 |
SwiftVets.com
Service to Country
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
shawa
CNO
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
Posts: 2004
|
 Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject: 'Fats' Domino Missing in New Orleans |
 |
|
| Quote: | 'Fats' Domino Missing in New Orleans
Thursday, September 01, 2005
By Roger Friedman
Before NBC, MTV or anyone else puts on a telethon to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, they might want to explore some ancillary issues. To wit: New Orleans is a city famous for its famous musicians, but many of them are missing. Missing with a capital M.
To begin with, one of the city’s most important legends, Antoine "Fats" Domino, has not been heard from since Monday afternoon. Domino’s rollicking boogie-woogie piano and deep soul voice are not only part of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame but responsible for dozens of hits like “Blue Monday,” “Ain’t That a Shame,” “Blueberry Hill” and “I’m Walking (Yes, Indeed, I’m Talking).”
Domino, 76, lives with his wife Rosemary and daughter in a three-story pink-roofed house in New Orleans’ 9th ward, which is now under water.
On Monday afternoon, Domino told his manager, Al Embry of Nashville, that he would “ride out the storm” at home. Embry is now frantic.
Calls have been made to Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s office and to various police officials, and though there’s lots of sympathetic response, the whereabouts of Domino and his family remain a mystery.
In the meantime... |
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168122,00.html
_________________
“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” (Thomas Paine, 1776) |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Leeman
PO3
Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 265
Location: Connecticut
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Oh man O man they gotta find the fat man !!!!! Please !!
He is one of the best !!!
My Prayers are with you "Fats"
_________________
Leeman
"We are all Ghost now"
"But once we were men"
from an unsigned diary recovered from Cabanatuan Camp |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Me#1You#10
Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2004
Posts: 6503
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: |
|
|
A "Blue Monday" indeed. Hope Fats is ok. 
| Quote: | Blue Monday
Fats Domino and Fabian
Blue Monday how I hate Blue Monday
Got to work like a slave all day
Here come Tuesday, oh hard Tuesday
I'm so tired got no time to play
Here come Wednesday, I'm beat to my socks
My gal calls, got to tell her that I'm out
'Cause Thursday is a hard workin' day
And Friday I get my pay
Saturday mornin', oh Saturday mornin'
All my tiredness has gone away
Got my money and my honey
And I'm out on the stand to play |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Navy_Navy_Navy
Admin
Joined: 07 May 2004
Posts: 5777
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Apparently, he's one of the most generous people in the area.
One of the television stations was commenting on how when they do stories about people who need help, Fats Domino often calls to offer donations. He's well known by the station personnel for the help he offers to people in trouble.
His house was in water up to the roof. I hope he got out.
_________________
~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Guest
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
IF YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN ON US FATMAN, WE LOVED YA ON THIS SIDE.
HOPE YOU'RE SAFE OR IN A BETTER PLACE. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
shawa
CNO
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
Posts: 2004
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: |
|
|
According to Domino's niece, his children and grandchildren were at his home as well. His home is in the 9th ward, a low-lying area of the flooded city.
AOL NEWS
| Quote: |
~SNIP~
"I hope somebody turns him up, but as of right now, we haven't got anybody that knows where he's at," said Embry, who has worked with Domino for 28 years. "I would think he might be safe because somebody said he was on top of the balcony."
Checquoline Davis, Domino's niece, posted a message on Craigslist.com Thursday pleading for information. Davis wrote that Domino, his wife, their children and grandchildren "didn't get out" of the second floor. |
God Bless you and your family, Fats! I pray that you are safe.
_________________
“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” (Thomas Paine, 1776) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tanya
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Joined: 13 Aug 2004
Posts: 570
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
1991932
Lance Corporal
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Posts: 381
Location: Massachusetts
|
| Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 4:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
"One of rock 'n' roll's chief architects has been rescued from the rubble of New Orleans"
They found Elvis?
Allah be praised!
_________________
Former "War Criminal" |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
