musicfirst
Well-Known Member
Every December, amongst the flurry of paper, ribbon, tape, envelopes, and cards, I stop all the Christmas activities to remember someone. This year I guess I was a bit more caught up in the flurry than I thought!! Yesterday was Nick Ceroli's birthday. He would have been 64, relatively young by today's standards.
There are people who are blessed from birth with gifts. Some choose to abandon them and never share them. Some choose to use them selfishly and never share them. There are those in the unique group who choose to use their gifts and share them with all of us. Nick was in this group of unique people. His gifts of time, rhythm, and joy of music have been recorded so many times with artists like Bob Florence, Dudley Moore, Mundell Lowe, and, of course, the Tijuana Brass. For those of us who listen to his music, his performances were pure grace. For those of us who have met him, his unassuming manner and gift of humor were refreshing in a world where attitudes could overshadow talents rapidly.
Birthdays are celebrations. I celebrate Nick's birthday not with the usual fare of cake, ice cream, and party hat but with a smile and a silent thanks that he was allowed to share a space on this earth with us if only for a brief time. It was time of swing, brass. and always music.
Gracias por todos, Nick. Feliz cumpleanos!
DJ
There are people who are blessed from birth with gifts. Some choose to abandon them and never share them. Some choose to use them selfishly and never share them. There are those in the unique group who choose to use their gifts and share them with all of us. Nick was in this group of unique people. His gifts of time, rhythm, and joy of music have been recorded so many times with artists like Bob Florence, Dudley Moore, Mundell Lowe, and, of course, the Tijuana Brass. For those of us who listen to his music, his performances were pure grace. For those of us who have met him, his unassuming manner and gift of humor were refreshing in a world where attitudes could overshadow talents rapidly.
Birthdays are celebrations. I celebrate Nick's birthday not with the usual fare of cake, ice cream, and party hat but with a smile and a silent thanks that he was allowed to share a space on this earth with us if only for a brief time. It was time of swing, brass. and always music.
Gracias por todos, Nick. Feliz cumpleanos!
DJ