I’m searching through my photos. I can’t find the ones of us together. I tend not to post when someone has passed but this one... I guess I’m processing it. After my divorce I spent a christmas alone in London. My manager at the time said he knew someone I should meet there. So, two days before christmas I knocked on a stranger’s door and was welcomed into a party where I knew no one. I wandered around the smiling faces asking “do you know where Darius is?” I finally turned a corner into a small room up a flight of old stairs and saw this very tall, dark and handsome man turn around like a movie star and absolutely BEAM at me. “Joy!!” And then his Scottish accent tumbled out and I didn’t understand a word but I didn’t care because ‘who-IS-this-man!?’ We talked all evening on the patio with his friends, smoked and drank and had a fabulously bawdy time. We stayed in touch frequently. A dinner here, a New Year’s Eve there whenever we were in the same corner of the world. Darius Campbell was a man who went out of his way to be kind— deeply, intentionally, thoughtfully kind to people, no matter who they were. He also happened to be an absolute Star on stage. He sang like those John Raitt types you never hear anymore. Go watch him on Broadway HD in From Here to Eternity musical or in the most recent London revival of Funny Girl. He was magnetic. He would always send me voice notes full of prose and kind, encouraging words. But We lost touch the last year or so. Life got busy. I deeply regret it in this moment. I wish I had reached out more, tried to give him back the measure of encouragement he always offered others. I don’t know how he died. I don’t know what happened. But if you loved him, I’m sending you love. I can’t believe this. It’s so awful. The last time I saw him he put me into a taxi, gave me a bear hug and kiss on the cheek and said “see you soon”. I really was grateful to have Darius in my life and I hate that I took that for granted and wasn’t more present. He was a sweet man 🖤 May God bless you Darius. I’ll see you soon 🤍 #dariuscampbell