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"like food or water" goodbye Ray Charles
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"like food or water" goodbye Ray Charles |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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"Music was one of my parts ... Like my blood. It was a force already with me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me, like food or water." few souls drink notes the way you did liquify the soul, with nothing ever hid your heart's light warmed my very soul your love for humanity, my dream and goal yes, music was your sole food it seemed your reverence for the harmonies life beamed brilliantly upon the vinyl and the TV screen and my stereo will never be the same, Ray it sits silently, in your honor today |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Kacy, Soul to soul I like sole! And thank you for honoring his.  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
a lovely tribute to one of the best ever! (I shut off the TV and the news this week. I didn't know.) Thank you for your remembrance of this blessed man. Sadelite |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Larry, thanks for that. Sade, sometimes I leave mine off for a week, but it seems the net doesn't let me forget what's happening. And of course, the radio waves. |
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wandering glider Senior Member
since 2001-04-04
Posts 501aloft |
I share the feelings. Thank you. I was never disappointed by his performance. He will be missed. -glider- |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
quote:wandering glider nor was I thanks, glider |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
I did not know. It has been a bad day in a bad week. I remember him shaking my hand; I felt him see into me and let me see into him. I will shed more than one set of tears tonight. Thank you for telling us. |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
lovely imagery...ezquisite write...nicely done... |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
icebox, what an honor, to shake his hand what an honor 'twould be to shake yours, as well my poet friend steven, thanks, the words fell, notes from above |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Midnite You honor him well. He had a light. Thank you for this. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kacy~ A lovely tribute to a man who could - AND DID - light up a room with his croon~ Thank you~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Martie and Marge, Ray Charles was one of the greatest musicians of all time, and I can hear him now, echoing within my heartbeat. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Kacy, thank you so very much for penning your admiration for Ray Charles. I cannot imagine that there is one living soul in this nation who can hear who did not love this man. Beautiful tribute... ....jo |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
I agree, Iliana. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. |
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Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
wow, Kaci, I hadn't heard. Nice tribute. ~K~ |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
He was a wonderful man who did so much for so many different genres of music... Thank you for this Kacy. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I saw that comment in his bio...so very, very true. It only validates anyone who has a passion for their art... and he expressed his so very well. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
The good we lose....only mediocrity is immortal. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Fagin Member
since 2004-05-07
Posts 126Ca |
Words cannot describe my sorrow.. I feel a gaping hole now... Great write |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
What a beautiful tribute, my friend... This is such a week of sorrow for America the Beautiful... How could someone unable to see help us see so clearly? |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big angel hugs) Ray Charles was one voice I remembered most of all as a little boy. I was always amazed at the passion in his vocals for "America" and his version is by far my favorite of that song! (sigh) I have always had so much respect for him and always will, as the blues and ballads will always be crooning from the throats of the countless hundreds he's inspired! God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kacy, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "You'll find something that's enough to keep you |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
perfect tribute, perfect |
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