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/ (http://ultimateclassicrock.com/spirit-drummer-ed-cassidy-dead-at-89/)
Wow! Most of the British invasion player were born it the mid 40's! This guy was born five years before my dad!
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...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltsF6x17LkY
I'm really sad to see this. He died on the same day my father died, too, years ago.
He was great live in their three piece format.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Dhi6XCcHw
Guess he joined his stepson now.
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIocUXN3eCk
^
Cool story.
Stoned... guy next to me was smoking "herbals" the whole evening... :rolleyes:
LOL :)
Cool story Herbie!
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?
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?
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 ;)
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.
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
My next-door neighbour (now moved on) was an ex pro/semi pro Swiss/German guitarist, owning a sixties Strat and amaple L5 same finish/age as my RD and he used to grow certain herbs in his greenhouse - we used to share pints of home-brew over the fence - he also ha a number of odd pink poppies that he used to enjoy in a pot of tea, whilst in season... ;)
Dave... Fred (Gwynne) is just about the only name you can type on a keyboard with adjacent keys... maybe... plenty of time to think that one through, though I do like that one... :mrgreen: