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i ve heard a rumor i hope that s not true

oudipoet - 3-8-2009 at 03:05 PM

dear fellow members

this morning i have heard a bad news which is i truly hope not true that is master john bilezikjian has passed away please inform me with more info if it s true or not thanks.

mavrothis - 3-9-2009 at 08:59 PM

Hi,

No, I do not believe this is true since I spoke with him about a week ago, and he sounded great.

Take care,

mavrothis

paulO - 3-9-2009 at 10:03 PM

I know John was at a funeral of a mutual friend in Fresno a couple of Saturdays ago; I talked to some friends of mine who were there, and John was also doing fine...so I have to agree with Mav. I vote for John being in the live state.

Regards..Paul

Mike - 3-10-2009 at 09:35 AM

Just spoke with him on the phone. He is alive and well.

Jonathan - 3-10-2009 at 12:03 PM

Thank God.
There is not another oudist that I respect more, but, more importantly, JB is one of the finest men I have ever met in my life.
To say he is a brilliant musician is just not enough. To say he is an incredible human being--that comes closer to telling the whole story.

Ararat66 - 3-10-2009 at 12:41 PM

Great news, I've never met John but his personality shines out of the music.

Leon