From: The Internet and Us: "Transcending Experience" Essay by Grammy Award Winner Rich Spencer. A Unique Perspective of Independent Artist & Music Producer Stan Ivory ..... Stan's grandfather was right. ( The late blind blues singer, he's named after. ) Although he died in a horrible fire aboard a Greyhound bus on his way to a "chitlin circuit" gig his truths remain as true as ever; wealth is analogous to freedom and justice, and economic and political prestige as reality is hard to come by. He would be proud of his grandson for actualizing his dreams. I think his grandfather would be very, very proud! I am.