Dear All Friends :

Michael叔叔在自己的Blog，就有以下的一些分享:



近月來的朋友們聚會中，不知怎的總會談到近月一個又一個離開我們的音樂人......

早前Michael叔叔提到1936年11月9日出生，經典民歌組合Peter、Paul & Mary的Mary Travers，終敵不過病魔，在2009年9月16日去世，死時72歲多.......

陪同我們一起長大，Peter、Paul & Mary的歌曲，一首又一首，不知彈過唱過多少次，每次無論自己玩或聽到別人彈唱Peter、Paul & Mary的歌曲，都必有一種親切喜悅的感覺；一講起'民歌'這兩個字，朋友們都必會想起Peter、Paul & Mary........





Peter Yarrow在懷念多年拍擋Mary Travers的文章就講到 : " ......Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of my relationship with Mary Travers over the last, almost, 50 years, is how open and honest we were with each other, and I include Noel Paul Stookey in this equation. Such honesty comes with a price, but when you get past the hurt and shock of realizing that you're faulted and frequently wrong, you also realize that you are really loved and respected for who you are, and you become a better person. The trio's growth, our creativity, our ability to emerge over the years completely accepting of one another, warts and all, was a miracle....."

而Noel Paul Stookey在懷念多年老友Mary Travers的文章就談到 : "As a partner...she could be vexing and vulnerable in the same breath. as a friend she shared her concerns freely and without reservation. as an activist, she was brave, outspoken and inspiring - especially in her defense of the defenseless. and, as a performer, her charisma was a barely contained nervous energy - occasionally (and then only privately) revealed as stage fright......."



對於Michael叔叔呢講，在那八年多前2001年3月初的灣仔會展中心，Peter、Paul & Mary成立40年後的第一次在香港的Live In Hong Kong 2001演唱會就是一個永遠不會忘記的盛事回憶；就像發美夢一樣，幾位好像認識了很深很久，但又從末見過面的朋友，幾十年後竟會面對面的近距離對話，真的興奮到不得了........

當年Michael叔叔是代表WebRadio中文綱上電台出席那次Concert的記者會，我好記得Michael叔叔其中就向Peter、Paul & Mary發問了一條問題 : " Have you ever thought of, how you want to use the internet to promote folk-music or do you think there is a use of the internet for folk-music？"......

講開又講，Michael叔叔也許就是少數，有Keep住那一次歷史性記者會Video Copy的人；之不過，Michael叔叔已Cut了出來，Peter、Paul & Mary歷史性第一次在香港公開演唱的'Don't Laugh At Me'就已放了上Youtube ；而在同一場合，我們尊敬的Uncle Ray談到Peter、Paul & Mary的訪問，也許有些朋友都會看過呢.......

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Michael叔叔
一個喜歡音樂、喜歡民歌的叔叔
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