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Cale on his Facebook:
The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet?I?ve lost my ?school-yard buddy? - john cale

alfredovu wrote:Cale on his Facebook:
The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet?I?ve lost my ?school-yard buddy? - john cale

It's also on his tumblr page: http://jcofficialnews.tumblr.com/

RIP Lou Reed, the source of all rock music that had anything to say to me.

Of course, Dutch news site nu.nl had to get it wrong vis-a-vis John when they reported on Lou's death, stating that John had recently died as well. Had me shocked for a minute or two until I realised it was the old J.J. Cale mix-up again (they've since realised and corrected their article).

jimjim wrote:Thank you for shaping me the way I am today. Thank you. Goodbye good sir and may flights of angels send you to your sleep.

Thats beautiful JimJim.

Somehow it seems appropriate to get out 'Magic & Loss' out again.

"There's a bit of magic in everything
and then some loss to even things out.."

Such a sad news,you'll living on our hearts ever........young Warlock/Falling Spike !!

RIP

This is so shocking, but not unexpected. When looking at the last pictures I already feared that something might happen...
Oh how will I miss him.... I saw him last year and when he played Sad Song, I had tears in my eyes...

A Sad Song is playing in my head....
Magic & Loss
no words.
Lou thanks for everything.

I'm really sad also. After all the recent health stuff I expected Lou would be able to soldier on. He stayed true to his
muse as evidenced by his hour long song at the Toronto Jazz festival ( sorry if I got the festival wrong).

I heard that last night at The Bridge Benefit My Morning Jacket, Neil Young and Elvis Costello did Oh Sweet Nothin'.

And say a word for Joana Love
She ain't got nothing at all
With every day she falls in love
And every night she falls
And when she does she says:
Oh, sweet nuthin'
You know She ain't got nothing at all

http://youtu.be/IFaTN9V833o

"Neil Young, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket, Jenny Lewis & others performing "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" in tribute to Lou Reed."

John Cale:

The news I feared the most, pales in comparison to the lump in my throat and the hollow in my stomach. Two kids have a chance meeting and 47 years later we fight and love the same way ?losing either one is incomprehensible. No replacement value, no digital or virtual fill?broken now, for all time. Unlike so many with similar stories?we have the best of our fury laid out on vinyl, for the world to catch a glimpse. The laughs we shared just a few weeks ago, will forever remind me of all that was good between us.

Some words from Moe on "The TakeAway" http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/rock-l ... d-dead-71/