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TwoTubMan
10-24-2008, 02:56 PM
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Great musician, great person.
dets1
10-24-2008, 03:14 PM
what a shame. great loss. his searing b-3 sounds will always be some of my favorite music.
Jon Silberman
10-24-2008, 03:22 PM
Merl, you will be missed.
andybaylor
10-24-2008, 03:25 PM
Oh Man...RIP.
greggorypeccary
10-24-2008, 03:25 PM
:cry:

Gonna listen to some LOM tonight...
thirstypirate
10-24-2008, 03:34 PM
Wow, I was in Spain yesterday driving around listening to Merl and Jerry "Live at the Keystone". I hadn't listened to it in years until last night. RIP
lhallam
10-24-2008, 03:36 PM
Thanks for the fun Merl. Here's hoping you and Jerry are hooking up again.
duckbunny
10-24-2008, 07:17 PM
Very sad news indeed. He was a helluva musician, for sure.
The best band ever just got another player. RIP

:cry:




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bilbal
10-24-2008, 07:39 PM
Very sad. Say hello to Jer' for me please.
mprvise
10-24-2008, 07:42 PM
Just heard this at load in for a gig tonight. I think we're going to do either Feel Like Dynomite or Problems Got Problems (which I just learned the lyrics to). RIP Merl, and say hey to Martin F for me.
riker4208
10-24-2008, 08:06 PM
I was just wondering how he was doing, I even googled him to see what was up. got to see him several times, he was always inspired. Never forget the story he told one night. He and Jerry had just covered Imagine by John Lennon, they were the first ones to do a cover of the song. I guess they were playing a gig at the Keystone several nights later and in walks Lennon. Dropping by to thank them for doing the song. It meant a lot to Merl.
wombat66
10-24-2008, 08:44 PM
another one gone

very sad
ROKY
10-24-2008, 09:00 PM
Loved me some Merle .

Jammin with Capt. Trips, indeed ...:bow:band
karmadave
10-24-2008, 10:05 PM
RIP Merle...
FeloniousBishop
10-24-2008, 10:44 PM
RIP

Saw him a few times with JGB, really loved his playing.
Lucidology
10-25-2008, 06:16 AM
Oh this is so sad ... been on the same Bill with Merle many times,
opening up for his band or something in that vain.
Always a super nice guy to hang with
and always made great music ... He will really be missed ..
teestone
10-25-2008, 11:44 AM
Tough loss of another fabulous performer....we'll miss you! :hiP
quinnamps
10-25-2008, 02:55 PM
Merle gave me the best post dead shows I have ever been too. The last time I saw him he played a darkstar that was so amazingly good. Funky as anything I have ever heard.
He was so gracious as a musician and a human. Humble and very much in the moment.
Miss ya brother man...
johneeeveee
10-25-2008, 11:15 PM
Oh this is so sad ... been on the same Bill with Merle many times,
opening up for his band or something in that vain.
Always a super nice guy to hang with
and always made great music ... He will really be missed ..

Hey Joe,
I too shared some shows with him back in the late 80's, when he was doing the Merle Saunders and the Rainforest Band thing. I didn't know him well, but he was always sweet, and always smiling.

He was a very positive person, and had a great life (at least it seems so).

Sorry to hear the news - jv
trils0n
10-26-2008, 12:16 AM
I tried to make it to see Merl whenever he was playing nearby - always great music, wish I could have caught some more shows. Think I'll look through my collection and put on some LoM.
Jon Silberman
10-26-2008, 07:38 AM
In my heart, I hope they're jammin' again now. :(

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wombat66
10-26-2008, 10:16 PM
off topic from Merl but...

Hal Kant, the Grateful Dead's long time lawyer and all around good guy, died last week. Another one gone.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-kant26-2008oct26,0,5755711.story
swa
10-27-2008, 05:15 AM
RIP Merle,
A truly inspiring musician and human being.
TommyMambo
10-27-2008, 08:27 AM
RIP...
Man, is there a curse to those keyboardists Jerry played with, or is it just fate?
reddgeetarzan
10-27-2008, 08:40 AM
I'd say he lived a full life compared to the other GD key players- plus he died of natural causes......not drug or alcohol related.

RIP Merle! He was a good man for sure!!!
ChrisP
10-27-2008, 12:17 PM
Hey Joe,
I too shared some shows with him back in the late 80's, when he was doing the Merle Saunders and the Rainforest Band thing. I didn't know him well, but he was always sweet, and always smiling.

He was a very positive person, and had a great life (at least it seems so).

Sorry to hear the news - jv

His Rainforest show was KILLER. Steve Kimock on guitar...what a show. PHAT groovin'