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I'm gonna cry. <sniff> ;) --- "loop.pool" <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote: > Bill Walker wrote: > "fond indeed. We got to see so much great music back > then, I feel lucky. > Like > the first Mahavishnu Orchestra Tour, and some of the > early ECM stuff like > Eberhard Weber and Ralph Towner and John > Abercrombie, those were mind > altering experiences to say the least." > > > Yeah, bro, not to mention Weather Report, Chick > Corea and Return to > Forever, Shakti, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and > going back further: > Jeff Beck, Yes, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake and > Palmer, Earth Wind and Fire, > Cream, the Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother with > Janis, > It's a Beautiful Day, Simon and Garfunkel, Crosby > Stills, Nash and Young and > even further back: Peter Paul and Mary > (oh my god.................did I admit that? > <giggle>) and a zillion other > gigs too numerous for me to remember. > > I also feel pretty damned good that I have shared > so many wonderful gigs > with you over the years, Bill, whether > seeing them or playing them............... playing > with Babatunde Olatunji, > Tao Chemical, Rhythmical, Worlds Collide, Third > Wave, Two, Walkers > ....................opening in those bands for King > Sunny Ade, Youssou > Ndour, Thomas Mapfumo, The Thompson Twins, Berlin, > Santana, Huey Lewis and > the News, the Neville Brothers, Bonie Raitt, > Jackson Browne, Loggins and > Messina..........................fucking Cher and > Kenny G (lol, I saved > those two for last, perversely)............so many > friggin' gigs. > > We grew up together and I feel blessed to have > played with such an amazingly > talented and truly creative musician. > > I love you and I don't mind saying it in public! > Thanks for sharing so > much of my musical life with me, bro! > > Rick > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com