Methinks MacDevil will have an embolism in responding to this post, Al.

Thank you! :-)

He's blind. You could have led him into a Barenaked Ladies concert and told him it was the NAACP and he wouldn't have known.

That is all.

That's a cold shot, BAB.

In all seriouslyness the blind hear, feel, taste, and smell better than any of us. The other sense pick up the slack.

Ol' Ray was masterful at what he did. Would he have been so great w/o being blind? That is an interesting question...

No, neither he nor Stevie would have been as great if they had sight, if only because they spent so many hours as kids studying music, listening to music, and playing the piano.

Ray was a great man, and he appears to have had more of a sense of humor than you think:



"This was one of Ray's favorite jokes that he would tell at parties

A blind man walks into Macy's department store in New York City, led in by his seeing eye dog.
When the blind man gets into the store, he picks his seeing-eye dog up by its hind legs and begins swinging it around his head.

Two Macy's security guards watch this for a few seconds, then one of them goes up to the blind man who is spinning the dog by the hind legs. "Excuse me, sir, can I help you", the Security Guard asks.

"No thanks", says the blind guy, "I'm just looking around!"."

In that spirit, here are a few more "cold shots" that old Ray would laugh at:

How did Ray Charles meet his wife?
On a blind date.

Have you seen Ray Charles's wife?
Neither has he.

Why is Ray Charles's piano yellow?
Because his seeing-eye dog is blind too.

What's the definition of endless love?
Ray Charles and Hellen Keller playing tennis.

What did Ray Charles say when someone handed him a cheesegrater?
"That's the most violent story I've ever read!"

Did you know Ray Charles had a swimming pool?
Neither did he.

How did Ray Charles pierce his ear?
Answering the stapler.

How did Ray Charles pierce his lip?
When he tried calling back.

Why can't Ray Charles read?
Because he's dead. (And if you thought of any other punchline, shame on you).

Admit it. You laughed. This was a test, you insensitive animals :) Pretend I'm the monster.

Alright, that is all.

'The most exalted brother in the world'? Most people born after 1960 only know this cheeser as Mr Pepsi commercial. Better consult some 'brothers' before making such an inane remark. That your partisan comment led to blind jokes shows the low level of this discourse. When I heard Reagan died, I danced a jig naked through the park.

Barry, why so bitter?

Bob, you would appear to want to have your righteous indignation and eat it too.

I wonder if Stevie and Ray would have chosen sight if they had to give up the musical abilities in exchange.

It's mock indigation. I think the jokes are funny, just as the rest of you do.

That is all.

I don't think they were funny at all.

Except for the "endless love" one.

Ohmygod!

Booey DOES have a sense of humor after all!

-- that of a seventh grader, but hey, it's a start.

you should be ashamed of your self about posting comments like that iknow you were just having fun but it's mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I've made my point

Man, the Endless Love joke was the least funny of them all. That last one was the funniest.

Dave

Argh! Help! Width of window hijacked by umpteen exclamation marks!

I'm a blind woman and I am offended at these jokes.

Just kidding. Did you really believe that I am blind and reading and typing here?

Does anybody know the birthday (day/month/year) of Della Bea Robinson -Ray Charles's wife? I can't find it anywhere!! Thanks.

Oh, please. The man's an entertainer; to him, it was just another gig, not a political endorsement. Put yourself in his shoes: you haven't cut a hit song in well over a decade, and most of the country has moved on from the kind of cheesy, overproduced pop vocals you've been steadily cranking out since the early '60s. Then, along comes a gig with a chance to increase your exposure among Republicans who happen to LIKE cheesy, overproduced pop vocals. Who cares if they have no musical taste? Okay, so some civil rights leaders who won't like it; since when did they ever pay your rent? So yeah, of course he did it. A guy's gotta earn a living somehow...

BTW, Look at this image...