maxpower Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 rip gerry baker street a classic that stood the test of time
ashmicro Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 RIP lad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkS169P_Eeo Just been played on Belfast Shitty Beat
Lord Sterling Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Posted a thread on this 9 minutes later than maxpower. Yeh, RIP Gerry Rafferty.
autofive Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 pete postlethwaite at 64, and now Gerry Rafferty at 63
retrogeezer Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 ah shit, that bad news.....love Nightowl, Baker Street etc etc... RIP. *edit* Mick Karn too - fook! This really is a sign of me getting old..
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Another legend gone. He made a LOT of great tracks, but Baker Street is of course an absolute gilt edged classic and a part of growing up if you're in your 40's.My Dad died last month aged 64, as did Tom Walkinshaw. Not been good at all. R.I.P Sirs.
theorganist Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 That is very sad news , Baker Street is definately an all time classic. I have only recently bought his greatest hits album. R.I.P.
Guest Leonard Hatred Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Autoshite - the obituary section of car forums.
messerschmitt owner Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Mick Karn from Japan / Dalis Car tooyou're kidding! I loved Japan, and followed the rest of the band through their careers.
Shep Shepherd Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Mick Karn from Japan / Dalis Car tooyou're kidding! I loved Japan, and followed the rest of the band through their careers. Poor old Mick's demise has been eclipsed by that of Gerry's, which is a real shame
michael t Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 RIP gerry love baker street one of the most recognisable tunes ever
boobydoo Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 63 is no age at all...I'm in my forties so it really makes you think..... Baker Street is one of those records that should have been a Number One but wasn't. I can't recall what kept it from there....something from Grease probably?
Shep Shepherd Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 63 is no age at all...I'm in my forties so it really makes you think..... Baker Street is one of those records that should have been a Number One but wasn't. I can't recall what kept it from there....something from Grease probably? My dad is 63 next month...
myglaren Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Perhaps I should be worried, I'll be 63 in a couple of months too. Can't sing though so I'm probably OK.
ProgRocker Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 63 is no age at all...I'm in my forties so it really makes you think..... Baker Street is one of those records that should have been a Number One but wasn't. I can't recall what kept it from there....something from Grease probably? Baker St. was released on 18/02/1978 and got to no. 3, looks like it was kept off the top spot by Abba with 'Take a chance on me' or Kate Bush 'Wuthering Heights'. Got to number 2 in the US charts, held off the top spot by Andy Gibb 'Shadow Dancing'
jnoiles Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Wow. I had no idea of how his life was playing out..... http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ar ... 5982235253 He was seldom seen in public in later years and rumours circulated of his increasingly eccentric behaviour. He was said to be paranoid and depressed and he entered into a bizarre feud with his elder brother, Jim, who became so exasperated that he set up a website in which he launched virulent attacks on his brother, calling him "the Great Gutsby" and "my psychotic sibling". In 2006 he was taken by police to a drying-out clinic after they had been called to escort him from an aircraft on a flight to Scotland. He was reportedly so drunk that a wheelchair was required to move him from the plane. In August 2008, he was committed to St Thomas' Hospital in London after police had again been summoned when he wrecked an hotel room in the capital after a whisky binge. A few days later he absconded from the hospital leaving his belongings behind. A missing person's report was filed, but he turned up some months later, issuing a press release in which he claimed that he was living in Italy and announcing a "new" album entitled Life Goes On. It was another attempt to throw everyone off his scent. He was actually living in Dorset and the album was hardly new at all, but contained remastered versions of songs from old albums and a brace of well-known Christmas carols. It was his final release and marked a sad end to the derailed career of a consummate songwriter who at one time had the pop world at his feet.
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 RIP all these folk! Lets try and make this a 10-pager http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/dec/31/shanta-pathak-obituaryShanta Pathak, Co-founder of the Patak's curry sauce empire http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/dec/28/ralph-coates-obituaryRalph Coates - 'He scored for Spurs in the league cup final' http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jan/05/dick-king-smith-obituaryDick King-Simth, famous children's author (of 'Sheep-pig' fame) etc etc
autofive Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 RIP all these folk! Lets try and make this a 10-pager RIP Mr Magoo, i sat next to him in Woodwork and technical drawing at school http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-12107235
pogweasel Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 RIP all these folk! Lets try and make this a 10-pager etc etc You git - I was going to do an RIP obit thread for EACH of those, just to get the number of topics unrelated to the subject matter on the first page up a bit. Maybe I still will. BUMP FOR A REAL THREAD!
Guest Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 No, he came back down from heaven on a Yamaha motorcycle (of all things). His return didn't go entirely to plan though, he pulled a skid and killed a kid - so that's another one to add to the RIP list.
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Let me guess, did he crunch his balls on a dustbin lid?
andrew e Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Here at the Autoshite corpse recycling facility, we put the FUN in FUN-ERAL! Roll up Roll up, the first 5 customers can chose Marina flaps on their casket!
M'coli Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Perhaps I should be worried, I'll be 63 in a couple of months too. Can't sing though so I'm probably OK.Are you working on the Sidney Devine model of longevity here?
myglaren Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Sorry, never heard of him although I do share his initials.
M'coli Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Sorry, never heard of him although I do share his initials.You lucky, lucky, lucky guy! Scottish performer (I wouldn't say singer, trade descriptions etc.), sold 15 million records or so, and is awful.
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