What Happened to Ralfi Pagan

js wrote:

You're right, the links are fine, can't believe those guys got away with that.

It was In Colombia John. I would not go even if the ticket was free.

Edited by Matt - 10 Dec 2011 at 6:33pm

Matt

js wrote:

Can you read that?

I will admit it is a little difficult John but I did stick up the link

I thought if I could still read it, everybody would have no trouble. If I had the same vision that I have now, as a kid, they would have called me four-eyes

Really tragic what happened to Ralfi. That is about the worst I have heard in the music industry.

Matt

Here is one of those stories. This is actually written by his brother ( thats what the site claims). Anyway just copied and paste. Interesting liittle dark yarn ( story)

I would like all of Ralfi's fans to know the truth,
exactly what happened to him. In the early 70's, Ralfi
met a businessman who wanted to get into the music
industry. He contracted with Ralfi and started
promoting him. Things went well for a while, but
business started to taper off, so the promoter decided
Ralfi should go on tour in Colombia to make money.
Ralfi flew to Colombia and was there for almost two
weeks. He wrote a letter to our mom, saying that
things weren't going according to plan. No one had
contacted him for gigs or interviews. On his own, he
arranged interviews at various radio stations there.
Finally, he was contacted by the promoter's agents.
They came to Ralfi's hotel and picked him up to go
perform. Instead, they took him to a beach, killed him
and left his body there. It was a setup.

Our family was devastated. Adding insult to injury, my sister, Isabel, read in the newspaper in
New York that Ralfi Pagan died in Colombia because of drugs. That got me really pissed off.
My brother, Ralfi, did not smoke pot. He didn't drink beer, he didn't drink liquor. He was just
high off his music. Occasionally, on special occasions, birthdays, holidays, he might have a
little glass of champagne, but that's it.

I just want everyone to know the way my brother passed away. It's very sad that a good man,
with a love of music, leaves this beautiful world, and a lot of people think he passed away
because of drugs. That couldn't be further from the truth. So for those who believe that, I
hope this clears it up for you. I want all of Ralfi's wonderful fans to know the truth. I have it
all documented, all the paperwork, what really happened to him....where, when and why, and
it was all about money.

Some day, these people will get theirs, through a higher power. Thank you, all you wonderful
fans. God bless. Qué Dios les bendiga

Angel Pagan was the author of the blog, taken from

http://www.hardsalsa.com/ralfipagan.html

Sorry about the typo colour but that is how it copied

Edited by Matt - 10 Dec 2011 at 2:56pm

Matt