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bif

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11. He was a real asshole...
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 01:46 PM
Nov 2020

When I saw him. It was a wickedly cold evening in Ann Arbor. Of course, about 1/2 the audience had colds and there was some quiet coughing to be heard. Keith would start playing and then would stop when he heard someone cough and glare at the audience. He did this several times until finally, he angrily pushed the bench away from the piano, marched over to the microphone and told the audience to get their coughing out of the way or he wasn't going to perform. I felt like yelling "Just shut up and play!" but I figured he would probably leave the stage so I kept quiet. It was during his solo concert stage.

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Heartbreaking.. luvs2sing Oct 2020 #1
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"You a Bass player?" LudwigPastorius Oct 2020 #6
That is what I am afraid of. MuseRider Oct 2020 #9
aw man....that is awful... dhill926 Oct 2020 #3
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He was one of the most innovative musicians ever. NNadir Oct 2020 #5
I got to see him once, with the trio in 1987. LudwigPastorius Oct 2020 #7
It is a source of no small grief that Charley Haden, Paul... NNadir Oct 2020 #10
So sad... Alacritous Crier Oct 2020 #8
He was a real asshole... bif Nov 2020 #11
Yeah unfortunately, that was part of the whole package of what you got with Jarrett... LudwigPastorius Nov 2020 #12
And then there's his whining while he plays. bif Nov 2020 #13
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