RIP 2022
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Wilko Johnson obituary
Musician with Dr Feelgood whose stark chords and pin-sharp riffs made him one of the most distinctive of British rock guitarists
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2022:
Wilko Johnson obituary
Musician with Dr Feelgood whose stark chords and pin-sharp riffs made him one of the most distinctive of British rock guitarists
RIP indeed. One of the underrated riff masters of the great instrument.
Happy memories of car rides with the old man in the 80s listening to them. Awesome band.
Love his work here.
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He's been flirting with the big C for a while now. Sad news.
Much imitated guitar style based on not really knowing what he was doing. Found a technique that worked and kicked on from there.
It was the manic stare and stage performance that really set him apart though and he got another few minutes of fame as Ned Stark's ExecutionerI have shared this before in the music thread but it is worth doing so again. You can judge the man by the quality of the friends he keeps. Roger and Norman certainly ain't no slouches.
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Not a good morning
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He was awesome in DH
Clarence Gilyard, Die Hard and Top Gun actor and professor, dies aged 66
Film and TV actor also appeared in Walker, Texas Ranger before joining University of Nevada’s theatre department
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@Machpants the quarterback is toast
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Well fuck it.....
I saw the Mac a few years ago. They were due in Auckland minus Christine McV but the tour was postponed because John McVie was diagnosed with cancer. When they finally came she had rejoined the band so I got to see Mick, Stevie, Lindsay, Christine and John together. It was great
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Athletics legend Sir Murray Halberg dies
New Zealand athletics legend Sir Murray Halberg has died aged 89.
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@Victor-Meldrew I saw the Rumours tour at Western Springs in 1977.
They finished the show with Songbird although my abiding memory is of how manic Mick Fleetwood is
My first memory of McVie is when she was perfect singing I Would Rather Go Blind with Chicken Shack back in the 60's
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Not my cup of tea, much preferred when Lindsay sang to be honest.
In any case she sold a fuck ton of records so good on her.
RIP.
I’m in the other camp. I alwAys thought that when Fleetwood Mac teamed up with Bukingham Nicks and went all soft rock west coasty, they lost a lot of wha made them a serious band. Still made some good stuff but so different.
Currently watching a doco on BBC4 about Ms Perfect. Good watching
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I also saw FM back in 2015. Richie and Gemma were in the corporate box behind us, and got a shout out from Stevie when Landslide was played.
They are a band that has had about 4 different eras depending on who was in the band. My favourite song (Oh Well) is from the Peter Green days.
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Athletics legend Sir Murray Halberg dies
New Zealand athletics legend Sir Murray Halberg has died aged 89.
Definitely one of our legends. Story doesn’t really explain how serious his teenage rugby injury was, one story I read was that they had to surgically remove a 2 litre blood clot in order for him to survive, that is close to half of his total blood supply. Would be interested to see how Arthur Lydiards training methods would go with todays athletes
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@Nevorian I hadn’t realised until I saw Dick Taylor talking about Halberg yesterday that NZ Athletics wouldn’t credential Lydiard into the Tokyo games so although he was the architect of the Golden Hour he never got to see it. Sad really.
Mrs M's son & partner are both classed as elite runners for competition and their view of Arthur Lydiard is simply that he was the most important and influential running coach ever.
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