The Last Bass Outpost
Main Forums => The Outpost Cafe => Topic started by: Denis on February 07, 2016, 06:03:09 PM
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To put it brutally, the musicians in bands I grew up listening to have been dying since the 1960s. That many of them lived until the past year or so is simply the realization that some of them made it. In the early days they died of drug overdoses, extreme alcoholism, accidents, sometimes suicide or murder.
Some died later on from the same things.
Some died later from the lingering affects of one resulting from the other.
These days, cancer and simply old age are taking their toll. It's really sad to say but we can expect this to become more frequent in the next few years. We're lucky to have had some of them stuff performing as long as they have.
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So true.
Here we mostly talk about rockers who have died. As someone who grew up on country music in the 50s and 60s as well as early rock and roll, I've lost count of the country stars of my youth who have passed on in the past ten years. Most of the rest are in their late 70s to their late 80s. Some are still touring but it can't go on forever.
And if they're old, I'm old too.
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Yep, you guys pretty much said it all.
Rick
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I panicked lately when I was in a store and heard a Who song playing, then went to the store next door and heard a solo Peter Townshend song. Turned out to be coincidence... But that is gonna be a sad day for me when it comes.
I used to think it was funny when every time I saw my in laws they talked about who died recently. Doesn't seem so comical anymore.
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As a biology student, I (successfully) argued for an eighth "characteristic of life", which was "All living things die..."
My lecturer couldn't deny it, and for that day, she accepted that there were eight characteristics of life...
All the acts and artists we have loved will come to pass; some before us; some after us...
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I used to think it was funny when every time I saw my in laws they talked about who died recently. Doesn't seem so comical anymore.
In his last year, my dad commented that a month/week didn't go by when someone he knew had passed away.
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I remember when my dad hit about 70, one day in a down mood he commented "all my friends have died." Not a happy thought to reflect on.
It does lead one to wonder what position we will occupy in the process of all our friends passing. At times it's hard to decide whether you want to be among the last or not.
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The good news for followers of Hinduism is that they'll be back and maybe even better in their next lives. I'm not sure if that's the reality but it makes for a pleasant consideration.
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Up until about two years ago, I had what I called, "The Wall of Dead Bass Players" on a wall in my work area. I taped obituaries & newspaper articles of Bass players that had passed away in the last twenty years, even the bass player for the Cowsills! It ended up being a fairly massive collection of musicians. Management eventually decided that it had no value for the company & I was asked to remove it. Taking it down was another reminder of how many had passed....................
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it's no secret that the life of a pro musician is not exactly conducive to good health. being in a band that's on the road a lot only compounds the problem. but then again there is willie nelson...
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it's no secret that the life of a pro musician is not exactly conducive to good health. being in a band that's on the road a lot only compounds the problem. but then again there is willie nelson...
...and Keith
...and Ozzy
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...and Keith
...and Ozzy
They have the same bodies, muscles and organs as the rest of us. It is a nice idea, but they certainly aren't immortal.
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They have the same bodies, muscles and organs as the rest of us. It is a nice idea, but they certainly aren't immortal.
Nobody is immortal. Why some of us survive after the abuse we put ourselves through is still a mystery. Isn't Ozzy part of a scientific study around that subject?
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sounds like an urban myth. genetics is everything.
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Isn't Ozzy part of a scientific study around that subject?
dunno what happened to it,it was an article in new scientist a couple of years ago, cant remember whether it was an actual study or just an idea, but the premise was that we could probably learn more by studying people who took really bad care of themselves but still thrived than by looking at those who succumbed.
BTW Lemmy was the other one mentioned alongside Ozzy in the article
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A few decades back, Pete Townshend was part of a scientific black box therapy linked to some of his lifestyle problems.
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Given his own child molestation experiences as a victim - Tommy is crammed to the hilt with references -, I'm sure he has had a few more therapies since then, hopefully successful.
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Just a random thought...
With yet another significant musician leaving us it just sprang into my mind that if you break the numbers of the year up you get 20+1+6 which equals 27...
Yes, it could also add up to 36, or 9 or a bunch of other stuff...
Heading back to my box... :o
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No one gets out of this thing alive. Tick, Tock.
Rick
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Just a random thought...
With yet another significant musician leaving us it just sprang into my mind that if you break the numbers of the year up you get 20+1+6 which equals 27...
