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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Oh, Uncle Lionel.

Last Sunday, Uncle Lionel Batiste died. He was 81. 







I fell in love with him when I lived in New Orleans.





His hand. On my knee.





Cool as cool Uncle Lionel Batiste in action:






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5 comments:

  1. DB StewartJuly 14, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    I heard a speaker say recently, "do not be sad about yesterday, be happy because it happened."

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  2. A Lady Reveals NothingJuly 14, 2012 at 3:38 PM

    That's really sweet. And so true.

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  3. KerryJuly 16, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    I'm sorry to hear this, but how lucky you were to meet him. A true character.

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  4. KerryJuly 17, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    Kady, this was in today's nyt:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/us/new-orleans-celebrates-life-of-lionel-batiste.html

    It even mentions the way he wore his watch.

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  5. A Lady Reveals NothingJuly 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM

    What a great article. I am disappointed to hear there were other women...

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