On 9 August 2013 my wife and I were driving from Crater Lake,
Oregon up to Portland, Oregon and I realised that Corvallis, Oregon was
a short detour off the highway. Armed with
Unsteady Freddie's previous information, we found the cemetery and,
after a bit more searching than we bargained for (long story), we found
Barrie James Wilson's gravesite. I did not personally know Mr. Wilson,
so my visit was not as emotional as Freddie's, but it was still a moving
experience. Just to realise that Procol's great drummer was buried
under that earth was a "heavy" thought. We said a few prayers for the
beloved "B J" and then resumed our journey. Contrary to Freddie's
previous weather report (rain), the weather was gorgeous on the day we
visited.
I don't have too much to add to what is already at BtP, here and here, except maybe a closer-up view of the "drummer icon" on the grave marker.
Patrick at the memorial stone
