To me, he was the original Man in Black,

not knowing

of Johnny Cash’s persona at that time,

and it still being a couple of years away before

I became truly aware of The Stranglers,

He was the Man in Black

who looked like a machine,

sleek, disturbing, powerful,

like a starving Panther

on the prowl,

circling the village,

and waiting, fur bristling in the wind,

patiently for the right moment to

attack.

 

Bryan and I, cousins of six and seven,

sat spellbound and watched him