Celebrity Deaths

  On 10/7/2020 at 4:53 PM, joshuatxuk said:

Hagar era has grown on me, "Right Now" particularly. But yeah there's only one EVH and DLR and their pairing was some cosmic shit in terms of pure rock brilliance. 

Definitely, I tried to follow Van Halen after they parted ways with Roth and got until For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, then my interest dropped. I also think that David Lee Roth Band with Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan and Greg Bissonette was a superstar group, Eat Em' And Smile and Skyscraper are absolutely brilliant albums. I've got a longish guitar hero fan history from my teens, starting with Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Van Halen, going through Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Tony Macalpine - and I still like them, went to see Vai's Passion and Warfare 25th anniversary tour gig here in Helsinki, wasn't disappointed. I've got a couple of guitars I still occasionally fiddle with (a Tokai AST-'62 sunburst strat and Ibanez Universe UV70PBK 7-string, if someone's interested).

Eddie Van Halen's influence on guitar playing technique and guitar technical development is undisputed. Requiescat in pace.

Interesting read on Van Halen’s keyboard chops, and his influence on bringing synths into hard rock:

https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/columns/the-unsung-synth-influence-of-eddie-van-halen/

This is their most IDM/weirdest song.  Guitar is played through an electroharmonix micro-synth:

Character actress Conchata Ferrell, best known from Two and a Half Men passed away at age 77.  RIP

Damnnnnn... RIP.

José Padilla, Iconic Ibiza DJ, Dead at 64 (Pitchfork)

r.i.p quibi (2020-2020)

lol that clip about rachel brosnahan loving her golden arm too much she died was insane. lol @ quibi and anyone involved. chrissy tiegen etc

https://twitter.com/BenSTravis/status/1319012655995232259?s=20

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James Randi, known to the world of both magic and professional skepticism as The Amazing Randi, has died. As a frequent talk show guest, performer, and sponsor of the famed (and never claimed) One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, Randi spent his life exposing false claims of paranormal abilities, often by those hoping to secure financial advantage from others for their “gifts.” Per The Wrap, Randi died of “age-related causes” on Tuesday; he was 92.

R.I.P. James Randi, a.k.a. The Amazing Randi, conjurer and skeptic (AV Club)

  On 10/6/2020 at 9:51 PM, psn said:

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Jerry Jeff Walker 1942-2020

¡Viva Terlingua! was the first country album I heard that I really enjoyed and it grew to be my favorite of all time. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54761824

Sean Connery

Requiescat in pace.

Damn, RIP

For Zeist.  RIP

sean rip

legend. RIP 

RIP sean!

RIP Chris Huggett  

.. synth designer extraordinaire

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R.I.P. Chris Huggett, creator of the Caterpiller, Gnat, OSCar, Spider, Wasp and a series of synths for Novation like the Bass Station and the Peak.

Damn, a legend.

RIP