Remembering Scatman John Larkin

I must say he himself made me aware about people who stutter, that it's not a serious mental condition or anything. I remember when we talked on the phone, at times he'd apologize for his stuttering, but it didn't bother me at all...I seemed to see right through that...all I thought was, "Hey, I'm talkin to the Scatman!"

John was a rare celebrity, one who didn't have to hide behind pretense or superficiality. Sure he had a lot of money, but he lived rather modestly for a pop star and it was quite clear that the material things in life didn't really matter that much to him. Everything about him was real and down-to-earth. I don't think there's anyone who can say anything bad about him. and John never said anything bad about anybody. He sung about a "Scatman's World," which some may scoff and think of as childish or idyllic, but John gave us a vision, a vision of what could be if we opened our hearts and minds. John may not be around anymore, but there will always be a "Scatman's World." Or at least we should all be working towards one.

John Larkin never stuttered. Because every word he said was worth repeating.

It's funny how life goes. One minute you're riding the train in France, listening to the radio and suddenly you hear, "SCA-BA-BIBBLY-O-BOP....I'M THE SCATMAN!" The next minute you're mourning the loss of a friend.

Goodbye, Scatman. Have fun up there scatting with Satchmo. Everybody jam.

Elson Trinidad http://www.westworld.com/~elson/scatman

Sunday was the memorial celebration for John. Also attending was Ira Zimmerman, Vanna Sivilay, Peter Nicks, Peter Lew, Ralph Kessler, Linnea Eades and all the way from Germany, ISA president Thomas Krall. Thomas called me on Thursday and expressed his desire to come. He and John had the chance to form a friendship during many of John's trips to Europe. I told him my home was open and on Friday he confirmed that he was coming. I was soon filled with mix feelings of sadness and happiness that I would have the opportunity to get to know Thomas better, but I wish in difference circumstances. He in fact felt the same. His fax to me confirming the trip had a smiley face with a half smile and half frown.

Thomas came in Saturday evening and together with my family we went to the memorial celebration on Sunday.

Sunday was one of the most wonderful days of my life. There were tables set up outside and there were scheduled speakers. After that there was an open mike where others shared their memories. The man who ran the ceremonies began with John's favorite story which was a stuttering joke...it went ........

John went into a bar (in his drinking days) and said to the bartender. I would l-l-like a s-s-scotch please. The bartender responded with c-c-coming r-r-right up. John said - hey are you making fun of me? The bartender said no, I stutter too! Then another man walked up to the bar and ordered a beer without any stuttering. The bartender responded with - coming right up. John said, hey, you were making fun of me! The bartender responded by saying....no...I was making fun of him!

It was a beautiful way of beginning the day. We all laughed and smiled in rememberence of John. When I had my turn to speak I said to the group... "There are not many places that I feel proud to be a stutterer. Today is one of those days. As I have been walking around introducing myself to all of you and I stutterered I felt a part of that very special part of John who I know all of you love".

I wish you could have seen the expression in their eyes when I stuttered. It was not compassion or anything like that. It was love and admiration. I wish you were there.

I have always felt at home in the Larkin home, but Sunday was more than that.

That house was filled with so much love that people came together and I truly didn't want the day to end. Over 100 people came and went.

It truly was a mixed day of emotions.

-IF YOU WANT TO BREAK FREE YOU BETTER LISTEN TO ME YOUVE GOT TO LEARN HOW TO IF YOUR FANTASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM CALLING OUT FROM SCAT LAND! IM CALLING OUT FROM SCAT MANS WORLD!

-keep on scatting wherever you are forever -i will always try to spread his music and ideas to others. Dreams never die nor does music.

"We've got to believe in love - That's all there ever will be That's all there's ever been - For you and me. This is a brand new day know what I say, Love is understanding. Believe me believe me believe me. We've got to believe in love..." (Song of Scatland by Scatman John)

A música de Scatman é muito legal ..

Nunca ouvi um som como esse..!! As músicas de Scatman fazem eu me sentir "mais vivo". Somente hoje fiquei sabendo da morte de Scatman aqui neste 'website'. Pena que Scatman não esteja mais entre nós, mas sorte nossa que a sua música permanecerá para sempre. Muito obrigado, John Larkin.

Thanks Scatman for your great songs and for the fond memories of those times, you had my respect then and you have it now.

