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Thread #152234   Message #4137120
Posted By: GUEST,RichardF2020
18-Feb-22 - 08:07 PM
Thread Name: 2013 Obit: Rita Weill Byxbe - Sweets Mill singer
Subject: RE: 2013 Obit: Rita Weill Byxbe - Sweets Mill singer
Oh my. So sorry and sad to hear of her passing. I knew Rita through her late husband Michael Byxbe. I knew Michael from working with him at Unit B, MCMH Marin General Hospital for a few years in the 70's. We had a special connection since we were both Conscientious Objectors. I spent one summer at Sweets Mill as Michael's 'assistant' when he was trying to keep the scene together and going. I didn't get to know about Rita's music career until much later, but then there were a whole bunch of things I never figured out regarding "Sweets" and its amazing 'community'! LOL I didn't know she had an album on Tacoma for one thing. Poking around I found someone has shared it on Youtube, here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rAewf7tSE4. It says "complete"? Also found some of the LP's for sale on the internet... RIP Rita.