MyOwnWay - 2-16-2009 at 10:00 PM
Never really had this happen before. Anyone I admire was dead long before I found out about them (MLK JR for example). But I found out today a
personal hero of mine passed on Valentines day. Louie Bellson was an extraordinary jazz drummer, inventor of the double bass, and helped inspire me to
play drums nearly twenty years ago. I had the pleasure of meeting him once at a drum clinic. A moment I'll never forget.
R.I.P.
clevohardcore - 2-17-2009 at 12:04 AM
Its sad how people like that you never really hear of. They matter. Thats awesome that you actually met someone you admire as much as that too. That
doesn't happen that often for most people.
BDx13 - 2-17-2009 at 12:00 PM
sorry to hear the news.
you're fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet him - clearly it's a memory you'll cherish.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_en_ot/obit_bellson
clevohardcore - 2-17-2009 at 03:37 PM
IF htis guy didnt do wha the did in his lifetime. Can you imagine what all of us would have missed out on with the music we listen to?