Grazie John per aver regalato un po' di Gioia al mondo intero.Ciao 'Zio John'!!!

I know you can read this 'Scat',
so I will write this message with Pride!

You Are, Forever Will Be... One Of The Worlds Greatest Champions!
You have inspired many, with many more to follow!

Your messages have touched the hearts of many, leaving them to ask one question....

I would pay $1000's of Dollars to see you perform!

You want to hear the greatest story ever told

The Story is about a man, who cared for others over himself and telling his story through song. This Story is About Scatman John!

'Scat'

My friend and I, today during music, listened to "I'm A Scatman" and were enveloped with in awe, and have nothing out of it, except the Utmost respect of what you have left society with, Messages!

You have prevented the Lie! ( In our lives anyway )

We have our minds set on spreading your words, 'Scat'

Remember your own words...

I realised my ability to scat along (and sing along) had dropped, and decided to refresh my memory of the lyrics.

I have many fond memories associated with his songs of some very good times in my life, and prior to finding out he is no longer with us was looking at a few pictures of him, a sharp dressed jazz singer who delved into many genre's of music and wondered how awesome it would have been to see him in concert.

I continued to read on about how popular his hits were, and wondered why there was only a small amount of information about him on the internet, but ignored that and went on to wonder how cool it would be to see this guy live. The contrast of a rather old-school jazz singer look and modern equipment with electronic vibes and pulses intertwined with his uniquely toned voice would be breath taking and entertaining to no end.

I was a tad concerned when I noticed what I thought was an error on the page when they listed "Who was Scatman John" as a subject header, and then noted the print up the top of the page stipulating his passing. Although my dream of seeing him live was destroyed, but he will live on in my generation, and hopefully a fair many others.

Thanks, Scatman.

Yeah, Scatman John will never die as long people listen to his brilliant music and remember him! I know I will never forget him! You were and still are the best!

Who knows, I relive the past in the future when I'm dead. I hope i'll hear you singing again?!

Scatman John will allways be on our minds! Respect and rest in peace!

Scatman John-Thankyou for everything. I will always treasure your music and "philosophy".

In his memory I dedicate this petty offering at his feet. i hope, by this, people will understand my respect and feelings for him.

Rest in peace, Mr John Larkin. You will be missed.

Scatman's world was an incredible song, one memory it brings is me and my cousin in our living room, playing the tape over and over, trying to jot down the words of his songs (we hadnt even heard of the internet in '95!) but even though we played that tape about ten times in a row we never tired of it. It is one single I refused to get rid of. I read the lyrics now, and they mean a lot more than when I was seven, I never knew about his stammering, all I knew was that he was an incredibly tallented man, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that he and his music will be greatly missed. He always seemed so caring, the lyrics to scatman's world prove this, and I would have loved to have met him- on that subject, reading the people's messages, it is incredible how many people met him in person, this proves he didnt let his hits get to his head and shut his fans out, he was there to talk to anyone. I'll end this by saying that when I die, Scatman John is one man I would really love to meet up there, I have a skin condition that always had people talking about me, but I realised the best thing to do was to take advantage of this, and laugh with them, and through that I have made many friends, by being light hearted about any problem, and it seems that was the Scatman's approach.

Rest in peace Scatman, I will never forget your music, you are an inspiration to the human spirit, and made so many comfortable with their disabilities. Keep scatting up there!

After a Google search on the lyrics, I found the name of the song to be "Scatman". I searched the song on Kazaa and downloaded it. I then, downloaded a few other songs. The one to have touched me the most is "Scatman's World".

After searching around more, I wanted to learn about the author of this music. Google once again led me to some short autobiographies, but soon enough I realized John the Scatman was no longer with us. I can only say that his legacy now lives on in just one more soul, mine. Having read the page http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/pioneers/scatman.html, I felt that it would only be appropriate to say that his music touches the inside of my heart in that rare way which I cannot describe.

Up in heaven, he must be proud to see that his music has touched such a vast array of people in the world. Spanning cultures, and ages. Not limited by the imagined boundries of race, his music goes on. A late thankyou, and kudos, John.

P.S. As soon as the money is mine, I'm buying a CD of the Scatman's. I can't steal work of an artist driven to help others, nor that of a man so great.

1. Let It Go (New to me I Guess)
2. Scatman (Gotta Love It)
3. Scatman's World (Very Good Lyrics)

Live the dream John!!

