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Post by julesd68 on Oct 31, 2020 12:48:31 GMT
Sean Connery. #legend.
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Post by John on Oct 31, 2020 13:40:23 GMT
Agree
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Post by Slinger on Nov 5, 2020 14:13:55 GMT
Ken Hensley, best known as Uriah Heep’s keyboard player and chief songwriter from 1970 to 1980, has died, following a short illness. He was 75. OBIT |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 7, 2020 19:50:44 GMT
Len Barry, 1960s rock 'n roll recording star and lead voice of the Dovells, dies at 78 OBIT |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 25, 2020 16:40:29 GMT
News organs in Argentina reporting that Diego Maradona has died.
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 25, 2020 17:25:08 GMT
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Post by mikeyb on Nov 25, 2020 18:03:34 GMT
RIP The Hand Of God
Practically a Saint in Scotland 😂
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Post by MartinT on Nov 25, 2020 18:08:04 GMT
I thought 'cheat' covered it?
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Post by Slinger on Dec 3, 2020 1:01:54 GMT
As some of you may have seen, Dave Prowse has passed, yes, the ex-bodybuilder famous for being the bloke in the Darth Vader costume (and the Green Cross Man) has left us, but how about this as a cheeky way to honour Dave...  DARTH VADER STATUE APPEARS ON EMPTY COLSTON PLINTHA statue of Darth Vader has appeared overnight in Bristol paying homage to actor Dave Prowse. The statue – perhaps more accurately described as a figurine – is on the empty stone plinth in the centre on which the statue of Edward Colston used to stand before being toppled and thrown into the docks in June. Prowse, who grew up in Southmead, played the role of the Sith lord in the original Star Wars trilogy. He died on Sunday at the age of 85. Rather than being a slave trader like Colston, the fictional Darth Vader was in fact once a slave himself. “ Anakin Skywalker, the one destined to bring balance to the Force, and his mother were both bought and sold as slaves on Tatooine until a Jedi Master and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, came into their lives,” writes Floor 8. “ After the events of The Phantom Menace, Anakin was taken on as Kenobi’s apprentice and the rest is cinematic history as he would eventually fall to the Dark Side, becoming the Sith Lord Darth Vader.” Back in the real world, almost 500 people have already signed a petition to get a statue of Prowse on the empty plinth. One suggestion is not to get Prowse to appear as Vader but as his other most famous character, the Green Cross Code Man. SOURCESomebody on Twitter reckons it's offensive to Ewoks.  |
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Post by jandl100 on Dec 3, 2020 8:08:38 GMT
Loved the Green Cross Code clip.
RIP Darth Vader.
Apparently Dave Prowse didn't do the voice or act the parts with the helmet removed and face exposed.
I didn't know that.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 3, 2020 9:48:45 GMT
I remember that Green Cross Code series of ads very well.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 3, 2020 10:21:43 GMT
Stuck with me.
Very aware when I come out of junctions or go over crossroads on the bike
The odd car or van goes way too fast.
Seeing is all you have with Teslas and the like
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Post by Slinger on Dec 13, 2020 14:26:12 GMT
Harold Budd, the avant-garde ambient and minimalist composer, has died. A post on his official Facebook page confirmed that he died of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. OBIT
And COVID-19 has claimed Charley Pride too. Country music’s first Black superstar Charley Pride has died from Covid complications. Pride, 86, who was the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, his publicist confirmed. Dolly Parton and a string of celebrities took to Twitter to pay tribute to the musician. OBIT |
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 13, 2020 15:38:03 GMT
RIP Harold and Charley
Didn't know Harold was that age
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Post by MartinT on Dec 13, 2020 16:02:11 GMT
No, I didn't know Harold Budd was that old either.
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Post by Slinger on Dec 18, 2020 0:19:42 GMT
Baron Timothy (Tim) de Paravicini passed away yesterday (17th of December 2020).
You guys know more about him than I do, I'm sure, but here's the basics anyway.
He was an English electronic engineer, designer and founder of EAR Yoshino. He has consulted for a number of Hi-Fi Manufactures including, Luxman, Quad and Musical Fidelity. He has had involvement with the professional recording industry, designing custom equipment and consulted on sound engineering for Astoria studio, Paul Epworth's Church Studio and Mobile Fidelity's mastering studio.
Apparently he'd been battling cancer for some time; colon, and then liver.
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Post by ChrisB on Dec 18, 2020 0:59:34 GMT
I heard this earlier today. Big loss to both the hifi and music industries and to the huge number of people who knew him. I was once very flattered by a comment he made about a photo I had taken. Put very simply, he was a remarkable person who knew a lot of stuff about a lot of things.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 18, 2020 6:28:37 GMT
Sad to hear that. I've had a chat with him on a couple of occasions at shows in the past. Some of his EAR creations are excellent and his intelligence shone through.
I didn't much like his musical tastes, admittedly. RIP, Tim
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Post by John on Dec 18, 2020 6:40:30 GMT
I had a EAR preamp in the past a bit coloured for me and also a upgraded phono stage from Ear that was quite good but never met the man
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Post by jandl100 on Dec 18, 2020 8:26:53 GMT
I didn't much like his musical tastes, admittedly. RIP, Tim That's interesting. I had some EAR gear over the years. Some of it rather ho-hum sounding tbh, but I have fond recollection of a copper chassis pair of monoblocks, quite stunning to look at! So what were his musical tastes, Martin? |
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