Malcolm Young retires

[uwe]

About a month ago, I was with dad and he was watching a PBS "music of the big band era" type show.

That afternoon, he was mostly unresponsive, but a clip of Benny Goodman's band came on...there was no intro or anything, just the music and video, and he turned and smiled and pointed at the TV and said , "Benny Goodman".

Was odd how he can't remember lunch, but he remembers Benny Goodman.

It's embedded somewhere in his mind where even the disease can't reach it. So if I ever get into a similar situation, I will at least still be able to flash a toothless smile when Deep Purple comes on the telly. That's consoling! 

My mother had hydrocephalus (water on the brain), another one of the great dementia diseases. Before she fell into coma her mind was a wild mix of childhood memories (she didn't recognize me either anymore). Those seemed to be unerasable.

[uwe]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/glen-campbell-shares-poignant-last-music-video-im-not-gonna-miss-you-20141012

Thanks, I want to see that. I have his last few CDs, they were a touching good bye.

[westen44]

So sad--for both Malcom Young and Glen Campbell. 

[Granny Gremlin]

Was odd how he can't remember lunch, but he remembers Benny Goodman.

That's actually typical.  Same thing with my wife's maternal grandfather - he could remember the war but not that her sister was married etc.  or her paternal grandmother, who would repeat things like "these sweet potatoes are really yummy" 5 times during the same meal because she didn't remember having said that already. 

Something to do with a dementia-affected brain not being able to form new memory engrams but those already formed in the person's prime not deteriorating or even becoming stronger (because there's nothing else).  Long term memory is safe but short term buffer goes to the recycling bin.

[rahock]

I wish I had asked more questions about those early years.  Take full advantage, and make notes...or bring a recorder.

My mother and I were never very close, but after she died I found a journal that she kept for her last few years. She wrote things down during her lucid moments and detailed who she was, who her children were , what she liked and disliked, things that happened in her life etc. She knew she was losing it and kept this as a reminder of who she was. Very sad .
I learned more about her from that journal than I did when she was alive.
Rick

[Basvarken]

In the meanwhile it looks like AC/DC lost another key member...?

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-new-photo-no-phil-rudd/?trackback=fbshare_top

[uwe]

Maybe he was busy promoting his long shelved solo album that is finally seeing a belated release now.

[uwe]

Maybe he was busy promoting his long shelved solo album that is finally seeing a belated release now.

I won't mention how I preferred Chris Slade in AC/DC who gave them some sheen. That is doubleplusnotgood with the AC/DC crowd.

[Stjofön Big]

For those of you who's not heard Glen Campbells record Ghost on the canvas, from -08 if my memory serves me well, I strongly recommend it! Fantastic singing to great lyrics, marvelous guitar playing, strong drum playing, and melodic, rhythmic bass playing. A wonderful record!!!

[lowend1]

In the meanwhile it looks like AC/DC lost another key member...?

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-new-photo-no-phil-rudd/?trackback=fbshare_top

Looks like is right...
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/06/acdc-drummer-phil-rudd-charged-with-attempting-to-procure-a?CMP=share_btn_fb

[hieronymous]

Here's a Rolling Stone article: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dcs-phil-rudd-arrested-for-attempting-to-procure-a-murder-20141105

[mc2NY]

AC/DC were always rock legends. The band events of 2014 has only made them move closer to the top of the list. I cannot imagine having a great 40 year run at the top of the music world and then ending up in a 6x8 cell for the rest of your life or in a adult home, not recognizing or remembering any of it.

That is the definition of Hell.

[uwe]

Someone give Chris Slade a call quickly now. He was their best drummer IMHO. I thought his playing on Razor's Edge and that Donnington Live album "thinking man's neanderthal drums".  The man was a machine in a good way.



And he's not behind the beat, but rather slightly ahead without speeding up.


Why a legal multi-millionaire like Phil Rudd should need to be involved in operations that necessitate the hiring of contract killers is beyond me.

[amptech]

Hmm. Slade was a good drummer, but I never thought the band sounded as good with him as with phil.
You need phil in AC/DC! Rhythm is personality, and phil´s fits so well with the band. I remember chris as a speedy drummer live - my headbanging couldn´t even keep up with him in the second half of ´for those about to rock`!

[uwe]

The allegations sound serious. 

I wouldn't even know how to contact contract killers, where do you look, in the yellow pages?