[kiml122]

When I was about to leave work today and was about to shut off the radio the Patti Jackson who gives the 411 that is posted on GC came on the radio and she was crying. There was no music playing, and she was saying I have some very sad news to announce, with her saying this and hear how choked up she was, I turned up my radio to hear what she had to say. She broke down and another DJ had to come in the room with her to comfort her. She got herself together to announce that Gerald Levert had died of a heart attack. I was in totally shock and asked my co-worker was she listening to the radio, and she wasn't so I told her what Patti had said she was like thagt has to be a rumor. I said I don't think it is because Patti is way to upset, and she then stated that they had checked facts, and this was a true confirmation. Patti at this time broke down again. I sat there in total shock because I had met him several times at concerts and he was jusgt so down to earth and personal. The last time that he had come to A.C. a few of us went and I'm telling you dude came out after the show and was chillin with all of us like he was a cousin that we hadn't seen in a while. My #1 group are the O'Jays and in seeing them a lot fo the time Gerald was on the tour with them, so I got to see him often as well.

I am still in a state of shock. At first Patti stated that he died at the hospital but late came on to say that he died at home in his sleep. As the evening went on Patti was able to talk a little more, but she was having a really hard time. Michael Baisden comes on after she goes off the air at 3pm......I don't like him so i always turn the station if I haven't left work when he comes on, well today they pushed him back to where he didn't come on until almost 4pm, and by 6pm they had taken him off and Patti was back on talking about Gerald and playing tons of his songs....I'm still in shock. They have been playing the song Answering Service since this was his first solo joint, and I had forgotten all about that song, so now I am going to have to go dig up that CD, and all my Gerald LeVert CDE's along with my LeVert Cd's and get to listening. They also reported that he was to have a new CD coming out in '07........I know I said this before, but I am still in shock like a motha....like so many have said already R.I.P. Ed Bradley and now Gerald LeVert....DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!!!!