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Farewell, Big Man
Farewell, Big Man
Jun
.
18th
,
2011
09:49 pm
filkertom
Great sadness.
Clarence Clemons
, the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has
passed away
at the age of 69.
Damn. Just... damn.
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Date:
2011-06-19 02:15 am (UTC)
From:
james-the-evil1.livejournal.com
:-(
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Date:
2011-06-19 02:52 am (UTC)
From:
redaxe.livejournal.com
End of an era. The era defined by
this
and
this
. The man rocked.
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Date:
2011-06-19 02:52 am (UTC)
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Date:
2011-06-19 02:55 am (UTC)
From:
gorgeousgary
Indeed *sigh*. Glad I got to see him and the rest of the Band a few times (the last three tours, to be specific).
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Date:
2011-06-19 04:07 am (UTC)
From:
dr-zrfq.livejournal.com
As I said when posting this elsewhere: bloody hell.
I'm gonna miss the Big Man as much as I miss Basie (whom I heard on his very last tour).
Oh, dear sweet Goddess, no...
Date:
2011-06-19 05:02 am (UTC)
From:
thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com
I heard the poor guy was sick, but not this sick. He will be missed, and missed dearly.
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Date:
2011-06-19 05:03 am (UTC)
Re: Oh, dear sweet Goddess, no...
Date:
2011-06-19 05:31 am (UTC)
From:
redaxe.livejournal.com
He had a major stroke this week. The news seemed good initially, but clearly he didn't rally the way it was hoped he would.
Strokes suck.
(no subject)
Date:
2011-06-19 06:55 am (UTC)
From:
wyldemusick.livejournal.com
I'm not as struck by sadness as many, as I never did really follow the musical strands around Springsteen.
The icon you have though...oh man, back when I saw that in the trade papers following Mel Blanc's death, it just completely broke my heart.
(no subject)
Date:
2011-06-19 10:36 am (UTC)
From:
filkertom.livejournal.com
Yep. I try not to use it too much -- cheapens it. But Clarence helped define Bruce's sound for forty years, and what a world-changing sound that was and is.
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Date: 2011-06-19 04:07 am (UTC)I'm gonna miss the Big Man as much as I miss Basie (whom I heard on his very last tour).
Oh, dear sweet Goddess, no...
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Date: 2011-06-19 05:31 am (UTC)Strokes suck.
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Date: 2011-06-19 06:55 am (UTC)The icon you have though...oh man, back when I saw that in the trade papers following Mel Blanc's death, it just completely broke my heart.
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Date: 2011-06-19 10:36 am (UTC)