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I am a huge fan. I literally cannot listen to him to this day. It makes me so sad. I saw him 10's of times (25??) over the years, beginning in 1997. I feel like I lost a member of my family when he died.

I hear tinges of him in today's music. The first that comes to mind is Jose Gonzalez...just the fact that he has a quiet fierceness like Elliott did. Sure, many people are influenced by Elliott, but nothing grabs me today like he did first hearing him.

I made it to the tribute show they did for him in LA after his death (Nov 3, 2003) - with Beck, Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Beth Orton and others...such a sad, sad time.

(Just a note - I saw 5-6 Elliott shows in 7 days in Portland and San Francisco when I was 9 months pregnant...interestingly, some acoustic and some with a band)

--janice
www.janiceordal.com

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