A final farewell...

Jun 18, 2004 23:45

"Now heaven has a maestro. Ray, when you first get there, before you meet Count (Basie), before you meet Duke (Ellington), before you meet family and friends, there's a man over there, across the river who is giving sight to the blind ( Read more... )

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It's Amz again... anonymous June 19 2004, 00:31:17 UTC
yeah, my grandma watched his funeral on TV today... you'll enjoy this: guess what tune Ms. Ruby ordered for jazz Band next year... Minnie the Moocher. I hope I'm allowed to tell you that. hehehe But she told me with a smile and said "Dana will be happy..." So there you go (-= Nice tribute to Ray, by the way.

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Re: It's Amz again... chmartiniolives June 19 2004, 13:51:02 UTC
nice...I'm not sure who's going to do the trumpet on that song...but nice all the same...

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xbaby_viciousx June 20 2004, 13:29:21 UTC
Ew, they let "Rev." Jessie Jackson speak at his funeral. He needs to be shot. But other than that, it was a pretty moving ceremony.

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