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13th August 2009, 07:03 PM
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I'm sure glad we got to see a lot of Les in public the last few years.
It reminds me how few truly great influences there are in the world. Michael |
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13th August 2009, 07:47 PM
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Yes, we lost a musical genius today. I've heard and seen him play live several times in the past. I remember the day I went, with a friend, to his house in Mahwah NJ to look at some Bruel & Kjaer equipment for sale. Les was a very friendly fellow and we were lucky enough to get the cook's tour of his studio and workshop. Got to see the Ampex 8 track recorder (the Octopus) and the mixing board (the Monster) up close and personal. That was back in the late 80's and a day I'll always remember.
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13th August 2009, 07:53 PM
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Great Man ;
real Engineer . probably playing even better instruments now ......
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13th August 2009, 07:56 PM
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Hollow, please assume I'm raging with jealousy.
 I read Penn Jillette's little essay about it- Les Paul apparently invited him to play (Penn plays bass). Penn declined. "I was too damned scared." I sure would have been.
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13th August 2009, 08:10 PM
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 I saw him at AES NY 1999 -- an icon, and failed to scrounge up the $55 to buy a Les Paul Jr when i was 16. dave
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13th August 2009, 09:54 PM
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I'd opine that without his inventions, the sound (and recording techniques) of Rock N Roll (as we know it) might not even exist for a Hall of Fame to celebrate. On the way back from a quickie errand at lunch today, I heard the tail end of a hilarious and virtuosic performance of "Cherokee" on the local jazz FM station ( KPLU). I'd never heard this particular track before and wondered out loud "who the h3ll is that?" - then the announcer said "and that folks, of course was Les Paul". (yes, I speak in cryptic text when I suspect it might get transcribed to a forum post) No doubt there'll be more than a few old tracks revisited on the airwaves during the next couple of weeks.
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RIP - Les Paul
