[bomp] Re: Arthur Lee RIP

[NankerPhlg@xxxxxxx]

<<< "This afternoon the world lost yet another wonderful person. A  person 
who at 
times didn't even realize his own beauty and creativity. This  person was 
Arthur Lee. >>>
 
Oh wow, that sucks.
 
I'm grateful I got to see Arthur a few times in concert...I still remember  
in the weeks just before the first time I ever saw a Love concert, and *really* 
 looking forward to it...I remember telling some friends I was even looking 
more  forward to that than the Rolling Stones concert I was going to a month or 
so  later (not a knock on the Stones, but I'd already been to several Stones 
shows,  but had never seen Arthur Lee so I knew that would be a totally new 
experience).  And part of that anticipation was because he had been in jail not 
long before so  I wondered if I'd *ever* get to see him. Sure enough, the 
concert was  excellent...even though Arthur said he had laryngitis, I thought he 
sounded  fine. I think I ended up seeing three or four more Love concerts over 
the next  few years, all of them very enjoyable.
 
I did talk with Arthur once....sort of. At one of the shows he  happened to 
walk by unexpectedly, so I said "Hey Arthur!" or something original  like that 
as he passed. He turned around for a very quick moment and grunted a  
half-hearted "Howya doin'?" as he kept walking.
 
Anyway, this is obviously a sad loss to most of us, but at least it's one  
that brings pleasant memories of great music and great times to mind...and every 
 time I saw Arthur/Love in concert was indeed a great time with great  music.

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