The Subject: Re: old time fan At 21:46:08 on 07/10/07, artyman76 (pasotrin@gmail.com) wrote:
Kenny - I sent your response to Derek, somewhere in Central Asia. You will not believe what a kick he will get. His Mom and I try not to think about him because we get emotional. But your sentiments are so very powerful. We appreciate you more than ever. Art.
At 17:36:23 PST on 07-10-07, Kenny wrote:
>Forgive me............. >It's our brothers and sisters, and mothers and fathers. >They are the men and women in uniform. >Peace, >Kenny > > >At 16:25:13 PST on 07-10-07, Kenny wrote: > >>Greetings artyman76, >>It is impossible to express how your words make me feel. >>Particularly when you mention our men in uniform. >>Not much can make me feel as proud, as to have touched them. >> >>I received an email from one of our boys stationed in Egypt. >>All I can say is that, what I read is the real deal payoff for me. >>I've been blessed to be able to live a dream, and from my heart, >>I thank you for helping me to realize just that. >>Be safe and well, >>Kenny >> >> >> >>At 14:39:27 PST on 07-09-07, artyman76 wrote: >> >>>I was first dragged to a perfomance by a good friend. It was 1978 in Huntington Beach >>at the Golden Bear. I was forever hooked. Your taste has remained immpecible. My >>daughter, now in medical school, listens to you when she needs to find her center. My >>son, now a USMC sniper has introduced you to his band of brothers. In very dark >>situations, they, as my son says in a recent email, "Get cool. We listen to Rankin, Sassy >>and Getz." Good company. >>> >>>When I was a medical resident, I put a tape of the Kenny Rankin album in the trauma >>room. Within days Peaceful was playing over and over. It moved over to surgery and >later >>to the floors. >>> >>>Now, twenty years later, in this surgical unit, if you are getting your head cut open by >me >>you will recover with the memory of a sweet Kenny Rankin sound forever implanted in >your >>brain. Thanks for the memories my very good friend. >>> >>> >> >> > >
