Les Paul passes away at 94
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kittyman     Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 
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OMG..... A sad day for the kittyman indeed. One of my lifelong idols has passed on. CNN article Fox News article Gibson.com obit The inventor of the electric guitar, multitrack recording, and many other musical innovations. The Les Pulverizer... Les Paul has passed on at the age of 94. Those of you who have been around the Cafe much know that I have posted many clips of Les over the years, both with and without Mary Ford. And he pretty much played right up until the end, doing shows at the Iridium in his 90's. Les Paul...Chasing Sound. He was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, about 100 miles south of me. I shall miss him dearly. Kitty tears go here....... Rest in Peace, my dear friend. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster 
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 White Mountain Wes  Send message Joined: 24 Jul 08 Posts: 259 Credit: 6,607,678 RAC: 4
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It’s a sad day. He was a true renaissance man.  
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Jim_S  Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31
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It’s truly a sad day for anyone who has ever owned, played or listened to tunes played on a Les Paul Guitar.  I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) ID: 925850 · |
[KWSN]John Galt 007  Send message Joined: 9 Nov 99 Posts: 2444 Credit: 25,086,197 RAC: 0
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Kai  Send message Joined: 30 Jun 09 Posts: 619 Credit: 15,732 RAC: 0 
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 RIP Les - You were truly a father of invention, and someone that will be dearly missed! "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein Vextor Homepage | Vextor Blog ID: 925859 · |
champ  Send message Joined: 12 Mar 03 Posts: 3642 Credit: 1,489,147 RAC: 0 
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Sad to hear that. ID: 925865 · |
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Andrew Elphick Send message Joined: 17 Sep 08 Posts: 7 Credit: 1,383,765 RAC: 2 
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My first real electric Gitair. Sadly missed...Gibson will bring out commerative models! ID: 925869 · |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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I had the man in my thoughts all day long as I was at work. Now that I am home, I am youtubing some of the clips I have viewed many times, as well as a few new rehashes posted by folks in tribute to him. Still sniffing back a few kitty tears, but what a wonderful life he lived, and what a wonderful legacy he leaves us. Almost electrocuted himself once, and almost crippled in a car crash...after which he told the doctors to set his shattered arm in a 'guitar playing' position. Thankfully he survived those incidents to fulfill his wonderful destiny. Not many (if any) musicians, dead or alive, have impacted modern music to the extent that he has. How many guitaristas had a light start to burn in their hearts the first time they picked up a 'Les Paul'. I am still amazed at how many people I talked to today that only knew his name in reference to the guitar...and never knew the man who begot it. I always LOL when I watch the legendary Les Paul Coors commercial... "You play?" "I've been known to...." The look on the cowboy's face is always priceless. He is one of my first musical memories.....I hope I may meet him someday in the great beyond. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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One more intro to Les Paul......a little rough, but a lot of good info. 2005 "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster
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Iona  Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0
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Ah yes, a great shame...years ago a friend of mine had a Gibson Les Paul Custom and would often play Beethoven's Fur Elise on it, just for me! Alas, he ended up writing music for adverts and the like. The Wizard of Waukesha, as he was known, if memory serves, also invented the 8 track tape recorder - the other primary mainstay for many a budding band. Probably of no consequence, but when I was in Automotive Engineering, we made parts for Waukesha engines and hardly anyone had ever heard of the place, but many had heard of Les Paul. Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! ID: 925993 · |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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Ah yes, a great shame...years ago a friend of mine had a Gibson Les Paul Custom and would often play Beethoven's Fur Elise on it, just for me! Alas, he ended up writing music for adverts and the like. The Wizard of Waukesha, as he was known, if memory serves, also invented the 8 track tape recorder - the other primary mainstay for many a budding band. Probably of no consequence, but when I was in Automotive Engineering, we made parts for Waukesha engines and hardly anyone had ever heard of the place, but many had heard of Les Paul. Well....... Not such a great shame to pass at 94 years of age, but a loss nonetheless. I guess, as the saying goes..... 'Each man owes one death, there are no exceptions.....' And he certainly lived his fullest life. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004
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This is one of the most loveable most examples of his artistry....... Don't mind the 50's artifacts......LOL... I know his wife Mary didn't mind........ Bamy Bound........ "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster
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Matthew Love  Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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What Legend Les Paul Created    LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 926182 · |
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