RIP 2019
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Yep, as I said I’m unsure how it escaped my. Jerry Lee still being around is good news. He’ll be able to go to his wife’s high school graduation this year.
And attend the birth of his next niece ...I mean wife.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in RIP 2019:
I was surprised to learn Ocasek was only a year younger than Mick Jagger and 8 years younger than Jerry Lee Lewis (The Killer is still alive!). Completely different musical generations, but not a lotta difference in age. He was a late bloomer.
Benjamin Orr was older than I thought too (only 3 years younger than Ocasek) although he died back in 2000. Ocasek was 32 when he formed The Cars so he had paid his dues before having success.
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Amazes me that Stranglers drummer Jet Black is three years older then Charlie Watts. (Both are still alive, God bless ‘em.)
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@Salacious-Crumb said in RIP 2019:
Amazes me that Stranglers drummer Jet Black is three years older then Charlie Watts. (Both are still alive, God bless ‘em.)
That is surprising because as you know God got his start as Charlie’s drum tech.
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Inconceivable
The author of The Princess Bride shaped pop culture as few screenwriters have
The man who gave us “Inconceivable!” and “As you wish” also gave us Stepford Wives, Butch Cassidy, and “Follow the money.”
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Jacques Chirac dead at 86
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Robert Garrison, Tommy from the Karate Kid has died at 59
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12271819
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Ginger Baker. He would have packed in plenty in his 80 years.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/116368570/ginger-baker-creams-volatile-drummer-has-died
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Still find it bonkers he played on a Public Image Ltd album.
Johnny Rotten and Ginger Baker...? I’d get out of the way.
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I really like Ginger, but he was too much of a jazz snob for my liking and rarely-if-ever said anything complimentary about rock music or musicians. I’ve always believed he had a massive ego and was equally insecure. He had talent though, that’s for certain.
I love jazz music probably more than most, but I’m not a purist, and can enjoy the Pistols every bit as much as I love Coltrane.
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@MajorRage said in RIP 2019:
Pretty disappointing that the article slant is more in his volatility than his music innovation.
True, but that’s like an obituary of Elizabeth Taylor and not mentioning the multiple marriages. Ginger had a very difficult time managing relationships, and that’s probably why his recording & performing output is significantly less than it might otherwise have been had he had the ability to work with partners for any stretch of time. His volatility is a huge part of his character. In many respects reminds me of Artie Shaw, a perfectionist musician who had difficulty with relationships. Perfectionists can be geniuses ... and difficult to live & work with.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in RIP 2019:
@MajorRage said in RIP 2019:
Pretty disappointing that the article slant is more in his volatility than his music innovation.
True, but that’s like an obituary of Elizabeth Taylor and not mentioning the multiple marriages. Ginger had a very difficult time managing relationships, and that’s probably why his recording & performing output is significantly less than it might otherwise have been had he had the ability to work with partners for any stretch of time. His volatility is a huge part of his character. In many respects reminds me of Artie Shaw, a perfectionist musician who had difficulty with relationships. Perfectionists can be geniuses ... and difficult to live & work with.
Tl:dr ? There no getting away from the fact he was a complete prick
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@Salacious-Crumb said in RIP 2019:
@MajorRage said in RIP 2019:
Pretty disappointing that the article slant is more in his volatility than his music innovation.
True, but that’s like an obituary of Elizabeth Taylor and not mentioning the multiple marriages. Ginger had a very difficult time managing relationships, and that’s probably why his recording & performing output is significantly less than it might otherwise have been had he had the ability to work with partners for any stretch of time. His volatility is a huge part of his character. In many respects reminds me of Artie Shaw, a perfectionist musician who had difficulty with relationships. Perfectionists can be geniuses ... and difficult to live & work with.
Tl:dr ? There no getting away from the fact he was a complete prick
There's been lots of complete pricks - this bloke was different in that his drumming created modern musical genres.
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