In Memoriam

[gooner1990]

Not music related I know but sad to hear this....always enjoyed their shows. 😞

Dave Myers: The Hairy Bikers star, who had cancer, dies at 66 - BBC News

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yeah - I've got a soft spot for the Hairy Bikers. Mind meeting them at T in the Park one year.

[gigpusher]

36 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Not music related I know but sad to hear this....always enjoyed their shows. 😞

Dave Myers: The Hairy Bikers star, who had cancer, dies at 66 - BBC News

Yes sad news always seemed a decent genuine guy.

[The Nal]

Ahh sh*t RIP Dave.

[gooner1990]

Vince Power has died aged 76

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/vince-power-dead-mean-fiddler-tributes-music-venues-b1144458.html

[Neil]

1 hour ago, gooner1990 said:

Vince Power has died aged 76

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/vince-power-dead-mean-fiddler-tributes-music-venues-b1144458.html

i met vince briefly once, and heard lots of bad music biz stories about him - links to gangsterism, and the ira, and stuff.

[5co77ie]

34 minutes ago, Neil said:

i met vince briefly once, and heard lots of bad music biz stories about him - links to gangsterism, and the ira, and stuff.

I interviewed him a few times for this parish - rather enjoyed it. 

[gigpusher]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

i met vince briefly once, and heard lots of bad music biz stories about him - links to gangsterism, and the ira, and stuff.

Seen a few nice tributes to him today as well from Cerys Matthews, Imelda May and Paul Weller etc so can't have been all bad. I think a lot of people involved with having to put on large events probably have to be capable of dealing with gangsters etc often the price of doing business.

[Neil]

13 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

people involved with having to put on large events probably have to be capable of dealing with gangsters etc often the price of doing business.

used to be the caase that the security firms were all gangsters anyway., it was the world that big cash operators (like music promoters) lived in.

(the way the stories were told to me [stuff like showing he had a gun in his pocket], the dodgy links were played up in order to get a business advantage.)

Edited March 11 by Neil

[gigpusher]

9 minutes ago, Neil said:

used to be the caase that the security firms were all gangsters anyway., it was the world that big cash operators (like music promoters) lived in.

(the way the stories were told to me [stuff like showing he had a gun in his pocket], the dodgy links were played up in order to get a business advantage.)

Certainly a lot of big security firms are almost protection rackets.

[CaledonianGonzo]

 

 

[blue6field]

Just saw that! Really Sad! 

[dondo]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

 

Was just coming to post this. Sad news as loved World Party. Saw them years ago with 10,000 Maniacs when I was in Canada 

[Watergirl]

World Party when I saw them at the Town & Country Club, Kentish Town, November 1986. They supported Lone Justice. RIP Karl.

I was at a public interview with Mike Scott two weeks ago (for the release of the Waterboys 1985 box set) and he spoke quite a bit about Karl.

[henry bear]

First time I saw Karl live was with The Waterboys, Saturday morning Pyramid 1984, same day the Smiths played.

Great musician and composer of some fine songs, RIP sir

[clarkete]

3 hours ago, Watergirl said:

World Party when I saw them at the Town & Country Club, Kentish Town, November 1986. They supported Lone Justice. RIP Karl.

I was at a public interview with Mike Scott two weeks ago (for the release of the Waterboys 1985 box set) and he spoke quite a bit about Karl.

Great picture and also jealous you got to see Lone Justice. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Wrote some belters, but also a hard right MAGA loony

RIP Eric Carmen

[fred quimby]

Shame about Carl. Loved World Party. 

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Steve Harley RIP

 

 

 

 

[Cooter]

Yes RIP Steve, you made us all smile x

[Avalon_Fields]

Oh I’m sad! A have a couple of Cockney Rebel albums, Psychomodo & The Human Menagerie. Goddamn cancer!

[Ayrshire Chris]

Steve Harley.  So sad, a few of his songs mean a lot to me and Mrs c. Memories of times long gone by. Seen him live so many times. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Somebody's got to put it on here. He definitely deserves it;

 

As an aside, here's an interesting homage;

 

 

[Neil]

On 3/11/2024 at 11:10 AM, Neil said:

i met vince briefly once, and heard lots of bad music biz stories about him - links to gangsterism, and the ira, and stuff.

there's an audio  obit of vince on radio four's "last word" (starts very soon 4pm - link below), which the trailer says will include stuff about Reading & Leeds Festivals

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xfwy

[Punksnotdead]

On 3/17/2024 at 1:41 PM, Ayrshire Chris said:

Steve Harley.  So sad, a few of his songs mean a lot to me and Mrs c. Memories of times long gone by. Seen him live so many times. 

I've been laid up with the flu for a few days, so I somehow missed this tragic news. I saw him on Avalon at my last Glastonbury in 2017. As a kid I loved Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel more than Bowie and Bolan. Having a listen to him now with a glass or two of rum & shedding a tear.