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« Reply #780 on: March 05, 2015, 04:02:12 PM »

Musical Spock again............

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« Reply #781 on: March 12, 2015, 08:15:25 PM »

Given his role as collaborator of Steeleye Span, it only seems right to mark the passing of one of the funniest and wisest of writers in Terry Pratchett. It doesn't seem right that in future there won't be the Christmas tradition of a new Discworld novel to unwrap.  The world is a much duller place today
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« Reply #782 on: March 13, 2015, 07:17:29 AM »

The Planet Gong group on FB is reporting that Daevid has died  Cry

His last 'performance' on the 27 Feb https://vimeo.com/121783680
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« Reply #783 on: March 13, 2015, 08:51:21 AM »

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/13/gong-founder-daevid-allen-has-died-aged-77
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« Reply #784 on: March 13, 2015, 09:13:13 AM »

Not unexpected but still a shock.

Thanks for all the inspired lunacy, Daevid.  Condolences to Gilly, Orlando & all the Gong family.

Glid forever...
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« Reply #785 on: March 13, 2015, 09:34:09 AM »

Jimmy greenspoon Three dog night keyboardist dead at 67
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« Reply #786 on: March 15, 2015, 02:19:44 PM »

I posted it elsewhere, but I guess this is a better place.

Daevid Allen founder member of Soft machine and Gong died 13th March 2014. A friendly,creative,talented and thouroghly nice bloke and a total original.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/mar/13/daevid-allen-gong-soft-machine-remembered
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« Reply #787 on: March 15, 2015, 10:53:41 PM »

RIP Mike Porcaro : Toto's immaculate bassist from 1982-2007 until his retirement from touring due to symptoms of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), very sad news...
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« Reply #788 on: March 17, 2015, 07:13:16 PM »

RIP Free's Andy Fraser  Sad :

http://www.teamrock.com/news/2015-03-17/free-bassist-andy-fraser-dead-at-62
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« Reply #789 on: March 17, 2015, 07:28:40 PM »



So young too!  Andy was always young for everything he achieved, but it just seems cruel for death to be part of that trend.  RIP.

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« Reply #790 on: March 17, 2015, 07:40:56 PM »


Saw Free a couple of times, one a magical gig at man Uni in 72, and he's been the fave bass player i've seen live. Tempis Fugit!
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« Reply #791 on: March 17, 2015, 07:44:34 PM »

Not been the best last 6 months for bass players. Two of the best now passed. RIP Andy.
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« Reply #792 on: March 17, 2015, 08:12:15 PM »

Oh I love Free... Still on my playlist...  
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« Reply #793 on: March 17, 2015, 08:43:57 PM »


Not been the best last 6 months for bass players. Two of the best now passed. RIP Andy.


Four, if you include Tim Drummond and Rick Rosas.

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« Reply #794 on: March 17, 2015, 08:56:19 PM »



Saw Free a couple of times, one a magical gig at man Uni in 72, and he's been the fave bass player i've seen live. Tempis Fugit!


Yep i was t that show as well, great bass player though i dont think he's looked a well man for a long time
Must play the Fire and Water lp in his and Koss's memory
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« Reply #795 on: March 17, 2015, 10:30:06 PM »

Very sad. Talented musician and co-writer of one of the most memorable songs in British rock history
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« Reply #796 on: March 17, 2015, 11:05:18 PM »

All Right Now was the theme song to my youth...  Grin
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« Reply #797 on: March 18, 2015, 10:36:16 AM »

Managed to see Free once with Andy Fraser. Brilliant musician, what a tragedy
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« Reply #798 on: March 18, 2015, 11:16:20 AM »

Free were one of the first bands I ever saw live, 1971. I'v e been unable to like them ever since, due to circumstances I detailed elsewhere in these boards. Basically I was turned off them by a mate who was a fanatic and literally (and I really do mean literally) never stoppped talking about the group. I still respect rather than like their music. A few years ago i read an interview with Andy Frazer, and learned there, and through an online discussion, that he'd been HIV for some time, and his health was  at risk, thoug he was still very active in music. It's still strange to me that there's this contrast between his sexuality--  apparently he was actively gay and/or bisexual for most of his liefe - -and the image of FRee, a hard rockin', girl grabbin' bunch of guys. Rip Andy. YOur attitude in that interview impressed me.
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« Reply #799 on: March 18, 2015, 11:46:40 AM »




Saw Free a couple of times, one a magical gig at man Uni in 72, and he's been the fave bass player i've seen live. Tempis Fugit!


Yep i was t that show as well, great bass player though i dont think he's looked a well man for a long time


I was at the same gig. Small world

I think the first time I saw them was at the Hollywood Festival in 1970 (near Stoke on Trent, not California) and many times after that. Loved their music. In my minds eye I'm still dancing to their music.

Another part of my 70's contemporaries gone  Sad  RIP  Andy.



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