RIP thread - Page 133

edgarcasey · April 4th, 2012, 06:25 AM

I was thinking about this great poet, author and musician, this truly influential artist, as we rapidly approach the one year anniversary of his death (keefriff and NIN covered him nicely in posts 924 and 925 of this thread)...particularly about how amazing it is that lyrics such as these seem more relevant than ever:

How long will the citizens wait?
It's looking like Europe in '38
Did they move to stop Hitler before it was too late?

Watching the prices of everything soar
And hearing complaints 'cause the rich want more

It seems like MacBeth, and not his lady, went mad
We've let him eliminate the whole middle class
The dollar's the only thing we can't inflate
While the poor go on without a new minimum wage

How much more evidence do the citizens need
That the election was sabotaged by trickery and greed?
And, if this is so, and who we got didn't win
Let's do the whole goddamned election over again

I mean, he scribbled these lyrics back in the early 70's. Wow.
(They are excerpts from Watergate Blues)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh3bgPJ4dBs

jawbone · April 5th, 2012, 02:25 PM

Jim Marshall who died at his home in Milton Keynes, will be a sad loss.

Not many people can truly say they transformed the world but Jim Marshall can.

If you remember the tiny amplifiers that the Beatles used in their 1963 Shay stadium concert then without the subsequent use of Marshall amplifiers by most live bands rock & pop music would not have changed our culture in the way it did.

markyboy70 · April 5th, 2012, 04:36 PM

FERDINAND ALEXANDER PORSCHE - 1935-2012

Grandson of Ferdinand Porsche and the eldest son of Ferry and Dorothea Porsche, he was born in 1935 and carried both the family name and tradition while expanding the Porsche brand into new areas under his Porsche Design consultancy. But while his industrial design achievements, including eyewear, pens and other consumer goods, won acclaim and held true to his beliefs that "good design should be honest" it's his mark on the Porsche brand's most iconic product that will forever be remembered. Other highlights include the Type 804 F1 car and 904 GTS but his original design for the 911, created a year after he was appointed head of the Porsche Design Studio in 1962, is a shape that has endured over nearly half a century and endless permutations on the same basic template.

**NIN** · April 5th, 2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edgarcasey

I was thinking about this great poet, author and musician, this truly influential artist, as we rapidly approach the one year anniversary of his death ...particularly about how amazing it is that lyrics such as these seem more relevant than ever:

Thanks edgarcasey,
bless you for your rememberance of the great Gil Scott Heron

It only occurred to me after posting, how relevant his words are in the track "New York Is Killing Me", which was sadly the location from which he departed this life

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gill Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron - New York Is Killing Me

Yeah the doctors don't know, but New York was killing me,
Bunch of doctors coming round, they don't know
That New York is killing me
Yeah well, I need to go home and take it slow in Jackson Tennessee

let me tell ya city ain't living all, it is cracked up to be
fast city ain't living all, it's cracked up to be
Yes seem I need to go home and slow down in Jackson, Tennessee

Yes I Lay down, lay down and., try to take it all in
Yeah Lay down, lay down.. try to take it all in
Yeah you got 8 million people and I didn't have a single friend

Don't you know, don't you know New York was killing me
Yes, I was standing nearly dying and New York was killing me
Seems like I need to start over and move back home in Jackson, Tennessee.

Lord have mercy, mercy on me,
Yeah Lord have mercy, have mercy on me.
Tell him to bury my body back home in Jackson, Tennessee,
Yeah Lord have mercy, have mercy on me.

Yeah I need to be back home, need to be back home,
Need to be back home, need to be back home yeah
Born in Chicago but I go home Tennessee
Yeah I born in Chicago but I...

ORIGINAL version - Not the abysmal Jamie XX remix nor Naz hanging on the great mans' coat-tails

Bless you brother

for all your inspiration & strength

**TommySwiftJr.** · April 5th, 2012, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jawbone

Jim Marshall who died at his home in Milton Keynes, will be a sad loss.

Not many people can truly say they transformed the world but Jim Marshall can.

If you remember the tiny amplifiers that the Beatles used in their 1963 Shay stadium concert then without the subsequent use of Marshall amplifiers by most live bands rock & pop music would not have changed our culture in the way it did.

I totally missed that one. R.I.P. Jim. And see, your great ideas are evolving continuously:

**Mad Koala Bear** · April 5th, 2012, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jawbone

Jim Marshall who died at his home in Milton Keynes, will be a sad loss.

A sad loss indeed. This might be lost on non-UK members, but am I the only person to be surprised that someone as important in the field of rock music actually lived in Milton Keynes?

**blueballsdc** · April 5th, 2012, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damp-patch

A sad loss indeed. This might be lost on non-UK members, but am I the only person to be surprised that someone as important in the field of rock music actually lived in Milton Keynes?

Not really. Les Paul lived many years in Mahwah New Jersey which isn't really a hotbed of anything.

**Rick Danger** · April 6th, 2012, 02:33 PM

I had the pleasure of meeting Gil Noble many years ago. A true gentleman and a real professional. May the Lord grant him rest..........

