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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 26, 2023 22:44:34 GMT -5
Also passing away on the 24th, Bernie Marsden, guitarist and songwriter(co-writer) from Whitesnake, where he co-wrote their big hit, "Here I Go Again".......
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 26, 2023 23:12:47 GMT -5
Also passing away on the 24th, Bernie Marsden, guitarist and songwriter(co-writer) from Whitesnake, where he co-wrote their big hit, "Here I Go Again"....... Marsden isn’t in that video though. The original version of “Here I Go Again” was on 1982’s Saints and Sinners album. Following that album Coverdale fired almost the entire band and replaced them with a bunch of pretty boys that would look better in videos and in concerts. That’s the 1987 version from the self-titled “Whitesnake” album. |
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Post by berkley on Aug 27, 2023 0:52:52 GMT -5
Also passing away on the 24th, Bernie Marsden, guitarist and songwriter(co-writer) from Whitesnake, where he co-wrote their big hit, "Here I Go Again"....... Marsden isn’t in that video though. The original version of “Here I Go Again” was on 1982’s Saints and Sinners album. Following that album Coverdale fired almost the entire band and replaced them with a bunch of pretty boys that would look better in videos and in concerts. That’s the 1987 version from the self-titled “Whitesnake” album. Interesting, didn't know that. I liked Whitesnake, though I never bought any of their records. Maybe the only 80s band of that ilk that I did like, unless Def Lepperd counts - I'm not sure where to draw the lines between hair metal and plain old metal in the 1980s, though I'm pretty clear on which ones I liked hearing when they came on the radio and which I didn't. I was a little more open to Whitesnake because I already liked Coverdale's voice from his two Deep Purple albums, which I did own and still rate highly. |
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Post by Ricky Jackson on Aug 27, 2023 3:02:21 GMT -5
Man, I forgot all about Calliope Jones on Days. I used to watch the show with my mom in that era. I must've made that connection when the Batman show first started but I totally forgot about it until now
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 27, 2023 11:22:25 GMT -5
Also passing away on the 24th, Bernie Marsden, guitarist and songwriter(co-writer) from Whitesnake, where he co-wrote their big hit, "Here I Go Again"....... Marsden isn’t in that video though. The original version of “Here I Go Again” was on 1982’s Saints and Sinners album. Following that album Coverdale fired almost the entire band and replaced them with a bunch of pretty boys that would look better in videos and in concerts. That’s the 1987 version from the self-titled “Whitesnake” album. There's a band in that video? All I saw was Tawny Kitaen..... |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 27, 2023 11:25:18 GMT -5
Marsden isn’t in that video though. The original version of “Here I Go Again” was on 1982’s Saints and Sinners album. Following that album Coverdale fired almost the entire band and replaced them with a bunch of pretty boys that would look better in videos and in concerts. That’s the 1987 version from the self-titled “Whitesnake” album. Interesting, didn't know that. I liked Whitesnake, though I never bought any of their records. Maybe the only 80s band of that ilk that I did like, unless Def Lepperd counts - I'm not sure where to draw the lines between hair metal and plain old metal in the 1980s, though I'm pretty clear on which ones I liked hearing when they came on the radio and which I didn't. I was a little more open to Whitesnake because I already liked Coverdale's voice from his two Deep Purple albums, which I did own and still rate highly. I saw Whitesnake in concert before they really hit in the U.S. in '87. I was trying to decide when it was and who they were opening for because they toured with and opened for both Quiet Riot and Dio. After a little searching I decided that I saw them open for Quiet Riot some time in probably late 1983. And I determined that Accept opened for Dio when I saw him. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 31, 2023 9:36:05 GMT -5
R. I. P. Jack Sonni. That's not a name a lot of people know right off the bat. Sonni was best known for touring with Dire Straits as "the other guitarist" during their Brothers in Arms tour of '85-'86. He also played guitar-synthesizer on that album. If you watched Dire Straits playing at Wembley for Live Aid, Jack's red coat and seafoam guitar were very recognizable. |
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Post by foxley on Sept 1, 2023 6:12:11 GMT -5
For those of you interested in military history. Lieutenant Colonel Harry Smith, SG, MC has passed away at the age of 90. He was the Officer Commanding D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (D Coy, 6 RAR) during the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966. Smith led the 105 soldiers of D Coy and the 3 man NZ Artillery Party out on patrol, but at 3:15 pm, while patrolling a rubber plantation at Long Tan that afternoon, they encountered a reinforced regiment-sized Vietnamese force (the Viet Cong 275th Regiment, supported by the North Vietnamese Army 806 Battalion and D440 and D445 Battalions) attempting to advance on the base. A monsoon struck at the same time, but Smith organised his forces to successfully hold off the assault, while coordinating support from Australian, New Zealand, and United States artillery units back at Nui Dat. 18 Australians were killed and 24 wounded during the Battle of Long Tan, but under Smith's command, D Coy had fended off a numerically superior force, with at least 245 Vietnamese confirmed as killed, and another 500 believed wounded. 800 enemy killed or died from wounds were listed in records found in 1969. For his actions, Smith was awarded the Military Cross, the second highest (at the time) award for gallantry in the Australian forces, and the Star of Gallantry in 2008. He died two days after the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.  |
