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   From: pe2goober@dalejrfan.net   
      
   Wow-that one woke you up! Long time no see!!!! Hope all is well.   
      
   Happy Hunting-   
   pe2   
      
   "casdon"  wrote in message   
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   Damm, not the Disco Godfather!!!!,  RIP.   
      
      
      
   On Oct 20, 8:19 pm, Craig  wrote:   
   > This bulletin was sent to me on My Space. He was cool and I had the   
   > pleasure of meeting him twice and seeing him live. He had just moved   
   > back to Akron from Vegas to be with family. I was really hoping to   
   > see him once more. RIP Dolemite!   
   >   
   > Legendary actor, filmmaker, comedian, singer, Godfather of Rap and   
   > King of the Party Records, Rudolph Frank Moore better known as Rudy   
   > Ray Moore or Dolemite has left this earthly plane.   
   >   
   > A 60 + year veteran of the stage, the first x rated comedian, one of   
   > the first African American filmmakers and the third most sampled man   
   > in the world, his self made comedy records and films have inspired and   
   > influenced generations from a thousand walks of life and a hundred   
   > nations.   
   >   
   > He had recently finished work on "The Dolemite Explosion" with   
   > longtime friend and costar Jimmy Lynch (his first self made film in 30   
   > years), an album of soul ballads called "Let Me Sing To You Before I   
   > Drift Away" with his daughter Yvette "Rusty" Wesson, and had been   
   > Highlighted by Hadjii in an episode of "Somebodies" on BET and was   
   > looking forward to a resurgence and a country album.   
   >   
   > After a long battle with diabetes and obscurity, he passed peacefully   
   > on Sunday at the age of 81.   
   >   
   > He was a good God fearing man who loved his friends and family.   
      
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