Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 23:51.
i woke up this morning to my alarm clock set on npr radio in los angeles.... and as i was phasing into consciousness i heard this voice talking about some record producer and all his great accomplishments... but also about what a great man he was... funny... kind.... caring... and i heard this person say he was the only producer who ever won two consecutive grammys for record of the year.... and i thought, that's just not true.... i thought of a friend of mine whom i used to know who made the same claim about his dad... and i thought it's simply not true.... i didnt recognize the voice on the radio but i knew it wasnt my friend, so i listened more intently 'cuz the truth is i fell out of touch with my friend and i was even thinking of reaching out to him and saying someone else was making the same claim.... anyway, i thought the things this person was saying were quite moving and touching and it actually reminded me of the same way my former friend used to speak about his father.... i had met his dad a bunch of times and he was just as cool, kind, funny, and caring.... it started to make me mad that someone else was making the same claims, but i listened and finally at the end of the program the radio host mentioned the passing of your dad, and i realized it was not the voice of my friend Dave, but of you Adam his brother..... it was as if i was struck by lightning.... all i can say is that your dad was indeed a wonderful and amazingly witty, talented man who truly loved music, was forever an optimist, and most importantly he loved his children more than anything.... whenever he would stop over to Dave's apartment in LA his first concern was "how are you doing" and of course Dave would say he was fine, but your dad would always ask again, just to make sure that Dave was indeed fine and if there was anything your dad could do.... i was struck by his genuine warmth and concern... and his humor was really really funny too !!! i am saddened by his passing and will keep him and you & your family in my prayers.... pls wish your bro Dave well and i hope there is peace in your hearts at this time.... kindest regards, thomas
your dad
i woke up this morning to my alarm clock set on npr radio in los angeles.... and as i was phasing into consciousness i heard this voice talking about some record producer and all his great accomplishments... but also about what a great man he was... funny... kind.... caring... and i heard this person say he was the only producer who ever won two consecutive grammys for record of the year.... and i thought, that's just not true.... i thought of a friend of mine whom i used to know who made the same claim about his dad... and i thought it's simply not true.... i didnt recognize the voice on the radio but i knew it wasnt my friend, so i listened more intently 'cuz the truth is i fell out of touch with my friend and i was even thinking of reaching out to him and saying someone else was making the same claim.... anyway, i thought the things this person was saying were quite moving and touching and it actually reminded me of the same way my former friend used to speak about his father.... i had met his dad a bunch of times and he was just as cool, kind, funny, and caring.... it started to make me mad that someone else was making the same claims, but i listened and finally at the end of the program the radio host mentioned the passing of your dad, and i realized it was not the voice of my friend Dave, but of you Adam his brother..... it was as if i was struck by lightning.... all i can say is that your dad was indeed a wonderful and amazingly witty, talented man who truly loved music, was forever an optimist, and most importantly he loved his children more than anything.... whenever he would stop over to Dave's apartment in LA his first concern was "how are you doing" and of course Dave would say he was fine, but your dad would always ask again, just to make sure that Dave was indeed fine and if there was anything your dad could do.... i was struck by his genuine warmth and concern... and his humor was really really funny too !!! i am saddened by his passing and will keep him and you & your family in my prayers.... pls wish your bro Dave well and i hope there is peace in your hearts at this time.... kindest regards, thomas