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 1, 2023 20:28:52 GMT -5
For those of you interested in military history. Lieutenant Colonel Harry Smith, SG, MC has passed away at the age of 90. He was the Officer Commanding D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (D Coy, 6 RAR) during the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966. Smith led the 105 soldiers of D Coy and the 3 man NZ Artillery Party out on patrol, but at 3:15 pm, while patrolling a rubber plantation at Long Tan that afternoon, they encountered a reinforced regiment-sized Vietnamese force (the Viet Cong 275th Regiment, supported by the North Vietnamese Army 806 Battalion and D440 and D445 Battalions) attempting to advance on the base. A monsoon struck at the same time, but Smith organised his forces to successfully hold off the assault, while coordinating support from Australian, New Zealand, and United States artillery units back at Nui Dat. 18 Australians were killed and 24 wounded during the Battle of Long Tan, but under Smith's command, D Coy had fended off a numerically superior force, with at least 245 Vietnamese confirmed as killed, and another 500 believed wounded. 800 enemy killed or died from wounds were listed in records found in 1969. For his actions, Smith was awarded the Military Cross, the second highest (at the time) award for gallantry in the Australian forces, and the Star of Gallantry in 2008. He died two days after the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Far too many Americans are ignorant of the Vietnam War, beyond the generation that was there; but, far fewer are even aware of the participation of soldiers from Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It's one of the reasons I latched onto the movie The Odd Angry Shot, when I saw it on Cinemax, back in high school. I knew of Australia's involvement; but, this was the first time I saw it dramatized. |
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Post by foxley on Sept 1, 2023 21:14:22 GMT -5
For those of you interested in military history. Lieutenant Colonel Harry Smith, SG, MC has passed away at the age of 90. He was the Officer Commanding D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (D Coy, 6 RAR) during the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966. Smith led the 105 soldiers of D Coy and the 3 man NZ Artillery Party out on patrol, but at 3:15 pm, while patrolling a rubber plantation at Long Tan that afternoon, they encountered a reinforced regiment-sized Vietnamese force (the Viet Cong 275th Regiment, supported by the North Vietnamese Army 806 Battalion and D440 and D445 Battalions) attempting to advance on the base. A monsoon struck at the same time, but Smith organised his forces to successfully hold off the assault, while coordinating support from Australian, New Zealand, and United States artillery units back at Nui Dat. 18 Australians were killed and 24 wounded during the Battle of Long Tan, but under Smith's command, D Coy had fended off a numerically superior force, with at least 245 Vietnamese confirmed as killed, and another 500 believed wounded. 800 enemy killed or died from wounds were listed in records found in 1969. For his actions, Smith was awarded the Military Cross, the second highest (at the time) award for gallantry in the Australian forces, and the Star of Gallantry in 2008. He died two days after the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Far too many Americans are ignorant of the Vietnam War, beyond the generation that was there; but, far fewer are even aware of the participation of soldiers from Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It's one of the reasons I latched onto the movie The Odd Angry Shot, when I saw it on Cinemax, back in high school. I knew of Australia's involvement; but, this was the first time I saw it dramatized. The Odd Angry Shot is regarded as a minor classic here in Australia and, according to many vets, accurately captures the Australian experience in Vietnam.
There is a film about the Battle of Long Tan: 2019's Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan. I haven't seen it, but it got good reviews and probably worth checking out if your interested in the Aussie involvement in Vietnam.
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 2, 2023 5:38:47 GMT -5
Parrotheads the world over are in mourning. Jimmy Buffet, the mayor of Margaritaville, has passed away at 76. Now he is truly eating cheeseburgers in paradise.
Cei-U!
I summon my lost shaker of salt!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 2, 2023 8:59:56 GMT -5
Parrotheads the world over are in mourning. Jimmy Buffet, the mayor of Margaritaville, has passed away at 76. Now he is truly eating cheeseburgers in paradise. Cei-U! I summon my lost shaker of salt! R. I. P. I wasn't a huge fan but it was comforting he was out there doing his thing. I did have the requisite greatest hits album at one point. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 2, 2023 12:07:14 GMT -5
My older brother really liked Buffet at one point and had several of his albums, so I listened to a fair bit of his stuff myself in my pre- and early teens. I wouldn't consider myself a fan, but I did - and still do - enjoy listening to some of his songs (and I still find his version of "God's Own Drunk" from his 1978 live album hilarious).
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 2, 2023 17:28:08 GMT -5
The first karaoke song I ever did was "Cheeseburger in Paradise". RIP Jimmy.
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 2, 2023 18:18:52 GMT -5
He did some fine balloon fishin'!
I read NPR's obituary, which spent more time summarizing lyrics to "Margaritaville" and talking about his financial empire; but not one word about his success, as an author.
He penned two bestselling novels, Tales From Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant; and, his memoir, A Pirate Looks At 50, shot straight to Number one on the NYT Bestseller list. We used to sell his books quite regularly. I suspect, when the time comes, the same ommission will be made for Greg Kihn, who wrote 4 successful horror novels (and was nominated for the Bram Stoker First Novel Award).
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