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#266898 - 07/09/09 05:57 PM
 
Re: July eJam #2
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#266902 - 07/10/09 08:26 AM
 
Re: July eJam #2
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Registered:  01/02/04
 
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Loc:  Lexington, Ky, USA
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This tune and anything written by Leon Russell is good stuff!
  Good work, all! It is bitter-sweet for me right now. The guitar work on the George Benson version was outstanding, and something I tried to emulate on the job. 
  Unfortunately, I had corrective surgery on my left sholder Monday to fix nerve damage as a result of an assault by a kid trying to break into my warehouse. 
  I have no feeling in the fingers of my left hand, and have to face the possibioity that, at a minimum, I'll no longer be able to play bass guitar, left-handed bass on a B-3 or very intricate stuff on guitar. I tried to record a tune on guitar and failed miserably. 
  After more than 50 years in the business, I have to face the possibility that this very important part of my life is over, or, at the minimum, seriously altered.
  I have been able to play some jobs on the arrangers I have a love/hate relationship with. That, plus some "less intricate" guitar work (with a lot of practice) may be what's left, and I guess I should be thankful for that. 
  Just goes to show you never know what's around the corner. 
  Be careful, and enjoy every second you've got an instrument in your hands. 
 
  Russ
 
 
  [This message has been edited by captain Russ (edited 07-10-2009).] 
 
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