she sang a lot of linda ronstadt, dolly parton. idea of naming this book after a -- a pop song just seemed perfect. >> yeah. this -- there's a piece on page 1, page 113, i think. a piece that i want you to read. i think it's probably -- encapsulates nicely what the story is that you tell in the book. but the piece is called utensil. i wonder if you can read it for me. >> utensil. while feasting on venison stew after we buried my mother, i recognized my spoon and realized my family had been using it for at least 42 years. how does one commemorate the ordinary? i thanked the spoon for being a spoon and finished my stew. how does one get through a difficult time? how does the son properly mourn his mother? it helps to run the errands, to get it done. i washed that spoon, dried it, and put it back in the drawer. but i did it consciously, paying attention to my hands, my wrists, and the feel of steel against my fingertips. then my wife drove us back home to seattle where i wrote this poem about ordinary grief. thank you, poem, for being

linda ronstadt covers "blue bayou," and van halen "pretty woman." both become big hits.hen, in 1986, director david lynch chooses roy's song "in dreams" for his film "blue velvet." >> there again, my dad's on the forefront of some groundbreaking thing 'cause david lynch loved his music. >> roy orbison is making a comeback. he's inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame with none other than "the boss," bruce springsteen, doi t honors. >> ♪ and i'm just killing time >> and while roy works on recording a new album called "mystery girl," producer jeff lynne introduces him to tom petty. the three, along with old friends bob dylan and george harrison, start jamming at each other's houses. >> out of that was born the travelling wilburys. >> traveling wilburys, volume one, is released in october 1988, while "mystery girl" is slated for release in february. it's a milestone roy never reaches. on december 6, 1988, he dies of a massive heart attack while visiting his parents' home in nashville. he's 52 years old. >> i was so crushed as a 12-year-old kid. there was just such a lo