Last Dance

Here is a letter that was sent to me from one of the visitors of this website, Nina Gregersen, please take a moment to read it

I am writing this letter in hopes that someone might read it and give credit where 
credit is due.  The GH Nurse's Ball was a very emotional day for alot of people. As I was
watching Luke & Bobbie dancing to "Last Dance" it hit me... does anyone know who wrote that
song and the circumstances behind it!!!  Well, it was written by Paul Jabara....  Paul was
a struggling actor and wrote songs in his spare time. I met Paul at work when he came to 
fill in for Tim Curry. The role he played was Dr. Frankenfurter in The Rocky Horror Picture 
Show (the play, at the Roxy in LA).  One evening we all went out dancing after work. Paul 
had just broken up with his friend and disco was the happening thing at the time. He was 
depressed about the breakup.  He went home that evening and wrote "Last Dance"  He sent the
song to Donna Summer which she recorded and it became a huge success!!  Needless to say, 
Paul won an Oscar for Best Song in a motion picture. We were all so proud of him, he really 
made it.  But, Paul is no longer with us now, because he died of AIDs!!  I am hoping in my 
heart that TPTB at GH realized what they were doing and made this part of the Nurse's Ball 
event. If not... I hope they realize it now!!

Below are the address of a few AIDs charities, incase you would like to make a contribution in honor of someone that you've lost to AIDs or in the honor of Mr. Paul Jabara. The AIDs epidemic is far from over and our support really means a lot

Broadway Cares
165 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036

American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR)
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Pediatric AIDS Foundation
1311 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404

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