RIP Larry

[George K]

Back in the old days of Usenet, on RMMPM, he was SUCH a son of a bitch! He certainly never held back his opinions, to be sure. Frankly, I was, at first, a bit intimidated.

"Who needs this abuse?" I thought.

Well...there you go.

[kluurs]

He touched a few lives along the way - told some good stories, and had a good heart. It's a bit of a shock that we won't have him here to stir the pot.

[Klaus]

Oh, and then there was all that drama on PianoWorld. What was the name of that piano dealer he was always at war with? There was something with Pramberger pianos, but I forgot the details...

[Jolly]

Steve.

[Mik]

@Klaus Steve Cohen.

[cathys]

George - I saw your post on FB so checked to see if I could still log on here. Now that I'm on I see it was Larry. Condolences on his passing. It has been forever since I poked my head in the door and I wasn't connected to him on FB (doubt he was on FB). I do have very fond memories of Larry and Mark & I even had the chance to meet him once IRL when we were visiting some close friends that lived in the neighboring town. We visited the Antique store and got to chat for a bit. Such a great storyteller. RIP Larry

[Klaus]

Here's an archive of his contributions to RMMP that goes back to 1999.

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.makers.piano/search?q=larry fletcher&hl=en

[George K]

@Klaus said in RIP Larry:

Here's an archive of his contributions to RMMP that goes back to 1999.

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.makers.piano/search?q=larry fletcher&hl=en

Wow, Thanks for finding that.

[George K]

@cathys thanks for checking in.

Larry was a PITA in many respects. However, you really can't get more genuine even if you disagreed with him.

We are all smaller because of his loss.

[Catseye3]

RIP, Larry.

[Klaus]

@George-K said in RIP Larry:

@Klaus said in RIP Larry:

Here's an archive of his contributions to RMMP that goes back to 1999.

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.makers.piano/search?q=larry fletcher&hl=en

Wow, Thanks for finding that.

Found the first post of somebody else there, from 2003:

[Jolly]

Actually, I'm on there before that, by another handle.

I was on Mr. Lamb's board, too.

I'm getting old. Or, as one of my friends told me in the hospital hallway this weekend, "We're becoming the people we used to take care of".

[Jolly]

Just a thought...Over the years, I wonder how many piano buying decisions Larry influenced? Not in person, just the internet stuff.

Larry, LB, Rick Clark...Those guys taught me a lot...

[Klaus]

Does anyone know what formal training/eduction Larry had? Registered piano technician?

[Axtremus]

Condolences to Larry’s family and loved ones.

[George K]

lb expresses his condolences.

[kluurs]

He posted a recording of him playing one time. I tried to search our old haunt on zetaboards w/o success.

[jodi]

@George-K I asked about that photo on the other board - that’s the one I was thinking of. End of an era indeed. So sorry for his family and all who loved him.

[LW]

Damn. Based on your FB post, George, I thought it was Larry. He was such a jackass, but also a genuine guy. A genuine jackass. I'm sorry for his family, especially his mom.

Here's to Larry, a Genuine Jackass

[Doctor Phibes]

Oh, this is very sad news. As others have said, he could be a real PITA, but a very likeable one nevertheless. He'll be much missed.