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In 1997 Pete Seeger came to Ithaca NY where I live to do a benefit. Vitamin L, a young peoples vocal ensemble that my wife and I founded in 1989 was asked to open the show for him. ( I write the songs for the group and perform with them.) We did our set and Pete was to go on after intermission. During the intermission, someone tapped me on the shoulder and said Pete wants to talk to you. They led me to a room where Pete was waiting. I was a bit nervous on the way there since I was about to talk to an icon but as soon as I sat down with Pete I was completely at ease. He was such a gentle, sincere, grandfatherly man and he was very enthusiastic about the group and the music I was writing for them. He had a lot of questions and wanted to see if we could possibly come and perform at festivals he presided over. We exchanged contact info and it was time for him to go on. I was lucky enough to join him for part of his set. In the weeks and months following the show, he took the time to hand write some encouraging letters (I was amazed that he would do this!) He wanted to see if we could come to a festival. We never were able to work out the logistics to get the group to perform at his festival but I was deeply touched by his interest. Sometimes people walk away disappointed when they meet a well known person but Pete was all you had thought he was. My life was just one of many he inspired over his long productive life. R.I.P. Pete.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:41:42 +0000

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