tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post1484833293755870857..comments2024-03-07T04:15:33.084-06:00Comments on Pointless Cafe: Ray Price: Farewell Ray - You Were Priceless and Now, So Are WeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06155260059369976234noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-33528682818165857292013-12-18T05:38:30.781-06:002013-12-18T05:38:30.781-06:00Hugs welcomed and reciprocated! And I love Hugh La...Hugs welcomed and reciprocated! And I love Hugh Laurie too - he's very talented.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155260059369976234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-25499526318070183042013-12-18T00:22:26.494-06:002013-12-18T00:22:26.494-06:00*tender hugs* I'm so sorry for your loss. And ...*tender hugs* I'm so sorry for your loss. And I do get it, really. I was in shock when Michael Jackson died, when Whitney Houston passed away, and when Glee's Corey Monteith died--I bawled for days (and the tribute show....I cried until I was sick). But I have to say that to me, the big ones would be Billy Joel and Hugh Laurie. There are more. But yes, music really touches us in so many ways.<br /><br />Take good care of yourself xoxoThe Rainbow Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556423049067122472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-73335817621796012392013-12-17T00:27:14.200-06:002013-12-17T00:27:14.200-06:00Nothing I say will help so I will just send more l...Nothing I say will help so I will just send more love and hugs. ♥ ♥ ♥Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227031297442552412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-46364670308598010332013-10-13T14:03:49.808-05:002013-10-13T14:03:49.808-05:00Sorry to hear about Mr Price. He does have a beaut...Sorry to hear about Mr Price. He does have a beautiful voice. :(<br /><br />I was a record company brat, so I grew up having tickets to any concert I wanted etc. I actually didn't like concerts, probably because my dad dragged me to so many as part of his job. But when I was in my early 20s I had a co-worker who loved a certain band. I kinda liked them too, so I got us tix and backstage. Another co-worker had a GF who was wild about the band too, so I invited them too. I had no idea how much GF loved band until we got backstage. She started crying when she saw one of the band members and couldn't even talk to him. I was mortified. <br /><br />Someone I feel like I know (or would like to know) is the Dalai Lama. I'm not Buddhist, but the man rocks the house. <br /><br />Famous people who passed away and it really affected me: John Candy and Mr Dressup (the latter will be well known to any Canadian who grew up in the 70s and 80s). Lisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006108820630830638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-67665144634715882872013-10-13T00:29:05.897-05:002013-10-13T00:29:05.897-05:00I'm so sorry. How you're feeling makes a l...I'm so sorry. How you're feeling makes a lot of sense. Music impacts me in a very strong way. Even though I never met him, the death of Glee's Cory Monteith really affected me. Even though I'm not your average "Gleek" (I'm 43, wife and mom), Glee has really meant alot to me--and "Finn" was part of that. I haven't been able to watch the tribute episode yet (on my DVR) because I know I'm going to cry my heart out.<br /><br />The other "celebrity" who passed away that really affected me was Mr. Rogers. I'd watch reruns of him with my kids. And part of my childhood ended when he died.<br /><br />I'm so sorry honey. Sending you love and hugs. xoxoThe Rainbow Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556423049067122472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-79034006628970286242013-10-12T19:24:13.197-05:002013-10-12T19:24:13.197-05:00I never understood this until MCA of the Beastie B...I never understood this until MCA of the Beastie Boys passed away. They were the music of my growing up, I saw them multiple times and on one memorable occasion scored backstage passes. So I feel ya.Bubblewrapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096104455173227280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-42552079173419045122013-10-12T14:25:18.367-05:002013-10-12T14:25:18.367-05:00I usually don't comment on posts as much as I ...I usually don't comment on posts as much as I should... but this is Beautiful. I've been in the position of having that one singer who gets me through it all, and for me it's Demi Lovato. She's helped me at my lowest of lows, and of course my highs. Before I was diagnosed with IBS, when I got sick at school, I'd sit in the nurses office (she had a room you could lay down in) and I'd pop my earbuds in, and listen to her music, and it would calm me down, and relieve my pain (well...I think I was just concentrating on the music, not the pain). People called me crazy, but fast forward 6 years, and it's still the same way. She's still that one comfort measure I know I'll always have... it's funny because she's saved my life, and has helped me through the hard times, but she doesn't even know who I am. (Except... I think she may remember me... she sent me a Christmas Card in 2008, that I'm still baffled as to how she actually got my address... around the same time I had sent her a letter, and was told that it could take 5-6 months for a response, and to add a SASE if I wanted something in return, so of course I did. About a month later I received the Christmas Card in a different envelope... one I surely didn't send, because my name was written on it. Then 2 months later, I received my SASE, with some more autographed pictures, from the same exact address I had got the card from, which