In Memorium - Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops

[ZZ PUPPS]

6/6/36 - 10/17/08

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

 

[Compost]

I'm from Detroit. I grew up listening to Motown. Oh, what a great time for music it was. May he rest in peace. But. Hasn't he been dead for a while? Oh well. Whatever.

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

Levi died on today's date (10/17) in 2008.

 

[hjmick]

A memorial thread eight years later...

Okay...

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

A memorial thread eight years later...

Okay...

Since today marks the 8 year anniversary of this death, a memorial seems appropriate. The Latin "in memoriam" literally means in memory of. So please feel free to substitute that if it makes you feel more comfortable.

 

[hjmick]

I'm not the least bit uncomfortable, which is evident by my previous post.

I was merely pointing that a thread of this nature, eight years after the fact, is a tad unusual.


Sally forth...

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

Abdul "Duke" Fakir is the only surviving original member and still performs with the group. Lawrence Peyton's son performs in his place. Levi had a stroke in 2000 and left the group. The following is his final "appearance" with the group singing a bar from his wheelchair when Peyton's son brings him the mic in the first row...

 

[Compost]

The reality is that the Four Tops are over. Happily, their recordings are available to enjoy. Personally, I've never been drawn to "concerts" where most of the band is dead.

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

No argument. This thread is about the talent of a man who is no longer with us. It's not a celebration of the fact that the band is no more. It is a celebration of THAT THEY WERE and what THEY GAVE US to savor and to remember. Try focusing on THAT REALITY.

 

[Compost]

No argument. This thread is about the talent of a man who is no longer with us. It's not a celebration of the fact that the band is no more. It is a celebration of THAT THEY WERE and what THEY GAVE US to savor and to remember. Try focusing on THAT REALITY.

Guess I misread your #8.