That had to be a little creepy.
Posted on 10/17/2005 10:15:45 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
NEW ORLEANS — Visiting his home for the first time since he was rescued from rising floodwaters in a boat, Fats Domino found his piano overturned among mud and debris and his house in ruins.
Despite the destruction, the 77-year-old legendary musician found a few bright spots during last week's tour, arranged by WWL-TV: a favorite shirt that survived unblemished and a bust that made it through the storm unbroken.
Those were the exceptions. His electric keyboard sat against a wall covered in dried mud, mildew and mold, and his white grand piano was overturned, broken and stained with the filth that flowed into the Lower Ninth Ward along with the floodwaters.
The water reached well over 8 feet, brushing the bottoms of chandeliers inside the home, WWL-TV reported.
Domino's fate was not publicly known for several days after the Hurricane Katrina-spawned floods hit the low-lying neighborhood. He was rescued in a boat along with other family members from an upper-floor balcony.
The side of the balcony was spray-painted with a premature farewell when it was feared Domino had not survived. "R.I.P. Fats. You will be missed."
Domino's house was a mansion of pink, yellow and lavender decorated with such touches as his "Cadillac couch," resembling the rear of a 1950s car. The room was left in shambles.
He was rescued by boat from an upper floor balcony...he obviously knew the home was in ruins when he left it.
Glad you posted this. The last I knew was that he was missing and the worst was feared.
I mean Fats seeing his own epitaph had to be kind of creepy for him.
Fats will always be OK in my book. Despite his success - he's made quite a bit of money from all those gold records - he never moved to LA or NYC or tried to be a national celebrity.
He's so real he didn't have to try to keep it real.
Wilma is on the way.
Oh...I definitely agree with that and I do find the story ver y interesting in terms of the damage he sustained.
(It's just the headline that makes it seem like he was totally unaware of the damage he was going to return to when, in reality, he had to have a pretty good idea when he knew that there was 8 feet of water downstairs.)
Thanks for posting this. I'd been wondering how Fats was doing.
Hmmm, probably just as well. Sounds awfully tacky.
Sad to hear once again about how the "poor" were unable to leave in advance of the storm, and had to be rescued by 'guvmint.
/sarc
A sad fyi but I'm glad he and his family survived.
I used that same point in a letter to the ed.
Did he walk there?
Sounds like a victim of 'While You Were Out'...
Check the NOPD.
Sounds like a bar in Jerome, Arizona!
Was Elvis the interior decorator? Many don't realize this, but Elvis is still alive.
Oh yeah. Music is definitely a family affair in the Big Easy.
Wow, I didn't know Fats was still alive.
That's great though. I love Fats Domino. He's probably my favorite 50's era singer/piano man.
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