THE BIG GOOD BYE

I envy Tiny Tim. (The "singer," not the Christmas Carol Kid.)

Yes, I mean that 60s, long-haired, falsetto who tiptoed through the tulips and married Miss Vicki on the Johnny Carson show.

Tiny was performing in a room full of his fans in Minneapolis when he died of a massive heart attack.

So where does the envy part come in?

In an interview after Tiny tipped his last toe, his wife summed up the experience by saying, "He died singing Tiptoe Through the Tulips. The last thing he heard was applause, and the last thing he saw was me."

Herbert (Tiny Tim ) Khaury died doing what he loved, being rewarded for doing what he loved and lying in the arms of the one he loved. Neat eh?

I envy Tiny Tim.


Lesson: Even a mediocre performance can be salvaged by a classy exit.