Yes, it could also add up to 36, or 9 or a bunch of other stuff...
Heading back to my box... :o
Just when you thought the makeup of this forum couldn't be any worse we have our first numerologist outing ... ;D
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Just when you thought the makeup of this forum couldn't be any worse we have our first numerologist outing ... ;D
Reminds me of a quote from Slip Mahoney of the Bowrey Boys, " my brudder-in-law who happens to be a mathemagician could recite you Einstiens fear of relatives frontways and backwards practically at the same time".
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Reminds me of a quote from Slip Mahoney of the Bowrey Boys, " my brudder-in-law who happens to be a mathemagician could recite you Einstiens fear of relatives frontways and backwards practically at the same time".
Wow, Rick, you're channeling Leo Gorcey!
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Yeah, I have the gift :P
Rick
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I loved the Bowery Boys.
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Am I allowed out of the box yet please...?
Numerology...?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiKcd7yPLdU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbiN9mdZRk0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWm03wYBTbM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZuFq4CfRR8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6An7KGK6U3c
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8QypoBpQqI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxgBMNhsKU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZARDae4VzTA
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Golden Earring--Another 45 Miles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts_H0R_EckQ
Chicago--25 or 6 to 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E
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as you guys know that is just a list of random numbers in song titles. this the real explanation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerology
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Numerology is a big tradition in Jewish culture as well. They call it Gematria. Any slipknot fans?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSDwgb8ZIyk
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I have an in-law who believes in numerology. But I've never been interested in it and don't plan to. He talked about it so much his wife just automatically started asking him to be quiet about it.
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"Any Slipknot fans?"
Grunt-roaaaaaarrrrr!
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I got yer numbers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxzXx-DK9MY
"Any Slipknot fans?"
Grunt-roaaaaaarrrrr!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEEasR7hVhA
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Numbers eh? OK, I'll play. Gotta love bad 80s videos. Actually, no you don't, but here you go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Dju2i4FZw
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Mein Gott...! Vot haf I schtarted...? :mrgreen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx-9b13wsXQ
and lets have some more prog...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZm1_jtY1SQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpJDOXxuSLo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeolH-kzx4c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHgWsRkwsvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0fLg17PaRg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Cw4mZq1q8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGNkm-SFsAY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSR5A--rSOs
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Going old-OLD-school... :mrgreen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGOUldTrk-A
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Ok, groan ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHeKEakqfdw
I can't believe, no one has posted this yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxnN05vOuSM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6I6yr7WDeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGoEmhQP774
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3DIEL9LT0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70oBKmBqd7k
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yesyhQkYrQM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La4Dcd1aUcE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgKAgJV8QPI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhX4liVtuCc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFponF9A86c
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Not much of a slap fan, but I love what Hungate does here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyLoEPQxy3I
Are really only women allowed at Bryan Adams concerts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgpcwYooLO0
This is soooooooooooooooo uncanny here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWW67dkq-M8
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I loved this when I was a kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYATUWV0skY
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I loved this when I was a kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYATUWV0skY
I wonder if that's where Monty Norman (although many think it to be John Barry) got the chord sequence for the James Bond theme?
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I wonder if that's where Monty Norman (although many think it to be John Barry) got the chord sequence for the James Bond theme?
Possible, I suppose. The song is from '56.
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Dave's senior year in high school. :popcorn:
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Possible, I suppose. The song is from '56.
A disturbing chromatic shift back and forth (or forth and back) that we all have been conditoned to identify with crime/thriller/mystery.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE8kGMfXaFU
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Dave's senior year in high school. :popcorn:
Fourth grade. :P
My cello years.
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Cello? :o Yet another mosaic piece of intrigue (along with revolutionaries on fridge doors, Hollywood actresses, Vladimir Lenin High School etc ...) in your chequered past!
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/80/44/31/80443192f100f40bf9729bb039dbbea9.jpg)
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I know I've mentioned starting on cello before. It may have been a long time ago.
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They call him mello-cello... :mrgreen:
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Starting on cello and then moving on to bass certainly worked for Jack Bruce.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
They call him mello-cello... :mrgreen:
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Starting on cello and then moving on to bass certainly worked for Jack Bruce.
Unfortunately Jack didn't will me his talent.
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Unfortunately Jack didn't will me his talent.
I can't even imagine what it would be like to have Jack's talent.