Fats Domino

In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"

Quoted message said:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/01/katrina.fats.domino/index.html

Jill

Didn't look at the link; I heard they got him; wife and daughter are
still missing. I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill. :-)
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Several notes since 8/18/05,
including the Blue Ribbon Brownie Recipe and a sad note added
this evening, 8/27/05.

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"

Quoted message said:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/01/katrina.fats.domino/index.html

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Jill

Didn't look at the link; I heard they got him; wife and daughter are
still missing. I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill. :-)

Gotta love blueberries! 🙂

jmcquown said:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/01/katrina.fats.domino/index.html

Jill
--
The person who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it

I think he should be ashamed of himself taking precious rescue
resources away from less fortunate people - he could well have afforded
to evacuate, which was MANDATORY, and he should have done so.

N.

"Nancy1" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

jmcquown said:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/01/katrina.fats.domino/index.html

Jill
--
The person who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it

I think he should be ashamed of himself taking precious rescue
resources away from less fortunate people - he could well have afforded
to evacuate, which was MANDATORY, and he should have done so.

N.

Perhaps his circumstance in life is not now as it was. Do we know?
Dee Dee

Nancy1 said:

jmcquown said:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/01/katrina.fats.domino/index.html

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Jill
--
The person who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it

I think he should be ashamed of himself taking precious rescue
resources away from less fortunate people - he could well have
afforded
to evacuate, which was MANDATORY, and he should have done so.

N.

How do any of us know how much money this guy has? His hit songs were,
after all, hits 35 years ago, not last week. Maybe like many a musician he
squandered his money away. Somehow, I can't picture Fats investing it
T-Bills, but maybe it's just me.

Jill

jmcquown said:

How do any of us know how much money this guy has? His hit songs were,
after all, hits 35 years ago, not last week. Maybe like many a musician he
squandered his money away. Somehow, I can't picture Fats investing it
T-Bills, but maybe it's just me.

Jill

Ain't that a shame?

--
Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

cathyxyz said:

jmcquown said:

How do any of us know how much money this guy has? His hit songs
were, after all, hits 35 years ago, not last week. Maybe like many
a musician he squandered his money away. Somehow, I can't picture
Fats investing it T-Bills, but maybe it's just me.

Jill

Ain't that a shame?

ROFL! You just had to say that, didn't you!

No matter... He is the fat man and MY hero....

Bull Moose

On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 12:49:39 -0500, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

cathyxyz said:

jmcquown said:

How do any of us know how much money this guy has? His hit songs
were, after all, hits 35 years ago, not last week. Maybe like many
a musician he squandered his money away. Somehow, I can't picture
Fats investing it T-Bills, but maybe it's just me.

Jill

Ain't that a shame?

ROFL! You just had to say that, didn't you!

jmcquown said:

Nancy1 said:

jmcquown said:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/01/katrina.fats.domino/index.html

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Jill
--
The person who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it

I think he should be ashamed of himself taking precious rescue
resources away from less fortunate people - he could well have
afforded
to evacuate, which was MANDATORY, and he should have done so.

N.

How do any of us know how much money this guy has? His hit songs were,
after all, hits 35 years ago, not last week. Maybe like many a musician he
squandered his money away. Somehow, I can't picture Fats investing it
T-Bills, but maybe it's just me.

Jill

I dunno, but he didn't look destitute when he was being helped into the
rescue boat - from what I read, some of his family (who DID evacuate)
tried to get him to leave, but he didn't want to. He wanted to stay
right there and "ride it out."

N.

Nancy1 said:

jmcquown said:

Nancy1 said:

jmcquown wrote:
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/01/katrina.fats.domino/index.html

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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> Jill
> --
> The person who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it

I think he should be ashamed of himself taking precious rescue
resources away from less fortunate people - he could well have
afforded
to evacuate, which was MANDATORY, and he should have done so.

N.

How do any of us know how much money this guy has? His hit songs
were, after all, hits 35 years ago, not last week. Maybe like many
a musician he squandered his money away. Somehow, I can't picture
Fats investing it T-Bills, but maybe it's just me.

Jill

I dunno, but he didn't look destitute when he was being helped into
the rescue boat - from what I read, some of his family (who DID
evacuate)
tried to get him to leave, but he didn't want to. He wanted to stay
right there and "ride it out."

N.

There's always that mind-set, N. Hurricane Parties and all that [censored]. I
don't feel sorry for anyone who could evacuate but chooses not to.

Jill

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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There's always that mind-set, N. Hurricane Parties and all that [censored]. I
don't feel sorry for anyone who could evacuate but chooses not to.

Jill

Agree. They should make them buy a $5000 ticket for the rescue boat.

Nancy1 wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I dunno, but he didn't look destitute when he was being helped into the
rescue boat - from what I read, some of his family (who DID evacuate)
tried to get him to leave, but he didn't want to. He wanted to stay
right there and "ride it out."

Not sure what your definition of "destitute" is - I saw a picture -
maybe the same one you saw. I wouldn't say he looked affluent. I don't
know if he's rich, poor or in between - and neither do you. All blabber
based on emotion and no facts. Maybe he's just older and a bit - umm,
eccentric.

how true

kevin said:

Nancy1 wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I dunno, but he didn't look destitute when he was being helped into the
rescue boat - from what I read, some of his family (who DID evacuate)
tried to get him to leave, but he didn't want to. He wanted to stay
right there and "ride it out."

Not sure what your definition of "destitute" is - I saw a picture -
maybe the same one you saw. I wouldn't say he looked affluent. I don't
know if he's rich, poor or in between - and neither do you. All blabber
based on emotion and no facts. Maybe he's just older and a bit - umm,
eccentric.

Quoted message said:

From what I read Fats is 78 and lived in a 3 story house he'd owned for

a long time. He may have rationalized - as did many foolish people -
that a home that had survived other storms would withstand Katrina. As
my Dad got older, he got more, shall we say...determined. That may have
been the case with Fats and at any rate I'm glad they found him.

NT

ntantiques said:

kevin said:

Nancy1 wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I dunno, but he didn't look destitute when he was being helped into
the rescue boat - from what I read, some of his family (who DID
evacuate) tried to get him to leave, but he didn't want to. He
wanted to stay right there and "ride it out."

Not sure what your definition of "destitute" is - I saw a picture -
maybe the same one you saw. I wouldn't say he looked affluent. I
don't know if he's rich, poor or in between - and neither do you.
All blabber based on emotion and no facts. Maybe he's just older and
a bit - umm, eccentric.

Quoted message said:

From what I read Fats is 78 and lived in a 3 story house he'd owned
for

a long time. He may have rationalized - as did many foolish people -
that a home that had survived other storms would withstand Katrina. As
my Dad got older, he got more, shall we say...determined. That may
have been the case with Fats and at any rate I'm glad they found him.

NT

Agreed... my father is 81 years old. They live on an island and have to
evacuate when a tropical storm/hurricane moves up that way. He told me last
time, "Jill, I'm getting tired of evacuating. Maybe we'll just tape up the
windows and sit here." But then again, they chose to live on an island with
one way on and off. Whatever they choose to do, I'm not blaming the current
administration. Has nothing to do with politics.

Jill

"ntantiques" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

From what I read Fats is 78 and lived in a 3 story house he'd owned for

a long time. He may have rationalized - as did many foolish people -
that a home that had survived other storms would withstand Katrina.

That is one of the problems. Too many people thought they could ride it
out.