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We want to take a moment
to remember Gary Minkler,

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a wonderful artist and
friend who died on Saturday,

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September 26th.

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♪♪

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Born and raised in Seattle, Gary
was the founder and lead singer

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of Red Dress, a band that hit
the local music scene in 1977.

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With a unique, hard to
categorize sound of rock,

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blues and funk, sometimes even
pushing into performance art,

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Red Dress was exciting and new.

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And over the next five decades,
Gary and the guys never lost

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their brilliant edge.

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Gary did form a few side
projects along the way,

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including his excellent solo
record, “Little Trailer Ruby,”

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but Red Dress was the
constant thread running

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through Gary's creative life,
and until last spring, he

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and the band played the
Sea Monster Lounge every

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second Sunday of the month.

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The room was always packed, and
Red Dress always delivered.

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In addition to being a creative
genius, Gary was a loving

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father, grandfather,
brother, uncle, partner,

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and a loyal friend.

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He was beloved, he was one of a
kind, and he is deeply missed.

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♪♪