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Post by Footster on Jun 11, 2004 9:41:20 GMT -5
Ray Charles. What can you say? I remember seeing him at Wolftrap when I was young. Right in the middle of a song, he immediately halted and screamed some obscenities about the sound quality in the arena. Gifted people can be difficult to work for. That's no secret. I hope his death on 6/10/04 will not be totally eclipsed by that of President Reagan. I'm sure Mr. Reagan was a great fan as well. Alls I can say right now is, man, I wanna hear "Georgia On My Mind", but I'm at work and will have to wait. Oh well, stuff happens. God bless Ray Charles.
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Post by Marty on Jun 11, 2004 20:44:23 GMT -5
Many years ago, Ray played regularly at a place called the Castaways on Miami Beach. My folks would go to see his shows all the time. That's how I was introduced to Ray Charles's music. They went nuts over his music and would buy his records and play them constantly. Growing up was weird, Beatles, Ray Charles, Aretha, and of course Little Feat. What a spendid Gumbo of Sound to grow up in.
Marty ;DTEXT
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buoytoy
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Post by buoytoy on Aug 6, 2004 9:30:05 GMT -5
Great topic!!! Unfortunately, my Ray Charles experience is one of regret......I was in Atlantic City, celebrating a new girlfriend's birthday (I believe it was 1995). After spending most of the weekend at Claridge's casino....getting frustrated as most of us do when it comes to gambling. Well, we finally headed back to the motel room, and I decided to gaze through the little newspaper on the table..........which contained a notice stating Mr. Ray Charles was playing at Caesar's all weekend. The regretful part is that it was sunday night when I read it, and the Claridge casino is across the street from Caesar's. So close yet so far away......a huge opportunity to enjoy american musical history in the flesh and blood........WASTED!!!!! The moral: Read the local paper B4 leaving your room upon check-in!!!!  |
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