The scatman, man, rest in peace.

In Spanish

Scatman un gran musico con un estilo propio, Gracias John por tu musica. Seguro que ahora estas con Dios cantando tus magnificas canciones. Tengo una hija de 11 anos y tambien te conoce, ¡le encantan tus canciones!.Desde Espana mi respeto y admiracion para su familia.

I have just found out of your passing through my buying your album Scatman's World again as my brother annoyingly nicked it off me and lost it somewhere as he is just as bigger fan as I am of your music, we always fight over who gets to listen to it when we are not together!!! We regularly blast your music out at our homes and when driving still after all these years. Music that is so inspiring and with such words of wisdom that in any situation the words ring true, your music has helped me get through more than you can imagine. You helped people see the beauty in life through music and always stayed true to yourself and also to help people see that people who stutter can acheive everything people who don't stutter can. Promoting happiness and equality in society.

If only more people would have your heart and wisdom, taking time out to concentrate on the lyrics of your songs. You said it best:

Imagine a land of love
Where people have time to care
Where everybody's equal
And we all tell the truth


If you're wondering where this magical place is
You don't have to look too far
You'll find it between your deepest dreams and warmest wishes


The society of Scatland is composed of
Very loving caring people who have
Never even heard of political corruption
Class distinction, war and all the
Other stuff that goes on in the world of earth people.
Everyone is equal in Scatland.
Everyone is equal. Everyone is equal.


We've got to believe in love - That's all there ever will be
That's all there's ever been - For you and me.


I wonder if you're wondering where Scatland is?
It isn't far away. I'll take you there now.
Just close your eyes, make a wish, give yourself a hug.
You're half-way there, just love yourself - love yourself
And a dream will come true. You'll find yourslf in Scatland
And suddenly discover that the person from Scatland is you


The people of Scatland speak in Scatish
Scatish is a language not quite like a leprechaun
It sounds like a language of the people of earth
Who speak in a tongue of their own.
You're all from Scatland. Hatred and resentment?
Well that's unheard of. It's unheard of.


We've got to believe in love...
We've got to believe in love...


This is a brand new day know what I say,
Love is understanding.
Believe me believe me believe me.

Infinity thank yous for the influence you've had on my life. You are an irreplaceable legend, you really are.

Rest in peace

I'm out of the business these days, but I will never forget Mr. Larkin's kind-heartedness and cheerful spirit and how much he loved playing our 9-foot Kawai!! I wasn't surprised browsing the internet discovering how successful he'd become after our little session in Hollywood. John Larkin is THE Scatman John?! I knew he would go far!!! Nice to see you again, John.

Thru the high school years they were very close and loved to get silly and John could get Bobby busting up with anything he did. Bobby always considered John the most talented person he ever knew, and bobby knew a lot of people in the industry. Mid 60" John would come over our house and play our piano and I'd jump in with my acoustic. When John left my wife would say "That piano will never be the same." I lost them both within a year. John just before my brother and we all felt that losing John took a lot out of Bobby. The last time Bobby saw John was just before we lost him. Judy was so kind to let Bobby come over and be with him for a short while.

I'll tell you what kind of guy John was, even though John was ill he made the time to come to my mom's service. We hugged and I said "John how are you doing?" I knew he was not well and he said "today's not about me it's about your mom."

The many early years I knew him as only John, never knew "Scatman' a short story-sure every day we spent together was a story. His picture hangs in our house next to Bobby's.

Now when I think of John I think of Bobby and vise versa, only now I think of Judy too.

When i found out just last year about John passing away i felt really sad but i felt that i had been touched in a rare kind of way, he would do the singing, but it was also like he was listening and understanding and trying to help me out with his words. Something that means alot to me and i will never forget.

This might sound strange but im a really die hard Heavy Metal fan, i dont like pop music of any kind at all. I think the Scatmans music and words were able to pass by any genre of music because of the genuine honesty of the lyrics and the intelligent compositions.

Your a legend Scatman! Its amazing to see people posting still, if more people could find this site im sure alot of people would have storys to tell as well!!

