The great god Pan is dead

 

I neglected to acknowledge yesterday that James Earl Jones, well known for being the voice of Darth Vader, died. He was 93.  If I am doing my math correctly, he recorded Darth Vader's voice when he was 45. It was a relatively low budget film at the time ($11 million). But it grossed more than $775 million in its initial release and later re-releases. 

So James Earl Jones did well.

For some reason, Jones death made me think of something I'd read years ago about the death of Pan, the Greek god of the wild, nature and rustic music. Greek historian Plutarch wrote about a ship carrying a sailor named Thamus near the coast of Greece. A voice called out to Thamus and said, "Thamus, are you there? When you reach Palodes, take care to proclaim that the great god Pan is dead."  When the ship reached Palodes, Thamus made the announcement, and according to the story, a great lament arose from the surrounding land.

So I created this design that I am seriously certain will never make it on a t-shirt. But it expressed the way I felt about Jones passing. 

The Force was strong in that one.