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Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
This is so tragic, he really was one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 1900's. I had hoped to see him in one of the upcoming festivals...
Posted by Pensive's Wetness (Member # 1203) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nim the Fanciful: This is so tragic, he really was one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 1900's. I had hoped to see him in one of the upcoming festivals...
*nods and bows his head* indeed but like all good musicians who pass to the next realm, that realm is going to rock just a little bit more now...
*salute!*
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
This is so fucked up ... the DJs on an afternoon show I listen to were talking this morning about famous people always dying in threes ... they mentioned that actor who died a week ago, then Reagan, and the one guy said "I bet Ray Charles dies next." Lo' and behold ...
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Probably just as well. If it had been Ray who'd gone first, and the guy had picked Reagan to go next, he'd have been off the air before you could say "supposed liberal bias in the media."
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Speaking of Reagan ... MSNBC was doing coverage of the crowd outside the capitol building yesterday, and they interviewed some totally vacuous blonde. "Why are you here?" they asked her. "Oh, my parents really liked him, and I never knew really what he was about, but this is like such a historical ... thing ... and now I can say I was here!"
My friend Lisa and I (she's going to be a field director for some Dem in Indiana running for Congress) were watching it and just going crazy. Lisa was all like, 'How can you NOT have an opinion on him one way or the other?'
Posted by Chase Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
I don't.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nim the Fanciful: This is so tragic, he really was one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 1900's. I had hoped to see him in one of the upcoming festivals...
Worst of all...he never saw it coming.
Okay, that was both obligatory and in bad taste.
As a fan of the man and his music, I'll miss the personality he brought to all his recordings. Plus, his performance in The Blues Brothers made it a truly great movie for me.
Really, his passing, while not a big shocker (it seeems he'd been around forever) is a loss to everyone that never got to see him perform live (myself included).
Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: Worst of all...he never saw it coming.
I was thinking the same thing. Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"Worst of all...he never saw it coming."
*rimshot*
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
No, no rimjobs on my shift!
What is it exactly he died of? That link the Oh So Obscure Jay added up there just ends up recommending me to register at the Washington Post website, which is the last thing I will do in my life. Really, it's that, and then snough it.
Posted by Pensive's Wetness (Member # 1203) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nim the Fanciful: No, no rimjobs on my shift!
What is it exactly he died of? That link the Oh So Obscure Jay added up there just ends up recommending me to register at the Washington Post website, which is the last thing I will do in my life. Really, it's that, and then snough it.
MSNBC . better link, less bullshit, less filling
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
You guys ever hear Charles' version of the Beatles' Yesterday? I just got off work this morning and went to the newsstant to get a paper when it played on the radio. Everyone just listened for the whole song. Kinda nice.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nim the Fanciful: No, no rimjobs on my shift!
What is it exactly he died of? That link the Oh So Obscure Jay added up there just ends up recommending me to register at the Washington Post website, which is the last thing I will do in my life. Really, it's that, and then snough it.
It seems I'm not obscure enough to avoid the rapier wit of the Man-Turnip.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Yes, he's quite the Nimwit. B)
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
That's the kind of joke my born-again christian cousin would say.
Here, soap. *gesticulates around mouth area*
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
And do you then punch him in said area?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Nein! If I did that at one of the birthday parties, I'd probably be forced to put down everyone in the family, even grandma, in order to get past the perimeter. We're very supportive that way.
Speaking of family, my father likes Ray Charles very much, I haven't even talked to him about it. I probably should.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Funny story, I remember back in 1990 I think there was this tribute concert to Lennon in Liverpool. It was absolutely awful, no really major bands played just lots of wannabes doing uninspired cover versions, introduced by bizarre choices of compere like Chritsopher Reeve. Then they had a video of Ray Charles talking about Lennon, and he proceeded to peerform "Yesterday" - a McCartney song. Very embarrassing. 8)
Posted by Chase Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
He could not read the liner notes!
Or
I guess he'll see Lennon in heaven and ... OH WAIT!
Or
Yeah, he should have played "Tell me what you see!" Because he'd needed you to!
Or
Dude, he was totally blind!
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
*silence from all present; wind blows; tumbleweed rolls past*
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
*a canadian magpie croaks forebodingly*
Posted by Chase Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
The guy could totally not even see.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
*blinks*
Posted by Chase Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
Last time I bring out my C game for this crowd.
Ungrateful bastardasses.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
*crickets chirp*
Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :
quote:Originally posted by Chase Ultra Magnus: Last time I bring out my C game for this crowd.
Ungrateful bastardasses.
Ironically you would be the biggest one of them all.
THE MAN IS DEAD! HAVE A LITTLE RESPECT.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
*grass bends*
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
*harpies screech as jackdaws career across the blackened face of the moon*
Wait, what are we doing?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
*rabbits hop along as the ducks tend to their season-new ducklings, dobedoo*
We're appreciating nature and soul/jazz legends. Unlike Mrs N�ssbaum up there, who will go to hell and be forced to eat bran all day. Without milk.
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