Author: DougR
Date: 2007-02-23 05:51
That's wonderful--no less than he deserves. I was picking up my bass from his shop earlier today (same day as the dinner) and when I rang the doorbell, Ron Odrich opened the door and let me in. (For those of you who don't know the shop, it's literally the size of an elongated walk-in closet--there's Jimmy at the far end at his bench, then there's a couch down one wall, a counter down the other, and if you have more than two customers in the space in between, it's instant gridlock.) One time you might be sharing the meager space with a Jim Ognibene or an Al Regni, another time it'll be one of the Juilliard or Mannes kids, trying to get the school's low-c bass serviced, and there's Jimmy at the bench, making it all right and getting the earth back on an even keel.
I'm really, really happy you guys did that-- Jimmy's level of artistry and good-heartedness should always be celebrated. We're lucky to have him.
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