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I received an
email from a lovely lady in Scandinavia about
Stan. It was so sweet and also so revealing as
to who Stan really was, that I asked if she
would allow me to post her email. Christina
graciously agreed... following is what she wrote:
And again.. Thank you so much Christina!
" Hi Bev
I want you to know that meeting Stan back then
was one of the greatest experiences of my life.
He was very kind to me and his hospitality was
outstanding. During the two months I stayed in
Los Angeles I went to his place 10-12 times and
each time we spent many hours together - he let
me join in all the activities going on at the
time, dinner parties, a Lakers basketball game,
the movies, he even took me to an AA meeting.
Every time I went there I would play a little
for him and ask a lot of questions, which he
tried to answer as well as possible - both the
clever and the stupid questions! :) I am so
grateful for having had this rare opportunity to
get close to him and his wonderful personality
and to understand more of his great musicianship!
You know, the most important thing I learned
from him was that as a musician you have to play
'you' and what I found was that all the
qualities I heard in his music, I recognized in
his personality as well - this gave such great
meaning to me and has been a guideline for me
all through my own musical life.
A big thanks to you for honouring him with this
site - I'm happy to get a chance to share with
you, his closest family, the wonderful
experience I had with him!
all the best to you and your family from
Christina"
And here's a beautiful Guest Book Comment by
Michael J. simonetti:
Mr. Simonetti...whoever and wherever you are...
This quote of yours is so beautiful. Had to
share it! Thank you!
Bev Getz
"The story goes
that one day God announced he wished to play a
musical instrument and so he choose the tenor
saxophone because to him, it sounded closest to
the sound of an angelic voice.
An angel nearby
hearing God suggested he listen to a Stan Getz
recording which God did. After listening to a
tune or two God declared that he had decided to
shoose another instrument. When the angel asked
God why he had changed his mind God paused,
smiled broadly, and answered..."Because I have
heard the voice of perfection"."
R.I.P. Stan
Michael J. Simonetti, May 15th 2009, Guest Book
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