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Hey all, poking my head in again. I'm sorry to say that a good friend of mine was killed Friday night. I've been doing karaoke at his bar for over a year now, and Lee Martin was one of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. He was an owner who really stood out, buying Google time, and sticking with me for three months to get our Monday night the opportunity to catch on. Not the biggest night I have, but steady, and always a fun, enthusiastic crowd of folks, this little local bar was one of my favorites, and I always looked forward to my Mondays.

I've been in a state of shock since yesterday morning. I had a private party and a bar gig to do, and it was one of the hardest things to work all day and be happy when I was really broken up inside over this. Here's the news link:

http://wjz.com/local/baltimore.county.s ... 10050.html

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Good music, good friends, howling good times!

I had one of my bar owners die about 5 years ago, (Cocaine OD at the bar during a karaoke night....really freaky to watch) so I know what you are saying. They closed the bar the next day, and it is still sitting empty to this day. Very haunting for everyone that used to go there.

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C Mc
KJ, FL

Terrible story , feel for his family --total shame.

I hope they catch the culprits, as no one deserves to be gun downed like that.
He must've pissed the wrong people off. Owning a bar can be a real dirty business

Sorry to hear this.

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KingBing Entertainment C'mon Up! I have a song for you!!! [font=MS Sans Serif][/font]

My condolences. In the bar business, anything can happen. It could even be just some a*******s who were cut off. Alcohol and unstable personalities can be a tragic mix sometimes.

Well, just about everybody knew it, and now the police have made it official. Lee's wife, her brother and two others were charged today with killing him. Here's the link:

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/23680882/detail.html

I was fairly sure this wasn't connected to the bar, as Lee's marital problems were well known. She was on drugs and crazy to begin with. He did everything he could for her, as that's the kind of guy he was. He was a fixer. He saw something broken and he just couldn't help trying to make in right. He was that way the bar and with people. Truly a guy who would give you the shirt off his back, lend you money, whatever.

I had a private party at his bar a few weeks ago, and the guy was asking me to wait till after the party (the first of the month) to pay me. Lee said "don't worry about it. I know him and I'll get the money from myself" and fronted me the money for the party without a second thought.... and he did it with a big gentle smile and a handshake.

Really, a big loss to the community... and to me I lost more that a karaoke gig... I lost a friend. I've really been torn up by this all week.

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My honest condolences... what a shame.

I'm sorry for your great los