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Subject: Ray Charles
Written By: Armstrong on 06/10/04 at 4:05 pm
I had a hero die today. God be with him, his family, and his fans. In all sincerity Ray alot of us "will just live our lives and dream of yesterday."
Subject: Re: Ray Charles
Written By: MasterSplinter on 06/10/04 at 4:30 pm
In a sense, he was an inspiration to us all, he had a Disability, but he was famous, and a productive member of society
He will be missed.
Subject: Re: Ray Charles
Written By: womberty on 06/10/04 at 4:35 pm
He was an excellent musician, and will be sorely missed. :\'(
Subject: Re: Ray Charles
Written By: rubixgirl on 06/10/04 at 4:45 pm
RIP Ray Charles :\'(
Subject: Re: Ray Charles
Written By: Marian on 06/14/04 at 2:44 pm
:(Some suspected it was coming,but a great loss nonetheless.
Subject: Re: Ray Charles
Written By: Indy Gent on 06/14/04 at 3:15 pm
What happened to the other Ray Charles thread??? :-\\
Subject: Re: Ray Charles
Written By: Absolutely Vile on 06/14/04 at 3:38 pm
In a sense, he was an inspiration to us all, he had a Disability, but he was famous, and a productive member of society
He will be missed.
Ray Charles was a good musician, full stop. His being blind is a moot point. Why was he an inspiration? Because he was blind and made something of himself? I think you'll find that a lot of disabled people (like me) are doing the same thing. I play keyboards too, but I'm a better singer. I have a remarkable ability to pick things up by ear. Does that make me any better than the average musician? No. I'm sorry, but all this crap about someone being an "inspiration to us all" because they're disabled and talented really, really irks me. But then, I used to get told a lot that I was "special" just for getting out of my apartment and going shopping! I hate that even more. We're all PEOPLE, disabled or not. No one is any more of an inspiration than another, simply because they're different in some way.
Absolutely Vile
Subject: Re: Ray Charles
Written By: Marian on 06/14/04 at 7:48 pm
What happened to the other Ray Charles thread??? :-\\
::) ::)This is it.I guess too many people talking about Master splinter,Andrew,whatever ::)Cheers!
Subject: Re: Ray Charles
Written By: Howard on 06/14/04 at 8:49 pm
:(Some suspected it was coming,but a great loss nonetheless.
I never knew he was sick in the first place. :o
Howard