was her address on set [verified, as it was in a Teen magazine]. Very neat... needless to say I have it framed up.. :))Mishellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049138302438946127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-34092507390733018732013-10-12T13:24:36.347-05:002013-10-12T13:24:36.347-05:00Music is a huuuuuge part of my life and soul. But...Music is a huuuuuge part of my life and soul. But the person that came to mind when reading this post was actually an author, Robert B. Parker, who died in January 2010. He's one of my Dad's favorite authors and I grew up reading, re-reading and collecting my own hardcover collection of the Spenser series. My extended family loves his novels as well, and we'd often discuss the latest one during family gatherings. As an adult, I was always on the lookout for any chance to meet RBP on a book tour, with the intention of finding a way for my Dad to come along as well, which unfortunately never materialized. And then Parker passed away and I was pretty surprised at how upsetting it was to me....and still is, in a way. So I understand your sadness about Ray Price's health struggles, I understand completely. Embee Nailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052194749859928005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-13888841853632234702013-10-12T13:23:16.161-05:002013-10-12T13:23:16.161-05:00Aw man, I feel you. I've always been rather ac...Aw man, I feel you. I've always been rather acutely aware that I form connections with - not even always real people/celebrities but fictional characters - "people" I don't even know. More so lately I'm aware of actors, singers, etc I feel like I "know" but how well do we really know celebrities? They take great care to keep their unsavory characteristics private (or not) so how do we know, if I actually met them, if I'd like them as a person? It's strange, especially with actors or people you're used to seeing hide themselves in a role or persona.<br /><br />The person I feel most connected to that I hardly even know is George Harrison. I feel like I get him because I get his art, which is such an honest part of a person usually, and in general he always seems very genuine, like he wasn't hiding behind a celebrity persona even as "himself" you know? I was 10 when he died in 2001, and I remember knowing who that was and being kind of sad. I've since gotten to be so much a fan of his, and occasionally I have to shed a few tears because I'll never get to meet him, or even though I'm sure he went peacefully and he contributed so much art to the world, just that he's gone makes me sad. I'm still kind of aware that you can't know someone from afar, or even through their art, as completely as you know people you can physically talk to and be around, but at the same time, art is sometimes a more intimate look at someone than what they would show to their friends. I do believe you can see a lot of a person through their art or their voice!<br /><br />I'm sure Ray Price can appreciate the people who love him, even if he didn't know all of them personally. :) I hope he gets better - I really do! He sounds like an amazing person, and yeah, I can relate.unicorngirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663536723571370184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-90000816300646407212013-10-12T13:22:38.440-05:002013-10-12T13:22:38.440-05:00I don't think this is weird at all. I think mo...I don't think this is weird at all. I think most, if not all, of us relate to people that we "hear" or "see" all the time. I relate a lot to the some of the actors from The Young and the Restless (go ahead and laugh). I grew up watching that show with my mom and when you see these people every day you start to feel like they are family. And now, with all of the various social media outlets, you can actually interact with many of them and feel like you know the REAL people, not just the characters they play. I have gotten reply tweets from two of my favorite actors and a Facebook reply directly to me from one of the show's top actresses - that made me feel so special! But one of my favorite and most constant people was Jeanie Cooper who played Katherine Chancellor. She always reminded me so much of my grandma and after my grandma passed away I felt an even stronger "bond" (obviously not a real one but still) with her. She passed away in May and I have cried for her a lot - before her passing while she was sick and in the hospital, and after her passing. So I don't think you're odd at all. Well, at least not in this case. ;) Hehe Love you! ♥Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227031297442552412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-70246374761589389712013-10-12T13:14:17.901-05:002013-10-12T13:14:17.901-05:00Though I don't know Ray Price, I'm so sorr...Though I don't know Ray Price, I'm so sorry to hear he's not doing well. Though it's a part of life as we age, it always brings sadness when people's health start to fail. <br />I don't have a Ray Price. I do get sad when I see people not as vibrant as they used to be though, like Sidney Poitier. I love his movies. Or when I hear that they're no longer with us.Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736204537632675776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385341912889245802.post-41897573137679547272013-10-12T13:11:02.393-05:002013-10-12T13:11:02.393-05:00I listened to the video. His voice is so calming. ...I listened to the video. His voice is so calming. He is one of the singer my dad used to listen to when he put on music. Listening to this reminds me of him, and makes me sad.. :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321592015762892736noreply@blogger.com