What happened to the 'Marcus Miller injured in bus accident' t

[brownie]

Yes, what happened to the thread?

I started the thread yesterday. Sent it twice. First time was a typing error. Found out we could not eliminate threads in the new configuration. I asked how the first post could be eliminated.

J.A.W. replied I should contact the moderator which I did.

Now I find that the whole thing has just been wiped out.

No explanation.

An explanation would be appreciated...

[king ubu]

oh, shit, that sounds really bad, hadn't seen your previous thread(s)...

Jazz bassist Marcus Miller's tour bus in fatal crash

Grammy-winning jazz bassist Marcus Miller and 10 members of his band have been injured and their driver killed in a tour bus crash in Switzerland.

The bus toppled over on a bend on the A2 motorway, police said.

The driver died of his injuries. A reserve driver, Miller and the other members of the Marcus Miller Band were hurt but none had serious injuries.

The 53-year-old Miller, from New York, has played with artists ranging from Miles Davis to Eric Clapton to Jay-Z.

He won the Grammy Award for best rhythm and blues song for co-writing Luther Vandross' 1991 hit Power Of Love/Love Power.

Ten years later, he picked up a second Grammy for best contemporary jazz album for M2.

The crash happened near the town of Schattdorf in central Switzerland as the band were travelling from Monaco to the Dutch town of Hengelo, where they were due to perform on Monday.

Police said no other vehicles were involved but gave no further details of the cause of the accident or the injuries.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-20486184

Edited November 26, 2012 by king ubu

[Larry Kart]

I thought that your message to me meant that you wanted the thread eliminated, not just the post. Sorry.

[Larry Kart]

Looking back, I see that Hans' message to me about your query to him (not your message to me) did say "Brownie wants this thread deleted," not this post. Again, sorry for the mixup.

[J.A.W.]

As he said in his first post above Brownie posted two threads about the Marcus Miller accident ("sent it twice"); in one of them he said that he wanted it deleted and asked how it could be done, which is why I posted to the thread that only the admin and moderators could do that and sent Larry a message about it, forwarding Brownie's request. That's all. I never suggested that both threads be deleted.

Note that when the first post is deleted, the whole thread is deleted with it.

Edited November 26, 2012 by J.A.W.

[Larry Kart]

I'm thoroughly confused now, but what else is new? I apologize to Brownie and Hans. Peace.

[J.A.W.]

No problem as far as I'm concerned, Larry, From my moderator days I know all too well things don't always go as intended.

Edited November 26, 2012 by J.A.W.

[ValerieB]

latest i've heard is that Marcus and his band and crew are bruised and banged up, as well as some having cracked ribs. unfortunately, Rebekah, his roadie for umpteen years, has a problem with her spleen so will be remaining at the hospital for awhile. obviously, all but the driver were very lucky.

[JSngry]

Really wishing the best for all involved in this.Marcus Miller is not a "traditional jazz hero" or some such, but he's an incredibly gifted musician whose view of the popular music landscape of the last quarter-century or so as player, writer, producer, and businessman is one for which I have long had much esteem. Hope he fully recovers and continues to thrive.

[Dan Gould]

Amen.

[CJ Shearn]

Prayers to Marcus and his band!

[david weiss]

From what I'm told, everyone is fine except unfortunately the bus driver who died in the accident.

Through the magic of Facebook, I've seen posts from many of the band members who are Facebook friends as is someone from his management team and all reports are that that Marcus and the band members are all fine. Quite an ordeal though I'm sure.....

Life on the road.....

[brownie]

I'm thoroughly confused now, but what else is new? I apologize to Brownie and Hans. Peace.

No apologies needed. No harm done here.

Glad there was no fatal casualty in the bus accident...

It must have been pretty scary!

Scene at the crash (from the Swiss agency Keystone)

[brownie]

Niko has emailed me to point out that the bus driver died from his injuries.

My comment about a 'no fatal casualty' crash is sadly outdated!

[ValerieB]

as of yesterday, four band/crew members were still in the hospital.

[robertoart]

as of yesterday, four band/crew members were still in the hospital.

That's not a good sign.

Hope all's well for those four eventually.

Very sad for the driver and family.