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> From: Stimpson[SMTP:stimpson@total.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 1998 4:26 PM
> To: Funk mailing list; Acid-Jazz mailing list
> Subject: The Voice: Frank Sinatra
>
> Man, getting through today was really hard. When I heard that Frank
> Sinatra passed away this morning, it was like I lost an old friend.
> There's never been an artist who's been able to make me feel a song more
> than Sinatra. More often than not, it was his music that consoled me when
> things weren't going my way, or helped me laugh when I needed it most, so
> I can't begin to express how much this man's music has meant to me. If
> you want to understand where the love for baseball comes from, you just
> need to put on "There Used To Be A Ballpark", and no further explanation
> is needed. Any father expecting his firstborn could relate perfectly to
> the feelings expressed in "Soliloquy", and no one, with the possible
> exception of Billie Holiday, could wrench more emotion out of a torch song
> than Sinatra. I never set out to be a huge Sinatra fan, but 50 albums
> later, he still has me begging for more. There may be alot of great
> musicians and singers to put their ideas to wax, but as far as I'm
> concerned, perfection in music began and ended with The Voice. Rest in
> Peace Mr. Sinatra, our thoughts, prayers and admirations will remain with
> you and your family always.
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> Stimpson
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