Confessor
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Post by Confessor on Apr 13, 2024 11:04:14 GMT -5
I know its old news now, but I was truly saddened when Stan Lee passed away.I never met him, but I know he was a legend, not just for Marvel but also the comics industry as a whole. I felt the dedication at the beginning of "Captain Marvel" was a very respectable touch. Yeah, it was sad...as was the passing of Steve Ditko just a few months before. But for me though, the death that hit me harder was John Romita's in 2023 because that really represented the passing of an era into history...that was really it: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and John Romita were all dead now. The four chief architects of the Marvel Silver Age were no longer with us. It was a final closing of the book type of moment for me. |
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Post by Dizzy D on Apr 15, 2024 14:02:15 GMT -5
Jeffrey Veregge, cover artist for Marvel, IDW, Valiant and others, as well as known for his murals, died last week from a heart attack (as a result of a long battle with the Lupus) www.jeffreyveregge.com/ |
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 16, 2024 1:00:13 GMT -5
Belated RIP to Robert MacNeil, co-anchor of the Robert MacNeil Report, which became the MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, which became the PBS News Hour.
Born in Canada and then worked for ITV News, Reuters and then NBC News, where he was on scene at the Kennedy Assassination and possibly (though no way to confirm) ran into Lee Harvey Oswald, outside the Texas Book Depository building.
He earned an Emmy for coverage of the Watergate Hearings, with Jim Lehrer, coverage which eventually evolved into the Robert MacNeil Report and subsequent branding.
He also appeared on Sesame Street, broadcasting Slimey the Worm (Oscar's pet) and other worms landing on the moon, as well as Cookiegate.
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Apr 16, 2024 15:11:34 GMT -5
RIP to former MLB player and Hall of Fame Manager Whitey Herzog, who passed yesterday at age 92.
-M
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 18, 2024 12:07:48 GMT -5
R.I.P. guitarist-songwriter-singer Dickey Betts. A co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band, Betts was a vital member of the band and was largely responsible for some of their biggest hits, including "Rambling Man" and "Jessica." He was frequently over-shadowed by Greg and Duane Allman, Betts was absolutely crucial to their success. |
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Post by Marv-El on Apr 19, 2024 17:01:51 GMT -5
R.I.P. guitarist-songwriter-singer Dickey Betts. A co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band, Betts was a vital member of the band and was largely responsible for some of their biggest hits, including "Rambling Man" and "Jessica." He was frequently over-shadowed by Greg and Duane Allman, Betts was absolutely crucial to their success. I've heard the Allman Brother's Band major hits on classic rock radio for years but recently the bug has hit me to really delve into their music catalog, with the superb guitar playing of both Duane Allman and Betts playing off each other, Gregg Allman's amazing vocals and keyboard play all backed up by a rhythm section anchored by a duo set of drummers. I've even been reading some of Alan Paul's biography on the early history of the band. So I was totally floored when I saw the notice of Betts' passing. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 20, 2024 7:02:58 GMT -5
Just learned that John Trimble has passed away. 'Who?' you may be asking. Together with his wife Bjo, Trimble launched the letter writing campaign to save the original Star Trek from getting cancelled, so that NBC decided to shoot a third season. And that, according to the link, made it possible to put the show in syndication, where it eventually became a pop culture phenomenon and then on that basis became the mass media juggernaut that it is today.
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 20, 2024 18:40:48 GMT -5
I went to a concert in April 1977 with my best friend - Dickey Betts & Great Southern, David Bromberg, and Aztec Two-Step, at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ.
The first two bands were really good. I wasn't familiar with Aztec Two-Step but was already a big fan of David Bromberg. We were really looking forward to seeing Dickey Betts, but after two songs he said that there was something wrong with the sound and ended the show very early. Quite a disappointment.
