A single tragedy (which I'm praying will end happily)

I just heard that Fats Domino (who refused to leave his New Orleans home) hasn't been heard from since Monday. He was last seen on the porch on the second floor of his flooded home. I hope he makes it out of there somehow.

I don't think I'll ever hear "I'm walking to New Orleans" the same way again.

I've got no time for talkin'
I've got to keep on walkin'
New Orleans is my home
That's the reason why I'm goin'
Yes, I'm walkin' to New Orleans
Fats was 76, and in bad health.

Tragic as this news is (and it made me cry), it's nothing compared to what's in store.

I wish Fats the best -- wherever he is. He brought happiness into my life. I hope they find him, but it doesn't look good (for Fats or some of New Orleans' other musicians) -- at all :

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.

UPDATE: Reader Daniel Wiltshire of Kicking on Doors to the rescue! Fats is alive and apparently well!

My favorite feature of the blogosphere is that someone always knows more than I do.

Thanks Daniel!

posted by Eric on 09.01.05 at 07:55 PM





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