Im getting married to a wonderfull girl next month and im gonna make sure Scatman gets played at some point during the night, me and this girl have been together since '96 so you could say its only right that he should make a special musical guest appearance. Thanks! keep the scatland faith people

Que decir...., estabamos en 1994-95 cuando mi hermano llego de holanda de lo que fue el viaje de fin de curso. En cuanto se puso a sacar toda la ropa de la maleta saco un cd de musica, yo le pregunte a ver que era y que lo pusiera....y entonces fue cuando escuche junto con el por primera vez a Scatman. Tenia 15 años y desde entonces no he parado de escuchar sus canciones...., TUS canciones ya que estoy seguro que desde donde estes puedes leernos y oirnos. Mi hermano y yo te deseamos lo mejor estes donde estes, y darte las gracias desde lo mas profundo de nuestros corazones por dejar las joyas que dejaste en tierra, tus canciones.

Un fuertisimo abrazo y entre todos intenemos hacer realidad lo que decia la cancion de Scatman`s World.

Even to this day, Scatman John has accompanied me pretty much everywhere I go. Be it the mall, school or work, he was with me in my trusty CD player or my stereo system... and no matter what, every single time his song loaded up, I couldn't help but smile and remember what he told us all: "If the Scatman can do it, so can you".

To this day, he is a living example of what can be achieved if you really believe... and I thank everything and everyone who made it able for me to have him with me all this time. It's thanks to him that, whenever I seem to have gloom over my soul, I can smile and try to scat along into the Scatman's World.

Thank you, Mr. Larkin, for the lessons you have given me. May you live on forever in our hearts.

Thx John 4 everything and catch you later in Scatland

Thank You, Happy Birthday Johnny, Love, Scott

My spirits were soon lifted slightly when I saw how many people had posted in memory of him. I hope his spirit has also lifted, taking him to where he richly deserves. Whenever I am feeling down or upset I put Scatman on and very soon I feel a lot better. I still spread his music throughout the world in all sorts of ways; MSN, email, word of mouth, I've even made a few CD's for some of my friends. I hope this continues and his music is spread throughout the world and he is remembered always.

Rest in Peace Scatman, We will all always remember you and your wonderful music.

Laurie Blake, yet another huge fan.

Rest In Peace John, you can be proud of what you've done. I hope from where you are now you can feel the love and the gratitude of the many people you delighted and still delight with your wonderful songs and lyrics.

"While you're still sleeping the saints are still weeping cause, things you call dead haven't yet had the chance to be born." .

please if you know email me at john_scatman@hotmail.co.uk

Rest in Peace, Scatman.. and even though I am not a Christian, and I don't believe in God, I bet you're blasting Heaven's speakers now! Because you're the man! *round of applause for Scatman*

I'm from India...and I first listened to Scatman John in 1995 - the time when 'Informer' - .Real McCoy - Haddaway - Culture Beat - .Rednex etc - interested us kids.... well conventional 'Dance' music.....this guy was awesome & DIFFERENT...

Now, almost 10 years later I just chanced upon this set of mp3s which I borrowed from a friend....it had the Scatman John song 'Scatman' and it brought a rush of memories in high school.... those blue and white uniforms...the friends....almost everything....a common thread...'Scatman John'...and a big SMILE... I remember one thing though..is that he dedicated the album 'Scatman's World' to his wife... hmmm

I think the tracks Scatman & Scatman's World were heard over and over... but the songs I really loved were,. Only You, Mambo Jambo, Everybody Jam, and most of all, POPSTAR....GREAT LYRICS!

Check this out:

I wish some of these kiddy "popstars" spend time listening to stuff...music in our times...with a voice of a previous generation....SUCH GREAT TALENT...

And even though I'm grown up (26 years) today...I've spent almost seven hours listening to Scatman World's track listening. ....well... you guessed....

I've heard of this rock musician called the 'The Great Kat', well... Mr John Larkin, for me you'll always be the one and only 'The Great SKat'...

Thanks for the great music...

If anyone has any information about his location of burial please notify me at Ryusaki3030@Yahoo.com.

