A shame. But really he probably should have given them to a museum way before the fire. Still horrible for an 80 year old. I am sure he is shaken up by it.
BUMP! BUMP!
I still love them!
I’m really sorry to read this. I can’t imagine the pain of loosing your home of 56 years. Glad that nobody was injured.
I saw him a few Christmases ago. What a voice.
“Too much, too little, too late...”
I would have cut back the vegetation, whether it’s legal or not.
Some years back, somewhere in California, homeowners received letters from the state of California and from a federal agency.
One letter said NOT to cut the brush near their home because of the endangered kangaroo rat. The other letter said it was OK to cut the brush. Only one homeowner cut back the brush. The others did not.
Eventually, there was a brush fire, and every home was destroyed except one...the guy who cut back the brush.
I was upset when I heard the news about the home of Johnny Mathis.
One of the things I have hung on to through countless moves and many years are all my old 78’s from high school and college of all of his music. Obviously I share your love of his music. Wish there were some so-called artists of today that could sing like he did.
I would comment but It’s not for me to say.
I thought Lisa Left Eye Lopes was dead.
Chances are, he’ll rebound. But it’s still sad.
My mom went to high school with him. She said he used to sing at school rallies and other assemblies, and all the girls would swoon. Lee Meriwether went to the same school at the same time, too (she’s good friends with my aunt).
Fortunate enough to see his act in Dallas, Texas Hyatt Downtown (on I35)back in the 60-70’s The velvet voice. Remarkable phrasing and vocals. Never realized the man was from Texas just as there was no idea he now lived on the West Coast. Sorry to hear his prized memories are now gone. That really hurts. Especially at this time in life.
Wasn’t he a Decathlete in college?
Loved his singing. A real gay blade but he could sing.