Gail Collins

Gail Collins Pappalardi (February 2, 1941 in USA - December 6, 2013 in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico) was a lyricist and an artist, and also the wife of [a259877] ([a=Mountain]). She contributed lyrics to many Mountain songs and co-wrote [a=Cream]'s [i]World of Pain[/i] with Pappalardi, and [i]Strange Brew[/i] with Pappalardi and [a=Eric Clapton]. Both songs are included on the album [i]Disraeli Gears[/i]. As Gail Collins, her artwork appears on six of the seven, original Mountain album covers; [i]Climbing![/i], [i]Nantucket Sleighride[/i], [i]Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On[/i], [i]Twin Peaks[/i] and [i]Avalanche[/i].

On April 17, 1983, Gail Collins Pappalardi shot and killed her husband in their NYC apartment by a single gunshot to his neck at close range. They led a troubled, "open" marriage, and she claimed it was an accident. She served a short term in prison, and disappeared from public life. She was found dead in a small, Mexican village where many American expats live, after having been treated for cancer for some time.