Bob Marley - May 11th, 1981

who's_pearljam?

I can't BELIEVE that it's been 26 years since Bob Marley died.
My favorite of all time.
One of the reasons I like being my age is that I got to see pretty much all the greats from the 60's on.

I think the greatest show I've ever seen was when my girlfriend and I were travelling in Jamaica in the late 70's. We were near Kingston and we met some local rasta's who told us we should go to this "one love" festival.
So we went, and it was a great day of music in a beautiful green valley in the mountains.
When the sun was setting, Bob Marley walked out on stage, back from a world tour, to his home country. It was transendental to see him walk out and recite a poem, and the crowd was just unreal as they welcomed him home with this huge orange sunset behind him. Man, the soul he had just speaking was incredible.
Then the band struck up and damn, I'll just never forget that night!

mookie blaylock 10

there's a natural mystic blowing through the air
if you listen carefully now you will hear
this could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last
many more will have to suffer
many more will have to die - don't ask me why

things are not the way they used to be
i won't tell you no lie
one and all have to face reality now
'tho i've tried to find the answer to all the questions they ask
'tho i know it's impossible to go living through the past
don't tell no lie

there's a natural mystic blowing through the air
can't keep them down
if you listen carefully now you will hear




...thank you, bob marley.

who's_pearljam?

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

there's a natural mystic blowing through the air
can't keep them down
if you listen carefully now you will hear




...thank you, bob marley.

Thanks man,,,,, I saw this and now I have that blasting right now.

Poor Bob Marley! Forgotten and on the third page! :(

FinsburyParkCarrots

I remember the day well. I seem to recall it was around the same time Joe Louis died.

who's_pearljam?

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

I remember the day well. I seem to recall it was around the same time Joe Louis died.

I remember where I was when I heard about Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia, Janis, Duane Allman, too.

I was never a boxing fan. I guess I was a hippie musician.

chiquimonkey

who's_pearljam? wrote:

I can't BELIEVE that it's been 26 years since Bob Marley died.
My favorite of all time.
One of the reasons I like being my age is that I got to see pretty much all the greats from the 60's on.

I think the greatest show I've ever seen was when my girlfriend and I were travelling in Jamaica in the late 70's. We were near Kingston and we met some local rasta's who told us we should go to this "one love" festival.
So we went, and it was a great day of music in a beautiful green valley in the mountains.
When the sun was setting, Bob Marley walked out on stage, back from a world tour, to his home country. It was transendental to see him walk out and recite a poem, and the crowd was just unreal as they welcomed him home with this huge orange sunset behind him. Man, the soul he had just speaking was incredible.
Then the band struck up and damn, I'll just never forget that night!

oh man, how fortunate you were to be able to see him, and in jamaica no less!

i'll have to throw some on the stereo in his honor tonite

mookie blaylock 10

chiquimonkey wrote:

oh man, how fortunate you were to be able to see him, and in jamaica no less!

i'll have to throw some on the stereo in his honor tonite

true enough.

sorry, who's pearljam, chuikimonkey just reminded me that i meant to post that in my earlier post...a thanks to you for sharing the story. it's a great one and one that, as you said, i'm sure you'll never forget.