GOODBYE TO AN OLD FRIEND

     Okay, so I never met the man but whenever I heard a Fats Domino song, it always sounded like he was talking to me.  He was a musical innovator in every sense of the word.
     He was also a icon of the civil rights movement whether he knew it or not.  He would regularly play segregated concert halls and theaters (which means he would have to use a separate entrance among other humiliations) but when he would take the stage and start playing, all fears would melt away and you could only hear and see unbridled joy coming directly from him.  Joy can be a weapon of peace and most certainly of harmony.
     Thank you for making me feel this joy, Antoine.  Pass it on to everyone above now.