Hola. Soy Cristian, y les escribo desde Chile. Hace un tiempo que me re-encontré con Scatman, y para mí ha sido una experiencia excepcional. Recuerdo que cerca del año 95 o 96, los dos temas de Scatman llegaron a mi país, "Scatman" y "Scatmanworld". Fue hace unos meses que lo recordé, pues yo era un niño en aquel entonces y tenía unos pocos recuerdos solamente. Pero de casualidad me encontré una página donde estaba su hit "Scatman", y quede fascinado. Realmente es una gran canción. Luego busque en la red otros temas y apareció el "Scatman world", después busqué información de John Larkin, biografía y lo que pudiera. Encontré valiosa información e incluso una entrevista que le hicieron, de allí que el hombre me haya caído tan bien. Desafortunadamente todo el material que tengo lo he bajado por la computadora, pues vivo en una de las ciudades aisladas de Chile, y aquí no se pueden conseguir discos, ni originales ni copias. Tengo solamente cuatro canciones: "Scatman", "ScatmanWorld" "Mambo Jambo" y "Welcome To Scatland" (que es presentación). Así que agradecería mucho si alguno de ustedes pudiera enviarme a mi correo lo que tenga de Scatman, mp3, fotos, videos, etc. Ah! y si alguien quiere los temas que tengo, sólo tiene que pedírmelos a mi correo y con gusto se los envío, también tengo el video-clip de "Scatman" en MPG, así igual puedo compartirlo con alguno si quiere. Yo me sorprendí mucho cuando lo vi por primera vez, estaba muy emocionado, y al comienzo, como primera impresión, me decepcionó un poco, pero luego comprendí la idea de John, y su objetivo de hacer un mundo igual y mejor para todos. Si alguien tiene el video-clip de "ScatmanWorld" le agradecería mucho que me dijera, o que por último me lo contara.

Saludos a todos, y en especial uno muy grande a Scatman John, que estará siempre que lo escuchemos y comentemos de él y su gran música. cristian.orozco@gmail.com

(In English - sent by Cristian, probably using an online translation service). Greetings to all: Hello. I am Cristian, and I write to them from Chile. A time ago I eeted again myself with Scatman, and for me has been an exceptional experience. Memory that near year 95 or 96, both subjects of Scatman arrived at my country, "Scatman" and "Scatmanworld". It was months ago that I remembered it, because I was a boy at that time and only had few memories. But by chance I was a page where hit "Scatman" was his, and is fascinated. It is really a great song. Soon it looks for in the network other subjects and appeared the "Scatman world", later I looked for information of John Larkin, biography and what could. I even found valuable information and an interview that did to him, from which the man has fallen to me so well. Unfortunately all the material that I have I have lowered it by the computer, because alive in one of the isolated cities of Chile, and here to discs, neither original nor copies can be obtained. I have only four songs: "Scatman", "ScatmanWorld" "Mambo Thief" and "Welcome To Scatland" (who is presentation). So it would thank for much if some of you could send me to my mail which has of Scatman, mp3, photos, videos, etc. Ah! and if somebody wants the subjects that I have, only has pedírmelos to my mail and with taste the shipment, also I have the video-paper clip of "Scatman" in MPG, thus equal I can share it with some if it wants. I was surprised much when I saw for the first time, very was moved, and in the beginning, like first impression, she disappointed a little to me, but soon I included/understood the idea of John, and its objective to make an equal and better world for all. If somebody has the video-paper clip of "ScatmanWorld" it would thank for much to him that said to me, or that finally me it counted it. Greetings to all, and in special one very great to Scatman John, who will be whenever we listen to it and we comment of him and his great music. cristian.orozco@gmail.com

I was deeply saddened to hear of his death. I only hope that his messages live on for many years to come. I, for one, would like to hear Scatman's music re-released in today's charts. I am sure that a number 1 single would be guaranteed.

I was never lucky enough to meet the man in person, but I think he is an icon to all those people with a stutter. I was actually lucky enough to meet Gareth Gates, the english pop idol runner up, after his concert once, and he specifically mentioned that the Scatman had helped him cope with his condition immesurably.

I sincerely offer my condolences to his family members, and only hope they get to read this comment, so they know people out there are still inspired and moved by him. John Larkin was one of a kind, there will never be another that will even come NEAR him in greatness. He is living on in my heart, and I hope one day to meet the man up in heaven.

"I hope that the kids, while they sing along to my songs or dance to it, feel that life is not that bad at all. Even for just a minute". E' vero, e mi succede ogni volta che la canto It's a scoobie oobie doobie scoobie doobie melody

Grazie, John.

I would have liked to see him live one day,
But well.. never had the chance, I was waaay too young that time

I guess the thing I want to say is that you have to deal in an optimistic way with your "problems"
But always stay down to earth, which I believe he was too..

