Friday, August 3, 2012

A ROSE FOR LLORY

Years ago, I used to hang at the Spirit Room in Jerome, Arizona.  On one of my visits there the afternoon entertainment was provided by a band called Combo Deluxe.  The lead guitarist was Llory McDonald.  Along with her great instrumentality, she did a dead solid perfect Janis Joplin singing "Me and Bobby McGee."  Llory has been leading Combo Deluxe for a long time now.  I'm not sure where this was done but get a load of her guitar work.



Llory has played with Jerry Riopelle for years, especially at his New Year's Eve performances in Tempe, Arizona.  There is much more but you can read about it here.

Anyway, I was stunned to read in the morning paper that Llory has just been diagnosed with breast cancer.  I and many, many of her fans will be cheering her on in the coming duel.  We hope to hear her for many more years.

This one's for you, Llory.




8 comments:

  1. WOW!

    Best wishes to her and hopes for a speedy and full recovery.

    S

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  2. Keith, a.k.a. BrickyAugust 3, 2012 at 8:48 PM

    I'm no expert on things musical, but that guitar playing seems pretty amazing to me. All that aside, let's hope she overcomes her current health problems.

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  3. I'm no expert on things musical, but that guitar playing seems pretty amazing to me. All that aside, let's hope she overcomes her current health problems.

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  4. My best hopes and wishes for a speedy recovery.

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  5. Cancer is bad, but without saying, it is not the worst thing out there for some people.

    My mother survived mouth cancer with surgery and radiation treatments. Be encouraged

    ..

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  6. She's good. All the best for her.

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  7. Great guitarist, wishing Llory the best.

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  8. Good luck to her - that's a beautiful rose :)

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