Members Fishyfan Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 John Entwistle would be 63 today. LET THE TRIBUTES BEGIN! mine is playing the Real Me. LOUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 ...if he didn't like cocaine so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 A local rock station had a block of the Who tunes when I was driving earlier to celebrated the B-day. That made me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 ...if he didn't like cocaine so much. ... he wouldn't have been as interesting a musician, sadly. Personal Demons inspire genius in some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 He didn't die of an OD, did he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fishyfan Posted October 9, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 He didn't die of an OD, did he? yes. yes he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boogiebassbill Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 dont do the {censored}.......and youll never miss it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boogiebassbill Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 but the worst is booze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 Happy B-Day John , you are missed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 ... he wouldn't have been as interesting a musician, sadly. Personal Demons inspire genius in some. True, though some geniuses never touched drugs...Zappa comes to mind. Oh, and happy birthday Ox. We miss you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RIC N BACKER Posted October 9, 2007 Members Share Posted October 9, 2007 today is John Lennon and His son Seans Birthday also.... what a day for un equaled Talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 Tis a tragedy but when you live a life like that, I guess nothing begins or ends normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 True, though some geniuses never touched drugs...Zappa comes to mind. Oh, and happy birthday Ox. We miss you. LOL LOL ZAPPA LOL LOL *guitar solo while smoking a joint* LOL EDIT: Also, if I recall with accuracy, he was a big and open proprietor of psychedelic drugs. John is a big musical inspiration to me, but his technique was wonky a lot of the time. Hope he's having fun in Helleaven . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 Happy Birthday. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superbad Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 Whoa. I didn't know that I was born on the same day as John Entwistle and John Lennon. That alone should make me an awesome musician, right? Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 LOL LOL ZAPPA LOL LOL *guitar solo while smoking a joint* LOL EDIT: Also, if I recall with accuracy, he was a big and open proprietor of psychedelic drugs. John is a big musical inspiration to me, but his technique was wonky a lot of the time. Hope he's having fun in Helleaven . This isn't true...at all. Zappa did not take drugs or drink alcohol and had campaigned against drug-taking since the 1960s. He also didn't permit his band members to take drugs on the road. Actually it's really well known about this so I don't know where you're getting your information from. He did smoke cigarettes and drink tons of coffee though. Hell, just Google "zappa drugs" and see for yourself. From Wikipedia: "Although many assumed that he, like many musicians, used drugs, Zappa strongly opposed recreational drug use." Which is cited as being from a biography: Miles, Barry (2004). Frank Zappa. London: Atlantic Books, pp. 113-122. But hey, believe what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joelFG Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 This isn't true...at all. Zappa did not take drugs or drink alcohol and had campaigned against drug-taking since the 1960s. He also didn't permit his band members to take drugs on the road. Actually it's really well known about this so I don't know where you're getting your information from. He did smoke cigarettes and drink tons of coffee though.Hell, just Google "zappa drugs" and see for yourself. From Wikipedia: "Although many assumed that he, like many musicians, used drugs, Zappa strongly opposed recreational drug use." Which is cited as being from a biography: Miles, Barry (2004). Frank Zappa. London: Atlantic Books, pp. 113-122. But hey, believe what you want. a lecturer at my old college gave a 2 hour speech about how much zappa hated drugs and spoke out against them.. i think he quoted zappa as saying something like he smoked so much, cigarettes became like a major food for him. good dude... and hooked on coffee i can relate to that but yeah, john entwistle.. amazingserious g.a.s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 but the worst is booze There's another facit to this. Enjoy life in moderation. One doesn't ALWAYS need to act like a drunken sailor on shore leave after 120 months. Problem is, many do. That is of course unless you don't intend to live to 40. By the way, I recall the first time I heard "Live at Leed's". I nearly {censored} myself. What a great bassist/musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 The music biz is a killer , and the CEO's just handed them whatever they want . How can you expect to release a killer album with a mountain of cocaine on the mixer and a bandana soaked in LCD with a drop in each eye and a hand full of reds and whites , but they did it . It is no wonder many didn't live to see 30 and the ones left , it will catch them , as Carlos Castaneda says death is always sitting to your left . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lyricpoet Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 but the worst is booze You've got that right- nothing worse than being addicted to demon alcohol.Think Lindsey Lohan will go to an AA mtg. every day for the next 90 days (90 in 90)? And then stay with it for the rest of her life? God I loved John E.'s sound, and the speed he could play! He died way too young and yes he did die of a drug overdose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 Heart attack, correct? Technically, not an OD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 Heart attack, correct?Technically, not an OD. A heart attack with way too much cocaine in your system is definitely covered under the term "cocaine overdose" - that's how it kills you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nicebigstrings Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 I'm not so sure about personal demons inspiring genius. Maybe the demons are part and parcel of some people's genius. FWIW I've just come to hate the whole rock n' roll excess BS, and I got particularly pissed off when Entwistle kicked. Musical geniuses who didn't or don't indulge? Besides Zappa, you can list Jeff Beck, Larry Graham, David Lindley, Clifford Brown, Albert King, Prince .... etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted October 10, 2007 Members Share Posted October 10, 2007 I'm not so sure about personal demons inspiring genius. Maybe the demons are part and parcel of some people's genius. FWIW I've just come to hate the whole rock n' roll excess BS, and I got particularly pissed off when Entwistle kicked.Musical geniuses who didn't or don't indulge? Besides Zappa, you can list Jeff Beck, Larry Graham, David Lindley, Clifford Brown, Albert King, Prince .... etc. wasn't just the rockers , those jazz'ers started it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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