PEACE for iflitifloat - Rest in Peace, dear friend — Page 11

You were Cunty about the West Side Story revival and you didn't invite me?

Hmmmmph...

And, yes, my driver's license proudly proclaims: ORGAN DONOR

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Updated On: 6/8/12 at 11:11 AM

And, for Iflit and Namo, from Melba Moore's first album (Living to Give, 1970), one of the most gorgeous versions of "Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine In" ever recorded.

http://youtu.be/5jl1jVkec3Q

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I am glad my office door closes and that there are plenty of tissues nearby.

papa has me crying like a baby (instead of out of frustration, which is the norm.)

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If there's one thing we know for sure, peace does NOT come from penises.

And oh my goodness, I just listened to the Actor's Fund Benefit Recording of "The Flesh Failures/Aquarius" for the first time in years and was blown away once again by Mr Norm Lewis's performance. It's definitely my song of the weekend.

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Where's the little thumbs up, like button here?

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I'm thinking of Arlo Guthrie's performance of AMAZING GRACE at Woodstock.

Twas Grace that brought us safe thus far
And Grace will lead us home.

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Updated On: 6/8/12 at 04:52 PM

This has been a day of total preoccupation with Iflit. The weather has slipped from beautiful sunny warmth, to raging thunderstorms with Hollywood sheets of rain and plinking hail pellets, then more sun, then more rage. At least in my neck of the woods, nature's as unsettled as me.


PS We posted simultaneously PJ. The calmness of that recording is perfect.

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Updated On: 6/8/12 at 11:06 PM

For some reason THIS is the song floating around in my brain right now:

When she gets there, I kind of think that Flitty will be front and center at this jamfest.


If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock and roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band.

Jimmy gave us rainbows
And Janis took a piece of our hearts
And Otis brought us all to the dock of a bay
Sing a song to light my fire
Remember Jim that way
They've all found another place
Another place to play

If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock and roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band>

Remember bad bad Leroy Brown
Hey Jimmy touched us with that song
Time won't change a friend we came to know
And Bobby gave us Mack the Knife
Well look out, he's back in town
They'll all be there together
When they meet in one big show

If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock and roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band>

There's a spotlight waiting
No matter who you are
'Cause everybody's got a song to sing
Everyone's a star
(Everybody's got to be a star)

If you believe in forever
Then life is just a one-night stand
If there's a rock and roll heaven
Well you know they've got a hell of a band

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Rachel - "Flitty" - passed away peacefully at 5am.
Her family was by her side.


Prayers and love to all of them for the strength they must find in these coming days.

May flights of angels sing Rachel to her rest.


I love you, my friend. You will live in my heart forever.

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The moment has come we all knew would come, and peace has come to the girl who wanted peace.

We will miss our Rachel deeply, our Iflitiloat, our Kent State hippie chick, our Earth Mama, our choral singer, our transplant nurse, the woman who inspired us to always fight the good fight, whether against injustice or against cancer, and the friend who inspired us with love and to love.

Peace, Rachel.

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