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Linda Ronstadt, 1978

Old 11-14-19, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sykerocker
From what I've read, she's afflicted with Progressive Supraneuclear Palsy, which is what killed my wife, Patti, after seven years. The realization that Linda has had it at least that long but is in much better condition (the last two years, I was feeding Patti thru a tube in her stomach four times a day, she could no longer swallow) had me both amazed, and hoping that she's got more than a few years left. Dude
Dude, I'm putting you on my heroes list immediately.
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Old 11-14-19, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by sykerocker
From what I've read, she's afflicted with Progressive Supraneuclear Palsy, which is what killed my wife, Patti, after seven years. The realization that Linda has had it at least that long but is in much better condition (the last two years, I was feeding Patti thru a tube in her stomach four times a day, she could no longer swallow) had me both amazed, and hoping that she's got more than a few years left. The unfortunate reality is that it is going to kill her.
My Dad had a major stroke and we cared for him in our home for a decade. People have NO CLUE what it is like till they lived it. People used to say to my sister "What is your job?" when she would be up at three a.m. attending to his needs. That is how clueless and insensitive people are. In what really matters in life you are a hero sir. You really loved her obviously and it will be a better day when you are reunited with her in the world to come. God bless you.

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Old 11-14-19, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by VintageTTfan
I am ashamed to admit this is the first time I have seen her. She is quite beautiful. I have heard good things about her music so I will give it a try.
I don't know if I would listen to her music. It might get you in trouble. I've heard it is scandalous.
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Old 11-14-19, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by sykerocker
From what I've read, she's afflicted with Progressive Supraneuclear Palsy, which is what killed my wife, Patti, after seven years. The realization that Linda has had it at least that long but is in much better condition (the last two years, I was feeding Patti thru a tube in her stomach four times a day, she could no longer swallow) had me both amazed, and hoping that she's got more than a few years left. The unfortunate reality is that it is going to kill her.
I am sorry for your loss. Seriously. Until you've watched a spouse (and the family) go through hell with sickness no one can understand how it changes your life forever. I fortunately, have not. But I have a couple of close friends that have, and I watched their pain as they went through the ordeal.
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Old 11-15-19, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by UKFan4Sure
I am sorry for your loss. Seriously. Until you've watched a spouse (and the family) go through hell with sickness no one can understand how it changes your life forever. I fortunately, have not. But I have a couple of close friends that have, and I watched their pain as they went through the ordeal.
I learned three things out of that whole experience:

1. It's amazing what you can accomplish when life forces you to face the situation, and you're too stupid to realize you can't do it.

2. Karmic balance. I lost a very loved wife. And in the process I gained another. My current wife was the 0700-1500 nursing aide shift to care for her, and was with Patti at the time she died. I was definitely rewarded for the efforts I put in.

3. Never underestimate the pleasant surprises you'll get in the process, and enjoy them. First off, my cat. Yes, my cat. Two shifts of nursing aides to assist me, Maggie at 0700-1500 and another woman 1500-2100 and put Patti to bed. At which point my cat Linus parks himself alongside her, 2100-0000 when I'd finally come to bed, coming to get me in the next room if she tried to get out of bed or do anything other than lie there and sleep. It gave me three hours to go on line, have a beer and just unwind so I could get to sleep. And on the day the EMT's came to rush Patti to the hospital for the last time, they had a hell of a time getting him out of the way.

Also, some of you may remember the photo shoot I did four years ago of the old bike shop I'd put together at the previous house in Montpelier. That was a major sanity block. Once the nursing aide came on duty I'd disappear across the driveway and start wrenching bikes. That, more than anything else, got me thru this.
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Linda doing backup on Warren Zevon's "Excitable Boy"

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It breaks my heart to see Linda with Parkinsons and not be able to sing. Her music in spanish is what i grew up listening to and when my dad showed me an early picture of her I instantly forgot about my 5th grade school crush.
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Originally Posted by malcala622
It breaks my heart to see Linda with Parkinsons and not be able to sing. Her music in spanish is what i grew up listening to and when my dad showed me an early picture of her I instantly forgot about my 5th grade school crush.
Sometimes it's best to go with what they were than with what they are.
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She let pompeo have it pretty good 😀
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There's a really powerful 40-minute doc on HBO right now, called Linda and the Mockingbirds. She and Jackson Browne travel with some young Mexican Americans to Mexico and share their traditional music.

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The full feature doc, Linda Ronstadt: the Sound of my Voice (2019) popped up on hbomax. Really good show.
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Originally Posted by bikemig
Wait everyone is staying on topic and talking about Linda Ronstadt and no one is discussing the fact that the brake cable is being run underneath the handlebars? WTF is happening to the C&V forum?
On her that cable looks awesome!
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Originally Posted by Chombi1
I also had a super bigly crush on her in the late 70's and 80's!!
Ooooooooh baby baby......
Sad that she cannot sing anymore because of health issues.......
Really hope she gets better and sings again!
That's a nice thought, but not possible.
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Originally Posted by sykerocker
1. It's amazing what you can accomplish when life forces you to face the situation, and you're too stupid to realize you can't do it.
The version of this that I concocted for myself based on a lower-grade version of what you went through is: It's amazing what you can do and what you deal with when you don't have a choice.

As for Linda, my biggest memory is of 18 year old me pulling the car over to listen - no, not listen, be completely absorbed by - her singing "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me." It was dark, and it was just me, Linda and the night.. Four minutes of magic.
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Originally Posted by rootboy


Just thought I'd add to this thread with a mention of one of Linda's pals, Lowell George.
She sang some back up on a couple of George's tunes, and gave Little Feat quite a boost
when she recorded and released George's song, Willin'.
And speaking of Little Feat, a quick mention of another great one lost. The other half of one of the
greatest guitarist pairings ever. Paul Barrere. Who provided the perfect counterpoint to George's slide.
Photo by Peter Asher.
I met him. Richmond, VA at the 'slip. They were playing as the Blues Busters, I think. I drove 3 hours, met my bud at 5 pm at a running store, and off we went....I don't think he told his wife. At 2 am, Paul wrote him a note. "Dear Julie, please excuse Gene from gym class. He forgot his jockstrap." I don't understand why she wasn't just thrilled. She let me stay there but Gene spent the night in my VW van parked in the driveway.
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