EMAIL #1: On 9/22/09 11:53 AM, "Dan Navarro" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi there --
>>>> You're receiving this because, at one time, you were a subscriber to the
>>>> Lowen & Navarro e-mail list. Sometime back, your e-mail address was automatically disabled by our system, due to bounces that may or may not have been "real" ...
>>>> This note is to check and see (a) if your e-mail address is actually gone
>>>> and, if not, to see if you would like to be returned to the Lowen & Navarro
>>>> and Dan Navarro mailing lists.
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Dan
EMAIL #2 On 9/22/09 11:01 AM, "Steve Pastorino" wrote:
>>> YES YES YES - keep me on the list...
EMAIL #3 On 9/22/09 12:06 PM, "Dan Navarro" wrote:
>> Hey Steve --
>>
>> Handled. You've been disabled since Feb 2007, so I'm glad you're back on
>> board.
>>
>> It's the first time I've gone through the disabled list to see if all the
>> disables are real. So far, 90% are, but I had a feeling not all were real,
>> and I'm glad we got you back.
>>
>> all the best,
>> Dan
EMAIL #4 On 9/22/09 1:42 PM, "Steve Pastorino" wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Many eons ago I brought the two of you up to the High Desert (Adelanto, to
> be specific), and asked you to perform the national anthem before our minor
> league baseball game. We played your music on the PA, had you guest
> commentate on radio, etc. I'll never forget it. I have loved your music
> since seeing you at Northwestern University in about 1990 - it's amazing how
> far we've all come.
>
> There are no words to describe the impact of Eric's diagnosis with ALS - but
> that you soldiered on for five more years is a testament to both of you. I
> just checked the website to read that your summer shows were your last as
> Lowen & Navarro - and I am saddened.
>
> My wife Teri and I landed in Salt Lake City, so I'm not sure when we'll have
> the chance to cross paths with a Dan Navarro show, but mark my words, we
> will.
>
> Thanks for providing 20 years of great music, and inspiration. Don't stop!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Steve Pastorino
EMAIL #5 On 9/22/09 5:29PM, "Steve Pastorino" wrote:
Steve --
I remember that game like it was yesterday. Joe Ferguson was the manager,
right? My son Joseph, now 13, is anxious to find out about Minor League
Baseball, and we may make a trip up there to catch a game.
I don't think I realized you were at the Northwestern performance. I see
Jeff Lombardo and Dave Cowan regularly, who were also at that show. Did you
know them? They were part of the "Cult Of Lowen" who followed us religiously
for many years. I just saw Jeff three weeks ago.
L&N quitting the road was a bitter pill to swallow, but we know we got at
least two more years than the norm, and we're grateful for that. There is a
video of his next-to-last performance on a charity site linked to my site.
Check it out (though it is definitely on the sad side)...each click
allocates $1 to Augie's Quest, the ALS charity.
http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/1845029
With Eric now retired, I am going to go many more places than we had before,
and that means you will see me before too long. I'm on a mission. ;-)
Glad you're back on board.
best,
Dan
I believe I first saw Lowen & Navarro perform in the student union at Northwestern in spring of 1990. I have since seen them in Chicago and California, in addition to the aforementioned time when I brought them to godforsaken High Desert (after seeing them on Good Morning LA TV show after they'd done the anthem at Camden Yards). As you may gather, Eric Lowen was diagnosed with ALS, just a few years after the birth of his first son. That one of the most beautiful voices would be silenced in his prime is truly tragic, but the spirit of the best little band that most people never heard of lives on! Read more at www.lownav.com.