The Next Piper At The Gates Of Heaven

[themaninblack 2,112]

Blimey, there's a lot of things to write when posting a poll these days...

Any additional suggestions will be welcome

[Phantom 2,465]

Given that Roky Erikson, Julian Cope and Sky Saxon are still pretty much active. I'd go for Captain Beefheart as being the next to go

[Canadian Paul 93]

I voted Captain Beefheart, and I'm starting to think it will be sooner than later...

[Banshees Scream 107]

This thread is a joke. No soul on earth could ever be piper.

[Anubis the Jackal 76]

Err... See my Rufus Harley post in the 'Not Really Famous' thread.

 

This thread is a joke. No soul on earth could ever be piper.

[pulphack 5]

If we're any judges, it doesn't look good for the skipper, does it? Mind, his is a long-term illness, and whoever voted for Sky Saxon might be very shrewd: nutter does crazy things, forgets meds, etc.

[maryportfuncity 9,987]

Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer might be worth an outside punt. Only sixty but lacking the sanity to stay safe all the time.

[maryportfuncity 9,987]

Sky Saxon's web site is a bit of a cheapie, lacking any upcoming gig information. I didn't realise, until I did some surfing over the last couple of minutes, that he's 70 next year.

[Anubis the Jackal 76]

I saw Roky Erickson play last night, looks in fine fettle and still screaming like a good'un although obviously still damaged to an alarming degree. Barring accidents we ain't gonna miss him for a good while.

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,447]

I saw Roky Erickson play last night, looks in fine fettle and still screaming like a good'un although obviously still damaged to an alarming degree. Barring accidents we ain't gonna miss him for a good while.

 

Seems physically healthy enough from this article too - Hank Rollins Paid for my Dentures - although I doubt he quite appreciates the irony of playing a festival called Meltdown.

[themaninblack 2,112]

Is anyone going to vote Saxon?

 

[Banshees Scream 107]

I saw Roky Erickson play last night, looks in fine fettle and still screaming like a good'un although obviously still damaged to an alarming degree. Barring accidents we ain't gonna miss him for a good while.

 

Regardless Anubis, you should have brought your camera or at least a picture phone. I wanted to see the latest version of Rock Erickson and observe the judgment of others and their opinions, but I guess it's a little late for that now.

[Anubis the Jackal 76]

Fair point for Deathlist, Banshees but if there's one thing drives me up the wall it's arseholes who spend an entire gig taking shitty pictures with their phones right in front of you.Happened at another gig I went to recently and my other half nearly had a stand-up fight with the guy. Her argument was 'I didn't pay good money to come to a gig only to have to watch it on a 2 inch screen.'

 

 

 

 

 

/Scuttles off to Room 101

Regardless Anubis, you should have brought your camera or at least a picture phone. I wanted to see the latest version of Rock Erickson and observe the judgment of others and their opinions, but I guess it's a little late for that now.

[maryportfuncity 9,987]

Re gigs and mobile phones I'm with yers. The real annoyance is that it's the character and oddball acts who look distinctive who get the worst treatment here. I've seen Motorhead often enough to notice the attention Lemmy gets with the phones because he's so recognisable. Then again, there is some humour to be had when the phone snappers get too close to the moshpit and their treasured technology gets dislodged and trampled to splinters.

[Banshees Scream 107]

Fair point for Deathlist, Banshees but if there's one thing drives me up the wall it's arseholes who spend an entire gig taking shitty pictures with their phones right in front of you.Happened at another gig I went to recently and my other half nearly had a stand-up fight with the guy. Her argument was 'I didn't pay good money to come to a gig only to have to watch it on a 2 inch screen.'

 

I absolutely hear what your saying, your paying good money to see hour long photographers and heavy set moma grind her shaker, 'but for example' No Erickson. In any live event when they say 'take your seats' they don't say it for nothing, and she had every right to neglect that guy, in fact your example reminds of a girl that was almost mine, she set the night on fire but at the same time she was very domineering to those around her.

[Anubis the Jackal 76]

 

 

 

Yeah, so he doesn't exactly charge around the stage, but he looks OK for a man who's gone through 30 odd years of damage.

[themaninblack 2,112]

 

 

 

Yeah, so he doesn't exactly charge around the stage, but he looks OK for a man who's gone through 30 odd years of damage.

 

He looks like Kevin Eldon!

 

'You're Gonna Miss Me' - the birth of Punk Rock?

[DevonDeathTrip 2,288]

Sorry to go all obscure, but Rúnar Júlíusson, singer with Thor's Hammer. possibly Iceland's best sixties alternative rock group, has died at the age of 63. The link is in Icelandic.

 

Góða nótt.

[BCAlum2000 42]

Sorry to go all obscure, but Rúnar Júlíusson, singer with Thor's Hammer. possibly Iceland's best sixties alternative rock group, has died at the age of 63. The link is in Icelandic.

 

Góða nótt.

 

Who?

 

Well, at least the celebrity deaths are picking up a bit... Paul Benedict, Odetta, and Forrest J. Ackerman all in one week. not the most impressive bunch, but considering the paucity of celebrity deaths lately, they'll do.

 

However...Forrest J. Ackermann was falsely reported dead earlier this year (actually only about a month or two ago) and the sources looked legit back then. Hopefully he won't tease us this time.....

[DevonDeathTrip 2,288]

Sorry to go all obscure, but Rúnar Júlíusson, singer with Thor's Hammer. possibly Iceland's best sixties alternative rock group, has died at the age of 63. The link is in Icelandic.

 

Góða nótt.

 

Who?

 

 

I always find it better to enlighten myself by reading up on unfamilar subject matters, rather than displaying my ignorance for all to see . Go well.

[Anubis the Jackal 76]

Can I out myself as a sad W**ker and say that I had actually heard of Thors Hammer?

 

 

Thought so.

 

They are on the 2nd Nuggets CD box set.

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,447]

Can I out myself as a sad W**ker and say that I had actually heard of Thors Hammer?

 

 

Thought so.

 

They are on the 2nd Nuggets CD box set.

Seems a bit odd to be playing Icelandic freakbeat before 9 on a Saturday morning, but The Hammer's My Life is currently pounding its way out of my speakers in tribute to Runar. Beats Sigur Ros and that madwoman any day.

 

Who could be next, I wonder. Masaru Hoshi of The Mops, Jimmy Winston of Winston's Fumbs, Frans Krassenburg of Golden Earring(s)?

[maryportfuncity 9,987]

Can I out myself as a sad W**ker and say that I had actually heard of Thors Hammer?

 

 

Thought so.

 

They are on the 2nd Nuggets CD box set.

 

 

I'm a sad W**ker, I know my music and I couldn't have told you much about them. Then again, I don't have the second Nuggets boxed set.

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,447]

I voted for Sky Saxon.

 

Having your song used in a deodorant advert might be good for the bank balance, but not for the soul.

[maryportfuncity 9,987]

Roky is gigging in the UK soon, London date and the Green Man Festival.

 

Obviously insurable and - therefore - likely to breathing for a while longer.