Re: RIP Les Paul

[George Ludwig <georgeludwigmusic@gmail.com>]

I was lucky enough to see Les at Iridium on NYC maybe 4 or 5 years back. He was a great storyteller! I wish I could have seen him in his prime. It was clear at the gig that his hands were not what they used to be. I think he was only using two fingers of his left hand. But his knowledge made up for any lack of dexterity. I'm truly grateful to have seen him before he died.

 

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:50 AM, David Gans <david@trufun.com> wrote:

I interviewed Les Paul in 1976 and attended a show in which he demonstrated the in-development "Les Paulverizer" - a looping device! Somewhere in my stash I have a recording of that set, in which he demonstrated it.

At 12:29 PM -0400 8/13/09, Daryl Shawn wrote:

Crap...no...we owe him so much. I'd been meaning for years to see him play at his regular gig in NYC.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jBD78k8tewQ7FPeiKtJbK8QPmtzAD9A23OFG0

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