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Post by Confessor on Apr 22, 2024 7:38:48 GMT -5
R.I.P. guitarist-songwriter-singer Dickey Betts. A co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band, Betts was a vital member of the band and was largely responsible for some of their biggest hits, including "Rambling Man" and "Jessica." He was frequently over-shadowed by Greg and Duane Allman, Betts was absolutely crucial to their success. Real shame this. Dickey Betts was one of my favourite guitarists and one hell of a songwriter too. I love the Allman Brothers Band's classic output from 1969-1981 and, as you say, Betts was absolutely central to their success. Not least because he wrote all of their biggest hits and best known songs, such as "Ramblin' Man", "Jessica", "Crazy Love", "Blue Skies", and "Southbound". His solo albums with his band Great Southern from the mid-to-late '70s are really worth a listen too, though it was with the Allmans that he did his best work. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 23, 2024 14:04:16 GMT -5
Just saw the news that actor Terry Carter has passed away at the age of 95. He's perhaps best known to many of us here as Col. Tigh from the original Battlestar Galactica...  He had a long career, though, and appeared in many television shows (either as a guest star or in recurring supporting roles) and movies (including Foxy Brown). He was also a filmmaker, producing among other things a number of documentaries for PBS. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 23, 2024 20:38:45 GMT -5
Just saw the news that actor Terry Carter has passed away at the age of 95. He's perhaps best known to many of us here as Col. Tigh from the original Battlestar Galactica... He had a long career, though, and appeared in many television shows (either as a guest star or in recurring supporting roles) and movies (including Foxy Brown). He was also a filmmaker, producing among other things a number of documentaries for PBS. First saw him as Sgt Joe Broadhurst, on McCloud.... He could do a lot, with just a look. |
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Post by tartanphantom on May 1, 2024 18:26:47 GMT -5
This is a tough one for me. My friend and guitarist extraordinaire Duane Eddy passed away yesterday evening (Apr. 30). Duane had been in failing health for the last few years and had kept public appearances to a minimum. His wife, Deed Eddy, was a rock for Duane, and she and the family were right there with him at the end. He was 86. I'm still waiting to hear about arrangements, but if they are this weekend, I won't be able to attend due to starting a May festival gig this weekend. I know Duane would totally understand.
I first met Duane around 2010 through a group of Gretsch Guitar enthusiasts, only to find that he lived about 45 minutes from me. I didn't see Duane and Deed very often, because he was still heavily involved in touring, recording and public appearances for many years. However, once in while our paths would cross when time would allow.
Duane was an easygoing guy, and I never heard him utter a cross word. He was also a personal inspiration in terms of musicianship, in the fact that when I first met him, he was already in his seventies, and still knocking it out for audiences whenever he could, and had been doing so since the late 1950's. From 1958 to 1963, Duane had a total of 15 songs in the Billboard Top 40, and 3 of them in the Top 10. Duane effectively perfected the "twangy guitar instrumental" genre. Though I'll never be able to imitate that kind of record, I've tried to channel it into my own performance ethic-- I suppose I'll be playing until my hands simply can't do it any longer.
Farewell, Duane... and save me a place in your new band.
(this photo was taken at a private event at the CMHOF a few years back)
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Post by Cei-U! on May 1, 2024 19:03:21 GMT -5
Condolences on the loss of your friend. Rock 'n' roll has lost one of its titans.
Cei-U!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 1, 2024 19:50:23 GMT -5
My condolences to you and to all his family. Duane Eddy was a master of that twangy guitar. Not to single out any one song, but Rebel Rouser was a landmark of rock & roll.
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Post by Confessor on May 1, 2024 20:07:38 GMT -5
Condolences TP. Duane Eddy was a hugely influential artist and, really, the king of the twangy guitar. "Peter Gunn" was one of the first things I ever learned to play on guitar and it was Eddy's version that I knew from hearing it in my Dad's record collection (along with knowing Eddy's mid-80s update of the song with the Art of Noise, of course). "Rabble -Rouser", "Forty Miles of Bad Road", and "Shazam" are all great tracks too. He was one of the rock 'n' roll greats.
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