Pete Seeger, legendary musician, passes at 94

Metzger Meister · January 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/arts/music/pete-seeger-songwriter-and-champion-of-folk-music-dies-at-94.html?smid=tw-share

Known for the legend scrawled around the outside of his banjo head, which reads "This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender", legendary folk and bluegrass musician Pete Seeger has died, and my heart is broken.

Brainleech · January 2014

No bro button or a 40oz on the curb either

Noisymunk · January 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NJFiSwkHyc

It's awfully dusty in this room.
The shadow cast by that voice reaches all the way back to my childhood. A legend passes, today.

Noisymunk · January 2014

From Arlo Guthrie on Facebook:

Pete Seeger:

I usually do a little meditation and prayer every night before I go to sleep - Just part of the routine. Last night, I decided to go visit Pete Seeger for a while, just to spend a little time together, it was around 9 PM. So I was sitting in my home in Florida, having a lovely chat with Pete, who was in a hospital in New York City. That's the great thing about thoughts and prayers- You can go or be anywhere.

I simply wanted him to know that I loved him dearly, like a father in some ways, a mentor in others and just as a dear friend a lot of the time. I'd grown up that way - loving the Seegers - Pete & Toshi and all their family.

I let him know I was having trouble writing his obituary (as I'd been asked) but it seemed just so silly and I couldn't think of anything that didn't sound trite or plain stupid. "They'll say something appropriate in the news," we agreed. We laughed, we talked, and I took my leave about 9:30 last night.

"Arlo" he said, sounding just like the man I've known all of my life, "I guess I'll see ya later." I've always loved the rising and falling inflections in his voice. "Pete," I said. "I guess we will."

I turned off the light and closed my eyes and fell asleep until very early this morning, about 3 AM when the texts and phone calls started coming in from friends telling me Pete had passed away.

"Well, of course he passed away!" I'm telling everyone this morning. "But that doesn't mean he's gone."

mcp · January 2014

http://youtu.be/TXqTf8DU6a0

Hunter · January 2014

Wait, the guy who played Carmela Soprano's dad died?

Metzger Meister · January 2014

Noisymunk wrote: »

From Arlo Guthrie on Facebook:

Pete Seeger:

I usually do a little meditation and prayer every night before I go to sleep - Just part of the routine. Last night, I decided to go visit Pete Seeger for a while, just to spend a little time together, it was around 9 PM. So I was sitting in my home in Florida, having a lovely chat with Pete, who was in a hospital in New York City. That's the great thing about thoughts and prayers- You can go or be anywhere.

I simply wanted him to know that I loved him dearly, like a father in some ways, a mentor in others and just as a dear friend a lot of the time. I'd grown up that way - loving the Seegers - Pete & Toshi and all their family.

I let him know I was having trouble writing his obituary (as I'd been asked) but it seemed just so silly and I couldn't think of anything that didn't sound trite or plain stupid. "They'll say something appropriate in the news," we agreed. We laughed, we talked, and I took my leave about 9:30 last night.

"Arlo" he said, sounding just like the man I've known all of my life, "I guess I'll see ya later." I've always loved the rising and falling inflections in his voice. "Pete," I said. "I guess we will."

I turned off the light and closed my eyes and fell asleep until very early this morning, about 3 AM when the texts and phone calls started coming in from friends telling me Pete had passed away.

"Well, of course he passed away!" I'm telling everyone this morning. "But that doesn't mean he's gone."

oh god now i'm crying fuck

Usagi · January 2014

Well fuck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADtAU43MM14

Lost Salient · January 2014

I read Abiyoyo to my students almost every day. I know they don't know who Pete Seeger is other than the guy who wrote their favourite book, but gat damn he's wonderful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iAIM02kv0g

Metzger Meister · January 2014

goddamn guys i'm seriously broken up over this, like moreso than is probably reasonable. i haven't been this affected by a celebrity's death since Dio passed away.