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08-12-2018, 07:41 PM
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin is gravely ill in Detroit.
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08-12-2018, 10:44 PM
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wow! sad. just read near death.
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08-12-2018, 11:19 PM
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08-13-2018, 12:11 AM
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Rock Steady Baby
Aretha was an occasional visitor to OTB I worked at in Chicago Loop in the 90s.
She'd come in and have dinner, relax, and play a few races. Nice lady.
American vocal treasure.
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08-13-2018, 12:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by horses4courses
Aretha was an occasional visitor to OTB I worked at in Chicago Loop in the 90s.
She'd come in and have dinner, relax, and play a few races. Nice lady.
American vocal treasure.
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Wow...never would have guessed that in a million years. Very cool story!
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08-13-2018, 12:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by horses4courses
Aretha was an occasional visitor to OTB I worked at in Chicago Loop in the 90s.
She'd come in and have dinner, relax, and play a few races. Nice lady.
American vocal treasure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB5sMYw37gw
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WHERE...at State and Lake next to the Chicago theater? I used to go there all the time in the 90s.
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08-13-2018, 11:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos
WHERE...at State and Lake next to the Chicago theater? I used to go there all the time in the 90s.
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I worked both there and at the Jackson/Franklin branch near Sears Tower.
Worked in mutuels - was there for just a year 92-93. Lived in Evanston.
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Want to know what's wrong with this country?
Here it is, in a nutshell: Millions of people are
pinning their hopes on a man who has every
chance of returning to the WH, assuming that
he can manage to stay out of prison. Think about it.
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08-13-2018, 12:42 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Sad news. She is a real real legend.
My favorite.
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08-13-2018, 01:22 PM
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Mad as hell !
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Get a load of this ! A few years before hitting it big on Atlantic records...what a set of pipes!
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08-14-2018, 02:59 AM
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I was told by someone connected to her family that she died on Monday.
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08-14-2018, 11:33 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Thank you......
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08-14-2018, 12:08 PM
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CNN says Hospice care as this morning???
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08-14-2018, 06:20 PM
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The poor lady is at the end of her battle with cancer, when starting the thread I thought it might be more interesting to tribute a recording artist with some of her songs from you tube.
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08-16-2018, 11:14 AM
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Died earlier this morning at her home in Detroit surrounded by friends and family. RIP. The loss of a legendary talent. "Don't you don't get riled sugar me"
Last edited by summersquall; 08-16-2018 at 11:27 AM.
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08-16-2018, 11:20 AM
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an amazing talent
Rest in Peace Aretha
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