I love the amount of coverage that’s been devoted to Levon Helm’s death. First up, KARK Channel 4 (a Central Arkansas NBC affiliate) notes:

Flags will be lowered across the state Friday in honor of Arkansas native and celebrated musician Levon Helm…

Then there’s the A.P. reporter Mary Esch covered the wake, which included the following quote from Al Caron:

He was an icon, but also the guy next door…