Ray Charles

[sabrelady]

Posted: 6/10/04 at 4:22pm

The 1st gentleman of jazz has passed. What a career! What a life! Memento Mori.

[mamamia sammy]

Posted: 6/10/04 at 4:25pm

Corine and others are paying our respect to him on the off-topic board.

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 6/10/04 at 4:29pm

I think Ray would have enjoyed just one thread in his honor...

[Corine2]

Posted: 6/10/04 at 8:18pm

He will be missed.

[Broadwaylilhead]

Posted: 6/10/04 at 10:19pm

rip

Updated On: 6/11/04 at 10:19 PM

Posted: 6/11/04 at 12:02am

Updated On: 6/12/04 at 12:02 AM

[Corine2]

Posted: 6/11/04 at 12:29am

I agree Grant.
Ray Charles, was a very talented performer. May he rest in peace.
Updated On: 6/11/04 at 12:29 AM

[SmrtAss]

Posted: 6/11/04 at 12:34am

As an original member of the Sick Jerk Club (on another message board, in a universe far, far away), I DO see the humor. In your darkest hour, sometimes humor can be your one saving grace. Even if it's sick humor.

[orion59]

Posted: 6/11/04 at 8:08am

"In your darkest hour, sometimes humor can be your one saving grace"

I think that applies only to those who are close to the deceased and are feeling a personal loss. I would bet that not one person on this baord was a family member or close friend to Ray Charles and therefore cannot use the "humor to relieve pain and grief" defense. We can all sincerely say it's a sad loss that Mr Charles has passed on because he was a great entertainer and contributed much to the world of music. However, I doubt that anyone here can honestly claim it is their darkest hour.

It was a very distasteful joke and perhaps the person posting didn't think of that. It would now be a getsure of maturity if the poster cleared the message from the board.

[SmrtAss]

Posted: 6/11/04 at 12:11pm

I wasn't specifically connecting 'one's darkest hour' with the death of Ray Charles, whom I believe was a truly wonderful artist who gifted us all with some amazing works. I was thinking of times in my life when things were really hard and tough, but my sense of humor remained intact. I agree that in those times, I wouldn't have necessarily appreciated sick humor, unless it came from me. I still think the OP's line was pretty funny, and since Ray Charles lived a rich and relatively long life, I don't even think it was in particularly bad taste. However, since I'm sure we'll never agree about this topic, I'll drop it.