{"id":26135,"date":"2016-06-05T11:39:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T19:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=26135"},"modified":"2016-06-05T16:01:23","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T00:01:23","slug":"more-honor-for-muhammad-ali-watch-paul-simon-announce-alis-passing-during-the-boxer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2016-06\/more-honor-for-muhammad-ali-watch-paul-simon-announce-alis-passing-during-the-boxer\/","title":{"rendered":"More Honor for Muhammad Ali:  Watch Paul Simon Announce Ali&#8217;s Passing During &#8220;The Boxer&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/muhammad-ali-punch-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-26137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/muhammad-ali-punch-01-650x434.jpeg\" alt=\"muhammad-ali-punch-01\" width=\"635\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/muhammad-ali-punch-01-650x434.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/muhammad-ali-punch-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/muhammad-ali-punch-01-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/muhammad-ali-punch-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/muhammad-ali-punch-01.jpeg 956w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friends have forwarded fawning words for <strong>Paul Simon&#8217;s<\/strong> concerts in <strong>Berkeley<\/strong> the last two nights. On Friday night, in the middle of his performance of <em><strong>The Boxer<\/strong><\/em>, <strong>Simon<\/strong> stopped to announce that the great <strong>Muhammad Ali<\/strong> had passed during the concert. <strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry to tell you this night that Muhammad Ali passed away. The Greatest.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watch the performance below (with <strong>Simon&#8217;s<\/strong> announcement at the 3:50 mark). A touching moment and performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon<\/strong> plays the <a href=\"https:\/\/sbbowl.com\/\"><strong>Santa Barbara Bowl<\/strong><\/a> tonight, and we hope to be there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RIP Muhammad Ali<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PRgPWi8zKMc\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends have forwarded fawning words for Paul Simon&#8217;s concerts in Berkeley the last two nights. On Friday night, in the middle of his performance of The Boxer, Simon stopped to announce that the great Muhammad Ali had passed during the concert. &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry to tell you this night that Muhammad Ali passed away. 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