Ciao, take care everybody!

Be John Scatman among us in our lives forever.

I my country Scatman John isn't very known, but I think he was a great artist, a true artist who express himself without inhibitions, singing wih the heart, and makin' us very happy.....He was...., no, no,no, he is even a great person.

I love many other groups and artists, but Scatman John has an special place in my heart and in my mind....

He taught us which the world that we have is wonderful, the life is great, the friends are our best company, and specially, that if we fight and we live happy, our problems are easy to overcome.

Scatman, thanks for your music, thanks for gave us the hapiness that we need in this, sometimes, hard and sad world. You gave us hope to live successfull with your songs, thank you.....the echoes of your voice will be stay on our hearts and our minds forever....

Scatman, gracias por tu música, gracias por habernos dado la felicidad que necesitamos en este, a veces, duro y triste mundo. Nos diste esperanzas para vivir más contentos con tus canciones, gracias....los ecos de tu voz estarán presentes en nuestros corazones y mentes por siempre.....

Rest In Peace: Descance en paz:

And though it seems like a long walk, right after I graduate from a particular university and decide to go on living with my newfound talent and creativity, I still never let his famous scat-singing rhythm off my mind, for most of his songs are the most prized assets within my nostalgic collections of DVD movies, songs and comic books. They are also the inspirations of who I really am, my capabilities and my believe in whatever crucial situation and destiny I am about to venture: into the Unknown where the Scatman had been in his lifetime.

When I first heard of his earlier songs, I was instantly mesmerized with its unusual amalgamation of techno music, scatting and jazz (quite a revolution in my taste). Ever since his debut, I constantly listen to it every time I listen to the radio and ignore the rest of the usual contemporary ones. At that time, Scatman's World and Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop are two of my all-time favs, which finally lightened up my life and propelled me to a higher level of imagination.

With my enthusiastic determination to get to know him better through his music, I'd bought the first cassette, the best-selling Scatman's World, which really includes the story of his own imaginary homeworld, Scatland. Then, the next year, I bought Everybody Jam!, which I personally think is richer, more colorful and hip-hopping than the previous one as we continue to dwell into the bizarre universe of Scatman he helped to create. I never think of any songs that are far more satisfying than Scatman's.

Long after that, I heard little or no news of Scatman's latest conquest in the music biz.

Two years. Three years. Then the inevitable happened. In 1999, Scatman John succumbed to lung cancer. The whole world mourned for the stutterer who would capture our hearts with his ability that served as both as boon and bane to his existence.

I sat down, mourning within my heart. I knew it would never be the same again.

Seven years thereafter, after all the struggle I had endured and survived, I once again sit on the bed, looking at two of the greatest gifts Scatman John has ever provided (both now out of print). I pop up the cases and put the cassettes into the player. Even if I lost some parts of my childhood, some are able to come back through the cherished memories of a man who speaks of friendship, love and peace in a language of his own. If you are bored with the conventional messages of sex, violence and other satanic nonsense, the Scatman will always be your man. And that's why he remains one of my all-time favorite singers.

All I can conclude is this: whenever the moon appears at night, always tune in to John's music and you can still imagining that he's singing throughout the streets when everything else takes a deep slumber. He'll always be with us, inside our hearts and minds, if you still believe in him. Someday, I may be able to repay his generous offerings, for as a filmmaker, I may be inserting him or his songs in some of my movies, for Scatman John remains an eternal icon.

His music and especially the first track "Scatman" is not only funny with a bit of irony that even a kid understands, but also very good from a musical and thone perspective. It gives joy, and altho you only was about 11 years only dancing to music, his text subconsiounessly reached you to understand his message...

I'm glad he fulfilled his will to make this songs for all of us to take part of...

Some years passed, I never thought about scatman again. Then, one day, I heard about the terrible passing of Scatman John.. I remember the day, I was sitting in the car and I felt sad. They told about the life of Scatman, how he turned his problem with stuttering, to his solution.

I just googled for Scatman, after I got the Scatman song on random (Winamp). As long as we have computers, mp3 and google, Scatman will carry on!

R.I.P. Scatman..

soon i was searching for the scatman, and found a few videos on youtube.com..... now he is all i listen to. His cover of Queen's 'the invisible man' is amazing.

R.I.P John Larkin. May you be at the gate of heaven when i come there.