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« Reply #3800 on: August 04, 2023, 03:20:47 PM » |
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Anyway, I've forgotten most of what happened in May already so forgetting this wasn't exactly news to me  May? When was that? |
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« Reply #3802 on: August 08, 2023, 03:18:48 PM » |
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It's being said online that David LaFlamme of It's a Beautiful Day has died... I saw them at the Trades about a decade or so again and they were surprisingly bloody good.
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« Reply #3803 on: August 08, 2023, 04:25:18 PM » |
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It's being said online that David LaFlamme of It's a Beautiful Day has died... I saw them at the Trades about a decade or so again and they were surprisingly bloody good.
Sad to hear this. "White Bird" is one of my favorite songs of that era. Mrs. J From A saw It's a Beautiful Day open for The Moody Blues in north Texas circa 1970-1971, with the inimitable Pattie Santos on vocals. To this day she remembers Pattie's charisma. What a great band, with some of the best rock violin ever recorded. R.I.P. David LaFlamme. |
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« Reply #3804 on: August 08, 2023, 06:00:58 PM » |
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If it's true, then it's a sad day. I have most of their LPs, and self titled "It's A Beautiful Day" is one of my top 10 LPs of all time. In the early 1970s, after listening to that, and partaking of a rather oddly perfumed and larger than average cigarette, I spent the next 2 whole days rather relaxed. Never smoked again after that, but still listen to IABD regularly.
RIP Mr LaFlamme, thank you.
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Time it was, and what a time it was
A time of innocence, A time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
Preserve your memories; They're all that's left you.
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« Reply #3805 on: August 08, 2023, 06:52:37 PM » |
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If it's true, then it's a sad day.
The people sharing it will know (promoters/friends of David and Linda/bandmates etc.). I'm afraid it is true... |
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« Reply #3807 on: August 09, 2023, 08:22:22 PM » |
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I loved that film. I even bought it on dvd... That's sad news. I'll have to dig it out at the weekend and find the old telly to watch it. |
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« Reply #3808 on: August 09, 2023, 09:05:56 PM » |
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I'm hearing that Robbie Robertson has died.
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« Reply #3809 on: August 09, 2023, 09:32:48 PM » |
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Oh no!
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All the diamonds in the world
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Sparkling on the sea
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« Reply #3810 on: August 09, 2023, 09:34:43 PM » |
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I'm hearing that Robbie Robertson has died.
Jules
I have just seen this too. I guess we should be coming to expect these things but that one hurts. |
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« Reply #3811 on: August 09, 2023, 10:45:41 PM » |
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I loved that film. I even bought it on dvd... That's sad news. I'll have to dig it out at the weekend and find the old telly to watch it. We got to see Rodriguez open for Brian Wilson in Austin, back in 2015. I was aware of his back story, so it was a special experience. R.I.P. |
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« Reply #3812 on: August 09, 2023, 10:50:41 PM » |
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I'm hearing that Robbie Robertson has died.
Jules
I have just seen this too. I guess we should be coming to expect these things but that one hurts. Ouch, indeed. I am too young to have seen The Band with Robbie, and missed all opportunities to see the re-formed Band without him. At least I got to see Levon's project, some years back. I gather Robbie never properly toured as a solo artist, only popping up occasionally to promote a project or pay tribute to a fellow artist. Music from Big Pink and the "Brown" album are two of the best pieces of work in my collection. R.I.P. |
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« Reply #3813 on: August 10, 2023, 07:51:05 AM » |
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Just woke up at Croppers after an exhilarating Stones performance to hear about Robbie and Rodriguez. Nothing like being brought down to earth. Oh flip.
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« Reply #3814 on: August 10, 2023, 08:03:13 AM » |
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Just woke up at Croppers after an exhilarating Stones performance
The Stones played at Cropredy? Impressive. |
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« Reply #3816 on: August 25, 2023, 05:21:46 PM » |
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Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Babe Ruth and others.
Whitesnake were my favourite band of the late seventies/early eighties.
He wrote the music for a lot of the 'Snakes hits including Here I Go Again, and also a hilarious little skit he read out on Tommy Vance's Rock On ! programme concerning Whitesnake's rather miss matched U.S tour supporting Jethro Tull, written, for some reason in pidgin French. (Les Snakes :Ou et le soundcheck ? M Tull : Quelle soundcheck ? etc)
I met him a few times and he was always friendly and happy to sign stuff.
R.I.P Bernie.
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« Reply #3817 on: August 25, 2023, 05:34:15 PM » |
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Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Babe Ruth and others.
Whitesnake were my favourite band of the late seventies/early eighties.
He wrote the music for a lot of the 'Snakes hits including Here I Go Again, and also a hilarious little skit he read out on Tommy Vance's Rock On ! programme concerning Whitesnake's rather miss matched U.S tour supporting Jethro Tull, written, for some reason in pidgin French. (Les Snakes :Ou et le soundcheck ? M Tull : Quelle soundcheck ? etc)
I met him a few times and he was always friendly and happy to sign stuff.
R.I.P Bernie.
Oh no...I was just thinking about him yesterday. He's not looked well for years, poor sod, but has still been out there doing his thing. Bloody good old school metal guitarist. |
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« Reply #3818 on: August 25, 2023, 05:52:50 PM » |
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Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Babe Ruth and others.
Whitesnake were my favourite band of the late seventies/early eighties.
He wrote the music for a lot of the 'Snakes hits including Here I Go Again, and also a hilarious little skit he read out on Tommy Vance's Rock On ! programme concerning Whitesnake's rather miss matched U.S tour supporting Jethro Tull, written, for some reason in pidgin French. (Les Snakes :Ou et le soundcheck ? M Tull : Quelle soundcheck ? etc)
I met him a few times and he was always friendly and happy to sign stuff.
R.I.P Bernie.
Not a great fan of metal but seen seen him twice in different formats and he was superb. Once acoustic with amongst others Fluff and Jim Kirkpatrick and once full on electric again with Jim and others. A sad loss. |
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« Reply #3819 on: August 25, 2023, 07:29:42 PM » |
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Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Babe Ruth and others.
Whitesnake were my favourite band of the late seventies/early eighties.
He wrote the music for a lot of the 'Snakes hits including Here I Go Again, and also a hilarious little skit he read out on Tommy Vance's Rock On ! programme concerning Whitesnake's rather miss matched U.S tour supporting Jethro Tull, written, for some reason in pidgin French. (Les Snakes :Ou et le soundcheck ? M Tull : Quelle soundcheck ? etc)
I met him a few times and he was always friendly and happy to sign stuff.
R.I.P Bernie.
Sad times. His “Where’s my Guitar?” is a terrific read, including shenanigans aplenty - not least the time he fell out so badly with UFO that they all agreed to pretend he’d never been in the band. Nevertheless there’s a demo version of ‘Doctor, Doctor’ that he’s on which suggests that the official writing credits might be a little disingenuous… I really enjoyed his Whitesnake work, when they were still a hard blues rock band, not least his ability to stand in for Glenn Hughes (“My friend Bernie Marsden’s gonna sing for ya..!”) |
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