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View Poll Results: How does one tribute a life as great as Ray Charle's?
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Replace Hamilton's face with Charle's on the $10 bill 3 votes (25.00%)
Immortalize his image among the other great Americans on Mount Rushmore 4 votes (33.33%)
Reconstruct the face of the Statue of Liberty to resemble that of the great Ray Charles 5 votes (41.67%)
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How Should We Memorialize Ray Charles?
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Axo1ot1
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Jun 11, 2004, 12:07 PM
 
He was a superb musician who touched lot of lives. I find him particularly inspirational because he managed to do what he did without the use of his eyes, and still managed to look normal when he swayed back and forth (unlike Stevie Wonder who makes it look like he has a cat on his back). How should we memorialize this great American?
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 12:16 PM
 
Use LimeWire to steal his music?
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 12:27 PM
 
Poke your eyes out with a sharp stick while you hold a Pepsi
( Last edited by Captain Obvious; Jun 11, 2004 at 12:36 PM. )

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Jun 11, 2004, 12:50 PM
 
If I recall correctly, it was actually Ray Charles who inspired Stevie Wonder to go into the music business.
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Jun 11, 2004, 01:00 PM
 
Originally posted by Millennium:
If I recall correctly, it was actually Ray Charles who inspired Stevie Wonder to go into the music business.
Not to be disrespectful, but I actually kind of prefer Stevie's music. Innervisions is such a dank album. What's the best Ray Charle's record in people's opinions? I've heard a lot of singles, but not very many albums.
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 01:24 PM
 
Originally posted by Axo1ot1:
What's the best Ray Charle's record in people's opinions? I've heard a lot of singles, but not very many albums.
I don't know if it's his best, but my personal sentimental favorite is "Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul" (1963). I found it in the attic when I was a kid and was transfixed. It's from his "pop" period at ABC and has the infamous bleached-white choirs, but I happen to like the way they contrast with his black soul/gospel delivery. And the string arrangements are gorgeous. It has the ultimate version of "Over The Rainbow" - guaranteed to make you weep within a few bars. The album's not available on iTunes but you can sample one tune - "That Lucky Old Sun" - from the Malcolm X soundtrack.

Apart from that, I'd recommend one of the Atlantic/Rhino best-of collections - The Birth of Soul is the most complete.
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 02:14 PM
 
You missed the "All of the above" option.

(Come on, you knew someone would complain about the poll choices)

I like Stevie's music better too (I like more of the Funk), but Ray really opened a lot of doors and laid the foundations for the like of Stevie.

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Jun 11, 2004, 02:54 PM
 
Originally posted by Axo1ot1:
Not to be disrespectful, but I actually kind of prefer Stevie's music. Innervisions is such a dank album. What's the best Ray Charle's record in people's opinions? I've heard a lot of singles, but not very many albums.
I didn't mean to imply an opinion one way or the other on whose music was better. I was just noting that Stevie Wonder was inspired to enter the music business by Ray Charles' performances. It will be interesting to see what he has to say about this.
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Jun 11, 2004, 03:15 PM
 
I'm goin' on a Pepsi binge.
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 04:13 PM
 
Originally posted by Captain Obvious:
Poke your eyes out with a sharp stick while you hold a Pepsi
You don't like Ray Charles?
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 04:53 PM
 
How unAmerican and disrespectful. I condemn him as a communist.
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 05:14 PM
 
Communist?

Nah, just a prick.
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 06:15 PM
 
Hmmm, I didn't get the "Make fun of the blind" memo.

It says a considerable amount about your character.
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 06:26 PM
 
Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
Hmmm, I didn't get the "Make fun of the blind" memo.

It says a considerable amount about your character.
At first it was directed at Axo and his dumbass poll
Now that I read it though, you're right its pretty frickin funny.

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Jun 11, 2004, 06:28 PM
 
Originally posted by Captain Obvious:
At first it was directed at Axo and his dumbass poll
Now that I read it though, you're right its pretty frickin funny.
How did you know I was talking about you
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 06:30 PM
 
Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
Hmmm, I didn't get the "Make fun of the blind" memo.

It says a considerable amount about your character.
Pish posh... It's not like the blind can read these comments anyway.
     
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Jun 11, 2004, 06:40 PM
 
Originally posted by Biggysteve:
Pish posh... It's not like the blind can read these comments anyway.
They may not be able to read it, but they could have it read to them

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/spokeninterface/

Oh, wait, I think they need to wait for Tiger... we are safe for now.
     
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Jun 12, 2004, 01:19 AM
 
Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
They may not be able to read it, but they could have it read to them

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/spokeninterface/

Oh, wait, I think they need to wait for Tiger... we are safe for now.
Probably safer than you'd think. You'd have to be a geeky f*cking blind guy to want these forums read to you.
     
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Jun 12, 2004, 01:40 AM
 
Originally posted by Biggysteve:
Probably safer than you'd think. You'd have to be a geeky f*cking blind guy to want these forums read to you.
I can hear them now "If that's what I've been missing by being blind, I feel blessed"
     
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Jun 12, 2004, 01:50 AM
 
www.raycharlesisalive.com

Pictures of supposed ray charles sightings, myths, and stories about seeing him and proving that he's still alive.

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slashdotted?
     
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Originally posted by Axo1ot1:
slashdotted?
Hmmm, no DNS entry in whois...
     
   
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