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Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« on: December 06, 2012, 03:06:36 PM »
One of the true troopers and enduring players - Ed Cassidy, drummer for Spirit passed away today.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/spirit-drummer-ed-cassidy-dead-at-89/
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2012, 03:21:23 PM »
 Wow! Most of the British invasion player were born it the mid 40's! This guy was born five years before my dad!
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2012, 03:26:18 PM »
What an incredible musician - he was born just a month before my late father, I believe he served with the US Navy in WWII - I saw him with Spirit a number of times...

RIP, Mr Skin...

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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2012, 03:33:14 PM »
I'm really sad to see this.  He died on the same day my father died, too, years ago. 
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2012, 06:16:08 PM »
He was great live in their three piece format.




Guess he joined his stepson now.
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« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2012, 05:07:08 PM »
Same lineup played the Rainbow that year with the Police (third on the bill) as support - can't remember if it was before or after that Rockpalast show now - I still have the programme and even the terribly scuffy tee shirt - one of my very poorest claims to fame is recorded on the single they released from the final encore at that show - RC was commenting that they wanted to play on but there was a curfew, and this lone voice crys out, "F*CK THE CURFEW..." and they went on to play Stone Free...
My voice I'm afraid... :rolleyes:

A nice clean view of his kit in this 1970 recording
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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2012, 05:15:41 PM »
^
Cool story. 
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2012, 05:19:57 PM »
Stoned... guy next to me was smoking "herbals" the whole evening... :rolleyes:
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2012, 08:07:08 PM »
LOL :)
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2012, 05:12:08 AM »
Cool story Herbie!
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2012, 08:55:07 AM »
Quote from: HERBIE on December 07, 2012, 05:19:57 PM
Stoned... guy next to me was smoking "herbals" the whole evening... :rolleyes:

I guess your name is HERBie for a reason?
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2012, 09:15:14 AM »
Quote from: gweimer on December 08, 2012, 08:55:07 AM
I guess your name is HERBie for a reason?

You haven't figured out Ken's annual name scheme yet?
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2012, 09:49:19 AM »
Quote from: Dave W on December 08, 2012, 09:15:14 AM
You haven't figured out Ken's annual name scheme yet?

Well. . . I thought the last one was plausible ;)
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2012, 10:23:22 AM »
Ken became Herbie when he turned 53. He's just a love bug. The year before he was BUFF, a reference to a certain Stratofortress.

Next birthday he might become a New York City cop car. Or he may have something else up his sleeve.
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Re: Ed Cassidy follows Brubeck
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2012, 10:29:50 AM »
Quote from: gweimer on December 08, 2012, 08:55:07 AM
I guess your name is HERBie for a reason?

"No animals were harmed in the production or manufacture of this herb"  :P
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