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Title: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Big_Stu on November 13, 2010, 05:33:08 AM
 :mrgreen:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/Maddogcole/MeLemmy_LO.jpg)
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Basvarken on November 13, 2010, 08:15:44 AM
Lemmy looks tired.
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: godofthunder on November 13, 2010, 08:24:35 AM
That's great ! Stu mow many times have you seen MH? Where was that picture taken, it looks like someones house !
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Big_Stu on November 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
Quote from: Basvarken on November 13, 2010, 08:15:44 AM
Lemmy looks tired.
He was, it was after the gig; he admits to being 65 but I reckon he's a bit older.

Quote from: godofthunder on November 13, 2010, 08:24:35 AM
That's great ! Stu mow many times have you seen MH? Where was that picture taken, it looks like someones house !
Don't know TBH Scott, not as many as Slade gigs though - & that was 36 with the original lineup.
My first Motorhead was in '78 - maybe even '77, not long after he formed the original band. We spoke about that as the venue for that was just a few miles away. It was taken in his dressing room, I was given a pass cos of the thing I did down at Marshall - playing his amps before he did; which he had a laugh about but said they'd done a fantastic job on copying "Murder One" his number one amp.
Last time I saw them in Glasgow he had a lot of trouble with a new Rick custom, I asked where it was & he gave up on it; he was back to the first custom with the carved oak-leaves last night.
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: OldManC on November 13, 2010, 10:19:56 AM
Great pic, Stu! I've seen Lemmy many times at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in Hollywood. What a nice guy, too!
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Dave W on November 13, 2010, 10:44:24 AM
Quote from: Big_Stu on November 13, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
He was, it was after the gig; he admits to being 65 but I reckon he's a bit older.

He was born Christmas Eve 1945. No word on whether or not a manger was involved.

Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Highlander on November 13, 2010, 10:47:25 AM
Nothing but admiration for the man...

Nice one...

First saw them in Cambridge in '77 on the first tour for the album - MH as the first and last song... ;D

He was out front playing pinball with a bunch of people - thrashed me - gave me his game when had to go play...
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Big_Stu on November 13, 2010, 12:44:40 PM
Quote from: OldManC on November 13, 2010, 10:19:56 AM
Great pic, Stu! I've seen Lemmy many times at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in Hollywood. What a nice guy, too!
Yeah he is, met him a few times before, a few years ago now. He's one of the very few people in music who is 100% what you see is what you get. 0 BS around him!
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Psycho Bass Guy on November 13, 2010, 01:13:11 PM
Quote from: Dave W on November 13, 2010, 10:44:24 AM
He was born Christmas Eve 1945. No word on whether or not a manger was involved.

One of the old joys I had when did morning news was that every Christmas Eve, I'd play Motorhead on the air for Lemmy's birthday. ..did it three years in a row. It was always priceless to see the looks of confusion and fear on the anchors' faces as they came back from break to "Iron Fist."
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Post by: Highlander on November 13, 2010, 01:58:07 PM
X... L... ENT...  ;D
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Big_Stu on November 13, 2010, 04:13:36 PM
When they used to play "Capricorn" live he'd always have some reference to his birthday in the intro; usually along the lines of "a bit of self indulgence for those poor b*****ds who have their birthday at Christmas"!
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Pilgrim on November 13, 2010, 04:17:16 PM
So - who's the guy in the photo?  No clue here.
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: nofi on November 13, 2010, 06:36:48 PM
it ain't duck dunn.
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Pilgrim on November 13, 2010, 07:11:34 PM
Quote from: nofi on November 13, 2010, 06:36:48 PM
it ain't duck dunn.

D'OH!  :P
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Dave W on November 13, 2010, 08:16:29 PM
Quote from: Psycho Bass Guy on November 13, 2010, 01:13:11 PM
One of the old joys I had when did morning news was that every Christmas Eve, I'd play Motorhead on the air for Lemmy's birthday. ..did it three years in a row. It was always priceless to see the looks of confusion and fear on the anchors' faces as they came back from break to "Iron Fist."

:mrgreen:

Quote from: Pilgrim on November 13, 2010, 04:17:16 PM
So - who's the guy in the photo?  No clue here.

I looked up some celebrities born Christmas Eve. Choose one of the following:

a) Ricky Martin
b) Ryan Secrest
c) Howard Hughes
d) Lemmy
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: exiledarchangel on November 14, 2010, 01:03:56 AM
Hey Stu, how tall are you (didn't expect that rhyme)? I know he's a big guy, but you seem bigger!
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: uwe on November 14, 2010, 06:48:57 AM
I thought Lemmy is anything but tall?
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: nofi on November 14, 2010, 07:24:18 AM
he is not very tall but those warts make him look bigger.
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Big_Stu on November 14, 2010, 08:12:03 AM
Quote from: exiledarchangel on November 14, 2010, 01:03:56 AM
Hey Stu, how tall are you (didn't expect that rhyme)? I know he's a big guy, but you seem bigger!
He's gotten a bit stooped in his oldER age now and maybe from slinging a large bass over his shoulders for the past 50 years. He was taller when I saw them as a kid - maybe around 6 foot. Me? - I'm 6 foot 4 in ......... and around 260 pounds.
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Chaser001 on November 14, 2010, 11:53:09 AM
Quote from: Dave W on November 13, 2010, 08:16:29 PM
:mrgreen:

I looked up some celebrities born Christmas Eve. Choose one of the following:

a) Ricky Martin
b) Ryan Secrest
c) Howard Hughes
d) Lemmy


Seriously, Lemmy may not realize how good he has it.  At least the day before Christmas everyone is in a good mood.  Having a birthday the day after Christmas has to be the worst time possible.  I just looked it up.  People born on the 26th are Lars Ulrich, Phil Spector, and Mao Tse-tung. 
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Psycho Bass Guy on November 14, 2010, 03:26:42 PM
Quote from: Chaser001 on November 14, 2010, 11:53:09 AM
People born on the 26th are Lars Ulrich, Phil Spector, and Mao Tse-tung.

That explains SOOOO much!
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: luve2fli on November 15, 2010, 08:22:45 AM
QuoteNo word on whether or not a manger was involved.

LOL! Not freaking likely!
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: Denis on November 15, 2010, 06:02:01 PM
Quote from: Basvarken on November 13, 2010, 08:15:44 AM
Lemmy looks tired.

Maybe it's the company!  ;D
Title: Re: So I went to a gig last night & got talking with a fellow bassist
Post by: PhilT on November 18, 2010, 05:56:19 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coBORyLNlj0&feature=embedded