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Thread #107241 Message #2222019
Posted By: bankley
24-Dec-07 - 02:28 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Oscar Peterson (23 December 2007)
Subject: RE: Obit: Oscar Peterson
What can anyone say about Mr. Peterson, from the other side of the Montreal tracks ? Little Burgundy, Griffentown, Rockheads Paradise,... a world-class artist, ambassador of goodwill, gentle giant... that's about all that I can come up with at this time..... travel well, heaven has taken a mighty toll..... but he was gettin' up there and had a full, remarkable life, even made it to the postage stamp, and that's hard to 'lick'... Man, what a demon on the 88s, from Carnegie Hall to Sesame St..... everything in between.... thank you for what you brought to the world,,,, certainly sharpened the ears and softened my soul. thanks again for that.... R.