I Read The News Today, Oh Boy
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Topic: I Read The News Today, Oh Boy
Posted By: threefates
Subject: I Read The News Today, Oh Boy
Date Posted: September 21 2004 at 14:44
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Another bad week for rock musicians... I read today that Gary Strater from Starcastle died on Sunday. He'd been sick for awhile I gather.. I remember they were having a fundraiser for his medical expenses not too long ago. And Johnny Ramone died last Wed.... of prostrate cancer. He'd also been sick for a few years... he was only 55. R.I.P. boys! ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Marcelo
Date Posted: September 22 2004 at 12:05
Last week Yoko Royama died. She was the Vermillion Sand and Theta singer. Great voice, related to Annie Haslan. Only 41 y.o 
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Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: September 22 2004 at 14:21
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poor Johnny...the Ramone 'family' has had their share of loss lately...Well, perhaps none of them really wanted to grow old anyway. It probably wouldn't have been too much fun playing "I Wanna be Sedated" at 60. What a way to lose our last great 'pure rock and roll' band! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: September 22 2004 at 18:07
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I don't know, James... just a couple of days ago here in NYC they had a charity concert for something.. anyway Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper and the Velvet Revolver played. I understand they did a version of "I Want to Be Sedated" in honor or Johnny... but the best thing is that Alice Cooper performed "Eighteen". Now if Alice can still sing:
"I got a baby's brain and an old man's heart Then the Ramones could of handled "I'm Sedated"... ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: September 22 2004 at 21:45
| This has been a really bad year for the health of musicians... |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: September 22 2004 at 23:13
| All our heroes are dropping dead....getting old sucks |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: September 23 2004 at 12:19
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With no attempt to be humorous, we also lost Rick James and Laura Branigan. Say what you will about their music, they were icons in their own genres. Peace. |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: September 23 2004 at 18:48
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Good grief (literally). I didn't even know about Branigan. I've no great love for "Gloria" but it was a pretty big song during my yoof, and I hear she did well playing Janis. She was still fairly young, too... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi">
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: September 23 2004 at 22:04
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Yep, and another one of the NY Dolls past away a few months ago. The bassist, Arthur Kane. "Arthur "Killer" Kane, legendary bassist for the New York Dolls, passed away in an L.A. area hospital on July 13 from an advanced case of leukemia that he didn't even know he had. Arthur had not been feeling well ever since returning from the Dolls' triumphant pair of reunion performances at London's popular Meltdown Festival in June, where he'd been reunited with the other two surviving Dolls, David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain. After feeling progressively worse, Arthur finally went to the emergency room around 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon of July13. By 5:30 p.m., he had been diagnosed with leukemia. And by 7:30 p.m., he was dead." One night at Max's Kansas City, (I was about 17), one of the NYC Hells Angels grabbed me by the back of my hair and decided i should sit on his lap for awhile. Arthur came over grabbed me by the collar of my jacket and lifted me right off the guys lap and said "She belongs to me, keep your hands off her".. and he quietly put me down and told me to go sit with Syl. He was always a hero in my book... cause that specific Hells Angel (Vinnie) was arrested a few months later for throwing a 15 year old girl off the roof of the Hells Angel house on 3rd St. ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: September 23 2004 at 22:29
crap i just found out about starcastle...they had some good tunes... too bad..
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Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: September 26 2004 at 07:21
Doubt if anyone outside Holland will know who he is, but RIP Andre Hazes, De Volkzanger van Amsterdam. He left the netherlands in a state of shock on thursday morning, aged 51. He was a friend of BB King, and a great dutch ballad merchant, loved by the working man and hoge-piet alike. ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: September 26 2004 at 23:13
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Andre Hazes died also (a dutch singer), he and all others who died this year, and before that, will be sorely missed, not only for their previous succes and achievements, but also for all we hoped they would achieve in the future. All that has gone to pass without their excistence. With love to all we miss so dearly... ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 13:24
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More bad news for Progressive Rock lovers in the northeast US...
When I first came to NYC, Scottso was the DJ at NYC's only progressive rock station, WNEW. I met him a few times over the years.. backstage at concerts or on radio interviews.. He was truly a nice man and my favorite DJ. He was always good to ELP.. he is the first DJ to play ELP's PAAE in its entirety on the radio. He will always be a hero to us. His favorite was the Beatles and Floyd... so "Shine On, Scottso"!
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Clear Channel New York Radio and Q104.3 are saddened by the passing of Q104.3 personality Scott Muni last night. He was a magnificent individual, who was passionate about radio, and truly loved by listeners. He was 74 years old.Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 18:52
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Hard to believe he was 74...the last time I heard his voice (doing the syndicated Beatles show) it sounded much the same as ever. He did great interviews with the Dead- they had good chemistry and sounded like everyone was having fun. Muni was always really positive and upbeat, which must have been difficult during the increasing 'shock jock' trend. Great story about "Killer" Kane. Sad to think he didn't have much time to enjoy the reunion. Maybe he's back jamming with Johnny Thunders now, though...at the Great CBGBs In the Sky ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi">
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: September 29 2004 at 20:02
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I had seen Scott Muni a few years ago backstage at the Garden (where I always seem to see him).. this time was for a Q104 Christmas concert .. he looked really good for being over 70. I understand he had a stroke last year.. and his one hour show on 104 has been pre-recorded since then. My favorite Scott story... at one concert in the Garden for my favorite band... the other famous WNEW DJ... Allison Steele (the night bird) was doing a good job at coming-on to someone I have a particular connection too. This guy says to me, "I'm going to go have a drink with Allison, I'll see you in the room later"... Well I was a little upset.. and I guess it showed, so Scott whispers in my ear..."I can assure you honey, that there is no way that he would rather be up her skirts, than yours"... He made me laugh..and he's always been that kind of guy. Its really the end of an era.. ------------- THIS IS ELP
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