Rip Thread

RIP Prof Daniel Dennett. Great philosopher.

 

Now there’s an idea!

 

A new CD arrived this morning which is possibly one of his last recordings; Going Home by Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes, a re-recording of the tune from Local Hero for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. From the sleeve notes;

“That’s the real payoff, other guitar players coming up and telling me I influenced them, like Jimmy Page or Mark or whoever. It just blows my mind and it makes me feel warm and good that I did something that was appreciated by and helpful to other guitar players and artists. You can’t buy that.”

Thanks for your inspiration Duane, rest in peace.

 

RIP Peter Oosterhuis, European Tour & Ryder Cup golfer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/crgynvde7vlo

 

That fucker set off a nutting craze at my school… and many others no doubt…

 

Brilliant actor - RIP Bernard Hill. Also Shirley Valentine's husband in the film.

 

Giz a job

 

I think they should show "Boys from the Black Stuff" as a tribute to him.

 

One of the channels was showing it (that’s TV I think) don’t know if it’s still on.

 

Steve Albini.

Waaay too young.

 

Roger Corman didn't quite manage the ton. Passing - or ushering out, *hem* *hem* - of a serious chapter of movie history. And for those of us of a certain age.

 

Dabney Colman kicks the bucket. Apparently he was in Tootsie, but I never saw that, not finding cross dressing remotely amusing. I remember him mostly from WarGames. And being called Dabney.

Re Duane Eddy - still in the space-time continuum - his stuff along with The Shadows that I heard a lot as a nipper is almost certainly why I learnt guitar (and buy Gretschs).

 

Chris Dabbs - RIP
Mat Oxley on X: "Very sad to hear of the passing of Chris Dabbs. In the 80s we were both knee-down road-test monkeys. He had a big one in 1993 which put him in a wheelchair. His lust for life & appetite for misbehaviour remained undimmed #RIPDabbsy https://t.co/kvNtq4WHnF" / X

 

RIP David Wilkie

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/articles/c3ggndekv8lo