Just a little copy and paste job, K²…
Along with some removal of white space.
I never saw the gentleman perform live. Actually, I was not a *big* fan of his. That is not to say that I didn’t appreciate his music… I certainly did. Perhaps the best way to put it is that I kinda took him for granted… His music was always there.
On June 10/04, on the way home from work, I stopped off at a music store to pick up a couple CDs. I considered searching out the ‘Mr. Charles’ section, but decided to check out his discography first. I did that later in the evening.
That evening, it seemed that most of the TV channels were running special reports on his life. I turned on the VCR, directed its sound through the stereo and turned on the sub-woofer.
That bittersweet evening left me with a newfound appreciation for his great talent. Lotsa great music! Perhaps one of the more enjoyable video clips was of his appearance on a very popular TV show that I had forgotten about. There he was, Mr. Charles and seemingly the complete cast of *main* stars from that show, doing a song together. That cast of characters is better known as The Muppets.<g>
The next evening, the pickins were very slim in the ‘Mr. Charles’ section at the CD store. I did buy “The Very Best of Ray Charles”. Timeless stuff!.. And Yes! More of his CDs are to be purchased.
The Genius may have passed, but fortunately his music will always be with us.
Id
P.S.
Ray Charles and Ballet… Doesn’t surprise me a bit.
Might be a neat story to clear the cobwebs of, and post here?
AI
