I was sad to read that Clarence Clemmons died yesterday. Another icon from my youth gone . . .

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Oh man that's awful.

Well I guess the neighbors get to hear my memorial blasting all day.

RIP

I don't care aboutpolitics when it comes to music.

The best of both worlds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CogR1OrrPCQ

Too bad. He was only 69. Here's a good cover of a Jerry Lee Lewis hit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0dDAaIg6bo&feature=related

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I didn't realize until I read his obit in the Post that he was from Virginia. I used to marvel at the grief I would feel when someone I didn't even know personally died. Now, I realize that when the people who have had an influence on our lives dies, a little bit of us dies, too.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Yeah, we were on the road saturday night when the station was playing "Born to Run" and when it was over the DJ told us he had passed. I had heard about the stroke the previous weekend and was kinda watching for news. So sad. Great musician. Saw Springsteen and E St band in Cincy in 1980. Great show. Youtube is going be playing Springsteen all day on my pc at work today. This will be one of the cuts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z4eJ8yVHlU
Was driving to work , late one August night a long time ago. Radio was broadcasting this concert in Cincy from Cleveland Agora. Almost didn't go to work that night. Wanted to just keep driving and enjoying the music.

I loved his wailing sax in Born to Run.

Here's a nice clip of it from the early years, the "Glory Days".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuThNgl3YA&feature=related

RIP CC.

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Afraid I wasn't aware of the man behind the amazing sax playing in Springsteen's music - until Darling Wife and I met his nephew Jake Clemons some months ago after a show he'd done, opening for Glen Hansard.

Kid is a tremendous musician - focused mostly on his guitar, he came back during Hansard's performance to play some spectacular sax. Chatting with him after the show, it was obvious that his uncle Clarence had been a huge part of his life, and was a major influence in his music.

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Sax (not sex) and rock music doesn't do it for me, not sure what it is. Just doesn't fit.

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