Bittersweet Performance at The Plough and Stars in Cambridge By Phoebe Legere for Justine Covault

(Photo by Ron Gustavson)

The Creator, Magician Wizard of Immortal Love is always guiding my steps.... surprising me with tricks, mirrors and hard problems.

The sudden Death of Justine Covault, a great rocker girl who was the heart and soul of her community, left me speechless with grief and confusion.

Justine and I were planning to embark on the “Strong Woman Tour” of New England. I posted it here on FB(see below). Our photos were printed in 80 local papers.

We planned a little kick off gig at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge.

Justine, young & full of life, departed.

Now the gig at the Plough was a sea of weeping boys and girls.

I wrote “Bury Me in Massachusetts” for Justine the week before – just to make her laugh.

Now the song seemed oddly prescient.

I sang it anyway --for the mass of mourners,

and followed it with When the Saints Go Marching In.