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RIP Overend Watts
« on: January 22, 2017, 02:19:34 PM »
Ian Hunter tweeted about a half hour ago. :-(
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2017, 03:05:10 PM »
Wow. His Wikipedia page says throat cancer.
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2017, 03:27:25 PM »
Quote from: Dave W on January 22, 2017, 03:05:10 PM
Wow. His Wikipedia page says throat cancer.

They must have just updated it - they didn't even have a date of death earlier.
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2017, 08:11:30 PM »
Sad news.  I absolutely wore out The Hoople record when I was a kid.
Born Late '58 will always be a favorite.
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2017, 05:02:19 AM »
RIP.  And so we begin another year of watching our musical idols pass on.  I was a huge Mott the Hoople fan, following them all the way through Mott and then The British Lions. 
Mott the Hoople was one of the best concerts I ever saw, although one of the shortest.  That band, to me, was a prime example of the collective being far greater than the individuals.

My love of the Thunderbird came by way of Martin Turner, who got his Thunderbird from Overend Watts.
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2017, 09:24:20 AM »
Ouch.  Over-knee-boots on men will never be the same again.



I have strong doubts whether 2017 will be any better than 2016 as regards permanent absences of our heroes of adolescence.  :-\
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2017, 12:03:34 PM »
Quote from: gweimer on January 23, 2017, 05:02:19 AM

My love of the Thunderbird came by way of Martin Turner, who got his Thunderbird from Overend Watts.

Same here.

Sad news indeed.
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2017, 02:27:06 PM »
rip... :sad:
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2017, 04:49:49 PM »

Overend and Arthur Kane were the main inspiration for me to ever pick up a Thunderbird bass.  RIP.   :sad:
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2017, 03:07:30 AM »
Same taste for boots too! Along with Michael Schenker.





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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2017, 04:36:07 AM »
   Very sad news indeed. I wore out copy after copy of Mott The Hoople Live, still one of my favorite records.
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2017, 10:56:58 AM »


 RIP Overend.

 The big boots and seemingly enormous Thunderbird were a huge influence on me - Thank you!

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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2017, 02:26:24 PM »
When did you put the checked pickguard on the white t bird?Looks good.
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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2017, 04:15:39 PM »
A belated Ridgemont High tribute, no doubt.



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Re: RIP Overend Watts
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2017, 04:18:26 PM »
Quote from: clankenstein on January 24, 2017, 02:26:24 PM
When did you put the checked pickguard on the white t bird?Looks good.

That was a quickie! It's just some checked tape that I carefully lined up on it.
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