jmcquown wrote:
> Nancy1 wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Musi...ino/index.html
> >>
> >> Jill
> >> --
> >> The person who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it
> >
> > I think he should be ashamed of himself taking precious rescue
> > resources away from less fortunate people - he could well have
> > afforded
> > to evacuate, which was MANDATORY, and he should have done so.
> >
> > N.
>
> How do any of us know how much money this guy has? His hit songs were,
> after all, hits 35 years ago, not last week. Maybe like many a musician he
> squandered his money away. Somehow, I can't picture Fats investing it
> T-Bills, but maybe it's just me.
>
> Jill

I dunno, but he didn't look destitute when he was being helped into the
rescue boat - from what I read, some of his family (who DID evacuate)
tried to get him to leave, but he didn't want to. He wanted to stay
right there and "ride it out."

N.