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Very sad to hear about Gordon. My mom used to play some of his songs for me on her guitar and sing them when I was a little kid. I always thought "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was sort of a spooky song, but I loved it anyway.

BogDog wrote:I have been expecting this one. The last time I saw him perform he looked so frail. RIP.

..... "LIVE IN RENO" is my favorite of his concert videos: https://youtu.be/PhFP5l71PRE and https://youtu.be/mys5G8ZqjrE

Thank you for these links.

I have passed along the one to 'Carefree Highway'. It's so easy to understand now, but I never would have connected this song (artist) with his Edmund Fitzgerald song - which is how I knew him.

It blew me away. I had no idea has wrote and performed so many gems that I had never heard before!

Here's an example. I bet you never heard this song before, and I bet you are gonna like it. The man had a gift.
https://youtu.be/56TbE8a3QMA



Watch the whole concert someday if you can. You'll be glad you did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=924e8oj ... mzjMXhT3yB

Man, those were both nice. Thanks.

He had true agility with his songwriting. A lot of folk singers write stuff that just runs together after a while. The whiff of major chords during the refrain of Fading Away was tasty. And even though I would have preferred a slide guitar over the synth on A Winter's Night, it was still really nice.

I will probably see if this concert is available on disc. The audio seems well done. I'd be happy to have it.

You won't regret it. There wasn't one song in that show that I didn't enjoy.

Another good one is his 1972 BBC performance. Red Shea was playing lead guitar for him back then: https://youtu.be/PEVQiUMbvHU

Bill Saluga, whose trademark lines that began with “You can call me Ray” cracked up a generation of comedy fans, died in Los Angeles on March 28, according to his friend, Eric Brenner.

He was 85 and his death was attributed to complications of heart failure and arthritis, according to his friend, Bill Minkin, who joined with him, Fred Willard, Patti Deutsch, Michael Mislove, and George Memmoli in the improv group Ace Trucking Co.

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/ZCqh5ROtQRg

Any debate about the greatest player in NFL history is incomplete if Jim Brown’s name isn’t included.

Brown, whose name is still synonymous with greatness at the running back position more than 50 years after his final NFL game, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles, his wife told the Associated Press and the Cleveland Browns confirmed. He was 87.

Brown had a nearly immaculate NFL career. He played nine seasons for the Cleveland Browns and led the league in rushing eight times. He was a Pro Bowler all nine seasons and a first-team All-Pro eight times. Before he abruptly retired in 1966, he had the most rushing yards and touchdowns in NFL history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
Brown’s legacy included civil rights advancement

Brown was more than a football player. He was a civil rights activist, putting together the famous “Ali Summit” of 1967 that included Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell. The New York Times said, “the moment itself would be remembered as the first — and last — time that so many African American athletes at that level came together to support a controversial cause."

Brown founded the Black Economic Union in the 1960s as a way to assist businesses owned by African Americans. Brown also founded the Amer-I-Can Foundation in the 1980s in an attempt to stop gang violence in Southern California. He often spoke out about a wide range of social issues, including educational reform, and continued to speak out after he turned 80 years old. Brown was critical of Black athletes like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods for not doing more to enact social change.

i mostly missed his athletic career, but he remained relevant even after he retired

MadMax359 wrote:i mostly missed his athletic career, but he remained relevant even after he retired

Mars Attacks, Running Man, Any Given Sunday, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka…the list goes on. He was an icon, both on and off the field. Interestingly enough, he also costarred on 100 Rifles along with Rachel Welch who we also lost this year