The man with the blue guitar was as constant in Kurt's life as the rising of the red curtain and the thrill of singing in front of a crowd: always there, warm, solid and safe. Up until the day the man with the blue guitar disappeared and was replaced with a surprising amount of flowers and a blue plate reading:
"Blaine Anderson
1990-2020
Died to the rhythm."
At long last, thugs had succeeded where all other ploys had failed: they silenced the man with the blue guitar, and secured his face in Kurt's memory for the rest of his life.