BillyAnchor Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 That stirs it up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dies aged 64. They'll be diggin' a grave diggin' a grave diggin' a grave now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 6 hours ago, paranoid android said: Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dies aged 64. They'll be diggin' a grave diggin' a grave diggin' a grave now. He died in August neebz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 The World's oldest female skydiver has died ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54493897 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Week 40 update One death this week. Guitar man, Eddie Van Halen: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/07/eddie-van-halen-obituary Quote he death of Eddie Van Halen from throat cancer, aged 65, brings to a close one of the most colourful and lucrative sagas in American rock music. If Aerosmith was the premier US hard rock band of the 1970s, it was Van Halen who stepped into their shoes during the 80s. Formed around the Van Halen brothers, the guitarist Eddie and the drummer Alex, the band rode a tidal wave of multi-platinum albums over a 15-year period. Few other acts have come close to matching their commercially combustible mixture of spectacular and addictive rock, flamboyant stage performances and outsized personal behaviour. The band sold more than 80m albums worldwide. Eleven of their studio albums reached the US Top 10, and four reached No 1. In 2012, Van Halen was ranked top of Guitar World magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. I'm going to be honest you here boys. Reading about Van Halen and seeing their most famous songs, the only one I know is Jump. Let's have a listen at the other most prominent ones: I recognise this! Had no idea this is what it was. I think I've only ever heard the first minute of it. Ah yes! I also recognise the first 30 seconds of this. Of course it would be remiss of me to not post Eruption: When I was in 6th year at school a boy played this during our talent show. Pretty sure it was note for note. Anyway, I'm not going to do justice to a musician I've never listened to in this post, so I'll keep it short. Whatever image you have in your mind of a rock star, Eddie Van Halen is probably 80% responsible for that and for inspiring other people to be like that. You don't get music like this any more, and you don't get musicians like this who are as popular and successful as he was. Van Halen died at 65, so he's worth 60 Base Points. He was a pick for @alta-pete and @Melanius Mullarkey for a Deadly Duo bonus of 25, for 85 points total. As a result, the standings look like this: 1. Bishop Briggs 475 2. JustOneCornetto 417 3. Ned Nederlander 342 4. chomp my root 337 5. Melanius Mullarkey 330 6. thistledo 314 7. Aim Here 300 8. alta-pete 287 9. Musketeer Gripweed 256 10. peasy23 253 11. sparky88 241 12. The_Craig 239 13. pub car king, ToBeSomeone 232 15. Savage Henry 219 16. psv_killie 206 17. Lofarl 189 18. paulathame 188 19. sureiknow 184 20. Mark Connolly 183 21. Arch Stanton 164 22. Arabdownunder 159 23. Karpaty Lviv 156 24. weejack 140 25. Billy Jean King 132 26. dee_62 139 27. ICTJohnboy 129 28. statts1976uk 123 29. Bold Rover 122 30. weirdcal120 31. lichtgilphead 119 32. Ben Twilly 107 33. 101 103 34. sleazy 99 35. CountyFan 98 36. Hamish's Passenger, choirbairn, The DA 94 39. cdisaaccie 86 40. microdave 84 41. Fuctifano 83 42. Speckled Tangerine 80 43. expatowner 78 44. Sergeant Wilson 71 44. lolls 67 45. 50/50 Winner 65 46. The Naitch 64 47. Bobby Skidmarks 63 48. Blootoon87 60 49. 19QOS19, dundeefc1783 58 51. LoonsYouthTeam 49 52. Ludo*1, mathematics 48 54. doulikefish, cambozpar, LondonHMFC, microdave 44 58. Indale WInton 42 59. pawpar 40 60. D.V.T. 34 61. Cardinal Richelieu 33 62. Flybhoy 32 63. HI HAT, Meden89, Scotty Tunbridge, shuggz, Perkin Flump, The Master 22 70. Everyone else 0 The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V64rLXKhrmZf-6K4D3RyN3cR5Z_i2rh-ztODUB_dQyI/edit?usp=sharing 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 In other news, Whitey Ford died this week: https://www.espn.co.uk/mlb/story/_/id/30078282/hall-famer-whitey-ford-new-york-yankees-all-wins-leader-dies-age-91 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 From Lilo Lil to lying still Ronald "Freddie Boswell" Forfar is brown Bread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 10 hours ago, tamthebam said: From Lilo Lil to lying still Ronald "Freddie Boswell" Forfar is brown Bread. He'll be right at home D-D-Dead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Tom Parker from The Wanted could be a popular choice next year... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: Tom Parker from The Wanted could be a popular choice next year... "devastating terminal diagnosis to OK!" It might have been more sensitive to say "us" rather than the title of the magazine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, 101 said: "devastating terminal diagnosis to OK!" It might have been more sensitive to say "us" rather than the title of the magazine. He's reached an All Time Low 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, peasy23 said: Tom Parker from The Wanted could be a popular choice next year... Not Wanted. (Kelsey will be Wanted though) Edited October 12, 2020 by Melanius Mullarkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 13 hours ago, tamthebam said: From Lilo Lil to lying still Ronald "Freddie Boswell" Forfar is brown Bridie. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweaty Morph Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 14 hours ago, tamthebam said: From Lilo Lil to lying still Ronald "Freddie Boswell" Forfar is brown Bread. RIP Freddie Boswell 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Freddy Nowell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 John McCain's maw, aged 108. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 FFS. She had her whole life ahead of her. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Arabdownunder said: John McCain's maw, aged 108. She's finally had her chips. Oven ready now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Arabdownunder said: John McCain's maw, aged 108. She's had her chips 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Arabdownunder said: John McCain's maw, aged 108. Give it a couple of weeks and she’ll have 40% less fat. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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