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Post by EdoBosnar on Mar 6, 2023 10:02:58 GMT -5
Gary Rossington, last surviving founder of Lynard Skynard, died yesterday at 71. Y'know I'm beginning to understand why my parents would get so bummed out when somebody like Benny Goodman or Count Base would pass. (...) Yeah, I saw that news yesterday. I was a bit surprised that he was the last one left, though (also surprised to learn that drummer Artimus Pyle, who survived that unfortunate plane crash, wasn't a founding member).
It's Lynyrd Skynyrd, by the way...
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 6, 2023 10:05:02 GMT -5
Gary Rossington, last surviving founder of Lynard Skynard, died yesterday at 71. Y'know I'm beginning to understand why my parents would get so bummed out when somebody like Benny Goodman or Count Base would pass. (...) Yeah, I saw that news yesterday. I was a bit surprised that he was the last one left, though (also surprised to learn that drummer Artimus Pyle, who survived that unfortunate plane crash, wasn't a founding member).
It's Lynyrd Skynyrd, by the way...
Yeah, but it's Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 6, 2023 10:52:33 GMT -5
Gary Rossington, last surviving founder of Lynard Skynard, died yesterday at 71. Y'know I'm beginning to understand why my parents would get so bummed out when somebody like Benny Goodman or Count Base would pass. (...) Yeah, I saw that news yesterday. I was a bit surprised that he was the last one left, though (also surprised to learn that drummer Artimus Pyle, who survived that unfortunate plane crash, wasn't a founding member).
It's Lynyrd Skynyrd, by the way...
Yes, of course it is. I have no idea how I ended up spelling it that way.
Cei-U! I know better!
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Post by foxley on Mar 6, 2023 11:42:54 GMT -5
Gary Rossington, last surviving founder of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died yesterday at 71. Y'know I'm beginning to understand why my parents would get so bummed out when somebody like Benny Goodman or Count Base would pass. Cei-U! I lower my flag to half-staff!
Edited to correct my brain-dead spelling of the band's name. Thanks, Edo!
"Define irony: Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash."
I must shamefacedly admit that I had not realised that any members of the band had still been alive.  |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Mar 6, 2023 12:55:49 GMT -5
"Define irony: Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash."
I must shamefacedly admit that I had not realised that any members of the band had still been alive. Yeah, people less familiar with the story often assume that pretty much the entire band was killed (which had a whopping 8 members at the time), when actually only lead vocalist Ronnie van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines died (together with a back-up singer and, I think, one or two members of their road crew, as well as both pilots). Obviously, though, most of the survivors sustained pretty serious injuries. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 6, 2023 21:15:37 GMT -5
Gary Rossington, last surviving founder of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died yesterday at 71. Y'know I'm beginning to understand why my parents would get so bummed out when somebody like Benny Goodman or Count Base would pass. Cei-U! I lower my flag to half-staff!
Edited to correct my brain-dead spelling of the band's name. Thanks, Edo!
"Define irony: Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash."
I must shamefacedly admit that I had not realised that any members of the band had still been alive. You mean it's not rain, on your wedding day? |
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Post by foxley on Mar 7, 2023 1:38:20 GMT -5
"Define irony: Bunch of idiots dancing on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash."
I must shamefacedly admit that I had not realised that any members of the band had still been alive. You mean it's not rain, on your wedding day? No, but ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife actually is ironic. (Don't get lit geeks like myself started on that song.  ) |
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 7, 2023 11:17:35 GMT -5
You mean it's not rain, on your wedding day? No, but ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife actually is ironic. (Don't get lit geeks like myself started on that song. ) Who would have thought? It figures. |
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Post by Confessor on Mar 7, 2023 18:35:06 GMT -5
You mean it's not rain, on your wedding day? No, but ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife actually is ironic. (Don't get lit geeks like myself started on that song. ) No it isn't. It's still just inconvenient, like all the other examples in the song. Needing something and not having it is inconvenient and possibly annoying, but having multiple quantities of something you don't need, doesn't equal irony. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2023 18:39:20 GMT -5
No, but ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife actually is ironic. (Don't get lit geeks like myself started on that song. ) No it isn't. It's still just inconvenient, like all the other examples in the song. Needing something and not having it is inconvenient and possibly annoying, but having multiple quantities of something you don't need, doesn't equal irony. It is, however, ironic that the song is titled Ironic and nothing in it is ironic, so there's that. -M |
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 7, 2023 23:33:32 GMT -5
No it isn't. It's still just inconvenient, like all the other examples in the song. Needing something and not having it is inconvenient and possibly annoying, but having multiple quantities of something you don't need, doesn't equal irony. It is, however, ironic that the song is titled Ironic and nothing in it is ironic, so there's that. -M Well, if Alanis Morissette had spent more time in English class and less time getting slimed on You Can't Do That on Television, she might have had a more accurate song. |
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Post by foxley on Mar 8, 2023 1:42:18 GMT -5
No, but ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife actually is ironic. (Don't get lit geeks like myself started on that song. ) No it isn't. It's still just inconvenient, like all the other examples in the song. Needing something and not having it is inconvenient and possibly annoying, but having multiple quantities of something you don't need, doesn't equal irony. I could argue this, but it is not the thread for it. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 9, 2023 11:29:03 GMT -5
Israeli acting legend Topol has died....  Best known for his iconic role as Tevye, in the Broadway and film productions of Fiddler on the Roof, he was also a favorite of genre fans as Dr Hans Zarkov, in the 1980 film version of Flash Gordon and as Milos Columbo, a smuggler who aids James Bond, in For Your Eyes Only. He was born in Tel Aviv, to Russian Jewish parents, who emigrated to Palestine. He enlisted in the Israeli Army, where he was part of a traveling theater group, entertaining soldiers, which became his formative experience with acting. Beyond the world of acting, he was a co-founder of Jordan River Village, a camp for Arab & Israeli children, suffering from illness. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 9, 2023 11:30:51 GMT -5
Also passing away was children's author/illustrator Ian Falconer, who created the Olivia series of books...  |
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Post by foxley on Mar 9, 2023 15:18:41 GMT -5
Israeli acting legend Topol has died.... Best known for his iconic role as Tevye, in the Broadway and film productions of Fiddler on the Roof, he was also a favorite of genre fans as Dr Hans Zarkov, in the 1980 film version of Flash Gordon and as Milos Columbo, a smuggler who aids James Bond, in For Your Eyes Only. He was born in Tel Aviv, to Russian Jewish parents, who emigrated to Palestine. He enlisted in the Israeli Army, where he was part of a traveling theater group, entertaining soldiers, which became his formative experience with acting. Beyond the world of acting, he was a co-founder of Jordan River Village, a camp for Arab & Israeli children, suffering from illness. Sad. While I will always think of Topol as Milos Columbo, Fiddler on the Roof was one of my father's favourite musicals, and he often sang "If I Were a Rich Man" while working on the farm, especially while milking the cows: appropriate given that Tevye was a milkman. |
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