Fats Domino Found in New Orleans

[Must_B_Free]

One of rock 'n' roll's chief architects has been rescued from the rubble of New Orleans.

Fats Domino, who had been unaccounted for in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, was plucked from the flooded city by a helicopter late Thursday. He was reported to be in good condition.

An APB went out for the musician and his family earlier in the day.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20050902/en_music_eo/17283

he must have quite a survivor's tale to tell...<\i>

[eleny]

1. A little bit of good news goes a very long way right now

Thanks!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. Good News n/t

[CelticWinter]

3. Glad to hear they found him n/t

[Tace]

4. Yahoo! I Look Forward To Some Music About This Disaster

[TomInTib]

5. Think he'll record some new verses to "Ain't that a shame..."

..."was Bush to blame"?

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Yes!

:applause:
And to the chopper crew that fetched him, :toast:

[LeighAnn]

7. I'm glad he didn't die in the 1960s like I thought he did

Wow, I've avoided these Fats Domino threads because I thought he died a long time ago. I thought it was a gruesome grave-robbing story.

my dumb

[Must_B_Free]

9. Isn't it crazy that fats domino and chuck berry are still around?

after all the other rockers they have created in their wake have come and gone?

[kskiska]

19. Amazingly, Jerry Lee Lewis is still around, too

and in the midst of another divorce.

[unrepuke]

22. What amazes me is Gary Busey is alive. He works hard at checking out.

[ecoflame]

16. Mmhmm ...... me & you both (n/t)

n/t

[RSchewe]

8. Good news indeed! n/t

[Mnemosyne]

10. That is great! n/t

[Dogmudgeon]

11. Good news! But there's also bad news --

Songwriter Alan Toussaint is also missing. They think he's in the Superdome, but that's not substantiated in the article.

--p!

[musette_sf]

12. one piece of good news!!!

I was lucky enough to see Fats at Jazz Fest 1980, on the riverboat and also at the Fairgrounds. Will I ever see a Jazz Fest again?

[sidpleasant]

17. Will you ever see a Jazz Fest again? Not if Denis Hastert can help it

He's said that it doesn't make sense to rebuild NO. I'm sure that if you asked the fat creep he'd tell you that all the music you need is John Ashcroft's horrid off key gospel caterwauling.

[flamingyouth]

13. I am glad to hear this.

[bagimin]

14. thank god

I'm walkin
yes indeed i'm talkin...

[watrwefitinfor]

15. So happy to hear the Fat Man is safe.

So many years, so much music. A good omen, I hope.

I went to a Fats concert in, oh, must have been about 1957.
What a show. What a showman. What a night.

Rock on, Fats.

Wat

[against all enemies]

18. Hope he can "Twist Again Like He Did Last Summer"

[Benhurst]

21. I think you may be confusing Chubby Checker with Fats. NT

[against all enemies]

28. You are correct. My apologies. Fats/Chubby, I'm an idiot. Thanks

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. I regret never seeing Preservation Hall...

I saw the bands when they came to Wolf Trap; but I imagine it's just not the same.

[Chicago Democrat]

23. I found my freedom.....on blueberry hill

On top of my roof some angel appeared!

[TroubleMan]

24. Instead of "Walking To New Orleans".....

He must have been walking from New Orleans.


A small amount of good news in a horrible week.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

25. Fats has to be the most alive dead person I know...

Went to see him in concert in 1988 in West Palm Beach and he was so ill that he canceled the show and the Four Tops filled in for him. Shortly after that we heard that he had passed away and we toasted him and his music and spent an evening reminiscing about his songs.

Honestly, I thought this thread was in extremely bad taste, but after searching around on the net, I have not found one site indictating that he has died. Apparently, he is alive and enjoying his rescue.

I am very happy for him, but at the same time, this is just a little creepy.

[TankLV]

26. Thank god - a bit of good news in this gloom.

[donheld]

27. I hope he comes out fighting

I'm glad he's alive.

[lady lib]

29. More from Kos:

by Volvo Liberal
Thu Sep 1st, 2005 at 18:45:13 PDT
Update <2005-9-1 21:45:13 by Armando>: By Armando, and Hurray!

Finally, some good news...

Fats Domino Found in New Orleans

One of rock 'n' roll's chief architects has been rescued from the rubble of New Orleans. Fats Domino, who had been unaccounted for in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, was plucked from the flooded city by a helicopter late Thursday. He was reported to be in good condition. An APB went out for the musician and his family earlier in the day.

[lonestarnot]

30. WOOOO DAMN HOOO! FATS IN THE HOUSE!

[OneBlueSky]

31. Thank You, God! . . . I was really getting depressed at the thought . . .

of Fats trapped in his attic and suffocating to death . . . I am s-o-o-o-o thankful he's okay! . . . :)

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

32. but what about everyone stranded who's NOT FAMOUS???--Do We Care???

do we only care about famous people? rich people? white people?(I'm white by the way)

Let's get these idiotic slow ass Federal rich corporate brats off their ASSES and let's get EVERYONE rescued !!!!

soon before they die-
-an ambulance doesn't get a couple of days to respond to an emergency--or the company would be fired

[calimary]

33. Whew! Not only is New Orleans a national treasure, Fats Domino is, too.

Glad he's okay! Thanks for posting this!