casal has died

Wha? Damn! At least many of you got to see his last show. Damn! RIP

Shocked and saddened. RIP Neal.

Suicide... www.jambase.com/article/neal-casal-died

Very sad
Here's the lyrics
a bit of a tough read now...

As I started down the street one day

A man came up to me, and he did say:

"You can't spend your time all alone"

I said: "what do you think you know"

In the winter of my discontent

Solace came and solace quickly went

So I tried to settle down

In some long forgotten town

But I just could not escape myself

I probably could have used a little help

But as usual I refused

'Cause help to me always just

It felt like abuse (x2)

So I put myself up on a cross

I made some noise but could not get across

No one could hear all my cries

So I cut the rope and apologized

For all the damage I had done

'Cause I was just a friend to everyone

Who just did not know right from wrong

Which makes it easier to get along

When you're feeling real low down

And kinda tired of just hangin' around

In the town of Caroline

I walked up and down those

Those powerlines (x2)

Someone is hiding underneath the stairs

I try to tell myself that no one is there

But in the real country dark

Someone is dying underneath the stars

So I could just say fair thee well my friend

But just in case we never meet again

I'm hiding something in the ground

And only you know where it

It can be found

If you are feeling suicidal please call a suicide hotline!!! They are there to get you the help you need. Or if you know someone who is, call for them.

I'd like to find that in sticker or coaster.

I can't stop thinking about the timing of his death, just after those performances at LOCKN. We'll never know but I have to wonder if he had planned this before LOCKN and wanted to complete these two performances first or if after LOCKN he just came to terms with his decision and was able to follow through. Breaks my heart either way. Someone that any of us would think has so much to live for and all they want to do is stop the pain.

Same here. I think it's a combination of the two.


The last time I saw a good friend of mine that took his life almost 3 years ago was right before Lockn 4. He came by as our crew was loading up the RV for the trip to the farm. Little did we know at the time but he had been planning for months. By October he was gone. Per his wishes we spread his ashes on the farm at Lockn 5. Every year since then I end up crying at Sunday Church when Keller sings Brokedown Palace.