RIP Larry
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 21:14 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 21:26 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 21:28 last edited by
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...
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 21:28 last edited by
Steve.
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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...
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 21:44 last edited by
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
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 21:44 last edited by
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
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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
wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 21:47 last edited byHere'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.
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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
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 22:00 last edited by
RIP, Larry.
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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.
wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 22:07 last edited byHere'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:
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 22:10 last edited by
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".
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 22:21 last edited by
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...
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 22:23 last edited by
Does anyone know what formal training/eduction Larry had? Registered piano technician?
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 22:31 last edited by
Condolences to Larry’s family and loved ones.
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 22:39 last edited by
lb expresses his condolences.
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wrote on 1 Aug 2022, 22:57 last edited by
He posted a recording of him playing one time. I tried to search our old haunt on zetaboards w/o success.
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wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 00:15 last edited by
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
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wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 00:17 last edited by
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.