Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!

Subject: Fats Domino Missing
From: X
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 01:49 PM

Fats Domino is missing. His New Orleans home is under water.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168122,00.html

Subject: RE: Fats Domino Missing
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 02:05 PM

Good article, Banjoest. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. I sure hope Fats and family are safe! Didn't Harry Connick, Jr. come from there, too?

kat

Subject: RE: Fats Domino Missing
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 02:22 PM

That's sad, and what is also sad is the style in which the article is written, I mean it's total crap, and an insult to grammar among other epithets.
Giok

Subject: RE: Fats Domino Missing
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 02:58 PM

Mike West and Katie Euliss also live here, I hope they are ok and safe with there two lovely children.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino Missing
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 03:05 PM

Roger is a gossip columnist, and writes in the typical style.
He has broken some stories such as the one about M. Jackson's phoney charities, and seldom makes mistakes.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino Missing
From: Jeremiah McCaw
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 03:13 PM

"Fats" is only 76? Seems like he's been around forever. Hope this part of the Katrina story, at least, has a happy ending.

All our thoughts and prayers, people, all our thoughts and prayers.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino Missing
From: PoppaGator
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 03:15 PM

I don't see what's so wrong with the article. I mean, I think I could have done a better job of writing it, but that's just me ~ I have that opinion about a lot of published material.

The writer's point of view ~ that more of these true hometown artists should participate in Friday's big televised concert ~ is well taken. However, they're sadly unavailable, which is not the fault of the people organizing the show.

I'm not at all surprised that Fats decided to stay home, and only a little bit more shocked that Antoinette made a similar decision. I'm somewhat more surprised to learn that Allen Toussaint decided not to hop in his Bently (Louisianas license plate "PIANO") and head for high ground.

But then again, I very nearly made the same dead-wrong decision myself. The impact of this thing is simply unimaginable based on all previous hurricane experience. When we left, we figured we'd be back in a few days no matter how direct a hit the city would take.

Harry Connick Sr was district attorney of Orleans Parish for many years, and of course Harry Jr is a native son. He will be one of the headliners of Friday's fundraising TV concert.

Some of Allen Toussaint's other credits not mentioned in the article: he wrote and arranged a string of hits for Lee Dorsey in the 60s ("Workng in a Coal Mine," "(Sitting Here) La La," "Holy Smoke," etc.), organized The Meters as the house band for his Sea-Saint Studios in the 70s, and did the horn arrangements for The Band's farewell concert "The Last Waltz."

Subject: RE: Fats Domino Missing
From: Bill D
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 04:23 PM

Harry Connick JR was on TV last night from the N. Orleans area, expressing his concern and telling stories ...and pleading for help for the area..

Subject: RE: Fats Domino Missing
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 04:45 PM

I hope that Fats is up on Blueberry Hill. Definitely not Walking To New Orleans... He's one of my all-time favorites.

Jerry

Subject: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 06:17 PM

Just read that
Fats Domino missing in New Orleans

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I moved this message here from another thread.
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Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans
From: greg stephens
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 06:44 PM

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 07:53 PM

CNN was reporting this evening that Fats was safe at an undisclosed location.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans
From: 8_Pints
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 08:17 PM

Great to hear that Fats and PoppaGator are safe!

We visited over the Christmas/New Year period year before last and had a whale of a time thanks to some useful pointers from PoppaGator.

Sad to think what become of "Donna's" and all the other places we visited.

I hope the area recovers quickly.

Bob & Sue vG

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans
From: Ebbie
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 10:15 PM

The Story

"One of rock 'n' roll's chief architects has been rescued from the rubble of New Orleans.

"Fats Domino, who had been unaccounted for in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, was plucked from the flooded city by a rescue boat.


"His daughter, Karen Domino White, who lives in New Jersey, identified her father in a picture taken Monday night by a New Orleans Times-Picayune photographer. The singer is seen being helped from a boat by an emergency crew.

"There was no word on where he was taken. There was also no word on the whereabouts of family members that had been with him before the storm hit."

Funny. Jim Lehrer's News Hour said that Fats has not been found. You'd think they'ed update it somehow.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans
From: Kaleea
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 03:50 AM

I have been wondering about the Musicians of the New Orleans area. There are many well known artists, but many more who are not well known. These folks are some of the greatest Jazz Musicians on the planet who happened to find steady employment because Jazz is one of the biggest reasons why the greater New Orleans region is important--not including oil rigs, wells, tankers, refineries & such.
   There is also a tremendous loss of historical collections, and of course the hallowed halls of Jazz.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST,Sidmouth Resident
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 04:49 AM

Let's hope the worldwide jazz community rallies round as the situation becomes clearer.

If Sidmouth sunk under a tsunami I'm sure 'folkies' the world over would raise money for The Bedford and The Anchor.

Let's hope jazz fans help the many world-famous venues and artists of New Orleans.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 08:43 PM

There was a poignant moment a few minutes ago: A man walking along cradling a tuba.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 11:25 PM

KWEUT - publicity stunt

He should be ashamed for diluting the real "moon-shine" and robbing from his kind.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST,Bill the Collie
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 01:40 AM

Fats spent the last few days with friends in Baton Rouge.
"Weve lost evertthing" he told the Washington Post.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: Melani
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 02:52 AM

The whole thing is just unbelieveable. It's a disgrace that relief hasn'r arrived faster--but of course, a large chunk of the National Guard is busy in Iraq.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST,From London
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 04:28 AM

I wonder if our American friends appreciate just how bad their Government and nation appears to the rest of the world?

You can bully your way round the planet but you can't look after the poor and vulnerable in your own country.

It seems the world's media and the Salvation Army could get into the disaster areas within hours of the hurricane subsiding yet it took your President and National Guard five days to do so.

Shame on you.

Subject: BS: fats donimo
From: Tam the man
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 12:30 PM

I heard that Fats Donimo was rescued in New Oreleans, but went missing can anyone tell me if they have found him yet?

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: michaelr
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 01:43 PM

Ah, thanks for that, Guest from London. I feel appropriately shamed.

How long should I stand in the corner, sir?

Subject: RE: BS: fats donimo
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 01:57 PM

News article

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST,Arkie
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 02:51 PM

A lot of Americans are also in disbelief at the reaction time.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST,John Frankham
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 04:36 PM

And so they should be.

It's wrong to blame the entire American nation for the failure to act more quickly but, blimey, your authorities really have failed those who needed help most.

The English media have had a field day bashing Bush & Co.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 05:24 PM

Pete Fountain and his family are, according to his sister, also still missing. Read it at NOLA.com today.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: Jeri
Date: 04 Sep 05 - 11:44 AM

He's still found.

Here's all sorts of Fats DoMiNo news at Google.

Subject: RE: BS: fats donimo
From: Tam the man
Date: 04 Sep 05 - 11:57 AM

thank you

Subject: RE: BS: fats donimo
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Sep 05 - 12:09 PM

he is found, located and doing fine. Staying with friends.

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Messages from two other threads moved into this one. --JC

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: Tam the man
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 07:15 AM

Donm't you mean the British media, but then again you're right because the Scots media never mentioned it.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 10:42 PM

Is Pete Fountain still missing?

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 12:23 AM

Pete Fountain reported safe

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 05:39 PM

Good news about Fats and Pete. Anybody know if there's any word on Frankie Ford and Clarence "Frogman" Henry? I heard a few days ago they were missing. On the other hand, Alex Chilton was reported missing but he's apparently OK.

Subject: RE: Fats Domino missing in New Orleans -found!
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 07:02 AM

Great news. Have the Preservation Hall Jazz Band been saved too?