Gilbert Edward "Gil" Noble (February 22, 1932 – April 5, 2012) was an American television reporter and interviewer. He was the producer and host of New York City television station WABC-TV's weekly,"Like It Is", originally co-hosted with Melba Tolliver. The program focused primarily on issues concerning African Americans and those within the African diaspora.

He was born in Harlem, New York and raised by Jamaican immigrants Gil and Iris Noble. After graduating from the City College of New York he worked for Union Carbide.

In 1962 he got his professional break into broadcast media when he was hired as a part-time announcer at WLIB radio. He began reading and reporting newscasts. Noble joined New York City television station WABC-TV (Channel 7) in July 1967 as a reporter, after reporting on the 1967 Newark riots. Starting in January 1968 became an anchor of its Saturday and Sunday night newscasts. He became host of Like It Is a few months prior to the rebranding of the station's newscasts as "Eyewitness News" in November 1968. In addition, he was an occasional interviewer on some of WABC's other public affairs shows, such as "Eyewitness Exclusive". From 1986 on, Noble concentrated exclusively on Like It Is. Noble also created documentaries on such topics as W. E. B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, "Decade of Struggle", Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Jack Johnson, Charlie Parker and "Essay on Drugs". In 1977, he wrote, directed and produced the first documentary on Paul Robeson, entitled "The Tallest Tree in Our Forest".

In 1973, Noble reported for WABC on the first mobile cellular phone invented by Marty Cooper from the New York Hilton in New York. In 1981, he wrote an autobiography, Black is the Color of My TV Tube. He was a member of the board of directors of The Jazz Foundation of America, hosting the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 "A Great Night in Harlem" Concert/Benefit for The Jazz Foundation to support The Musicians Emergency Fund. Noble won seven Emmy Awards and 650 community awards, and was granted five honorary doctorates.

In July 2011, Noble suffered a serious stroke. In late September, his family announced that he would not be returning to host "Like It Is". On April 5th WABC announced that he passed away peacefully.

**Ace1965** · April 7th, 2012, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jawbone

Jim Marshall who died at his home in Milton Keynes, will be a sad loss.

Not many people can truly say they transformed the world but Jim Marshall can.

If you remember the tiny amplifiers that the Beatles used in their 1963 Shay stadium concert then without the subsequent use of Marshall amplifiers by most live bands rock & pop music would not have changed our culture in the way it did.

I was really sad to hear of Mr. Marshall passing away. Marshall amps have always been my weapon of choice. I remember lusting after a Marshall stack as a kid. Just about every band I've loved has used Marshall amps. I remember a Judas Priest concert on MTV back in 1983 on the Screaming For Vengeance tour and they had two massive rows of nothing but Marshall amps. Blew my mind.

Here was my baby that I had to sell when I moved. It sat on top of those classic Marshall cabinets. One straight front and one slanted front. Couldn't put the volume much higher than 4 because it would rattle the venetian blinds.

R.I.P. Mr. Marshall, for those of us about to rock, we salute you!!

**tygrkhat40** · April 8th, 2012, 03:16 PM

Veteran newsman Mike Wallace died yesterday at the age of 93. Famed for his multi-decade career on 60 Minutes, he was arguably the most feared interviewer in journalism history.

http://news.yahoo.com/mike-wallace-6...143725872.html

April 4th, 2012, 06:25 AM	#1321
edgarcasey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey, USA and Manila, Philippines Posts: 305 Thanks: 3,658 Thanked 3,759 Times in 303 Posts	Gil Scott-Heron I was thinking about this great poet, author and musician, this truly influential artist, as we rapidly approach the one year anniversary of his death (keefriff and NIN covered him nicely in posts 924 and 925 of this thread)...particularly about how amazing it is that lyrics such as these seem more relevant than ever: How long will the citizens wait? It's looking like Europe in '38 Did they move to stop Hitler before it was too late? Watching the prices of everything soar And hearing complaints 'cause the rich want more It seems like MacBeth, and not his lady, went mad We've let him eliminate the whole middle class The dollar's the only thing we can't inflate While the poor go on without a new minimum wage How much more evidence do the citizens need That the election was sabotaged by trickery and greed? And, if this is so, and who we got didn't win Let's do the whole goddamned election over again I mean, he scribbled these lyrics back in the early 70's. Wow. (They are excerpts from Watergate Blues) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh3bgPJ4dBs

April 5th, 2012, 02:25 PM	#1322
jawbone Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 251 Thanks: 18,515 Thanked 2,943 Times in 246 Posts	Jim Marshall (July 29, 1923 – April 5, 2012) Jim Marshall who died at his home in Milton Keynes, will be a sad loss. Not many people can truly say they transformed the world but Jim Marshall can. If you remember the tiny amplifiers that the Beatles used in their 1963 Shay stadium concert then without the subsequent use of Marshall amplifiers by most live bands rock & pop music would not have changed our culture in the way it did.

April 6th, 2012, 02:33 PM	#1328
Rick Danger Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In the Chill lounge..... Posts: 1,725 Thanks: 6,794 Thanked 31,268 Times in 1,714 Posts	Gil Noble, known New York media figure I had the pleasure of meeting Gil Noble many years ago. A true gentleman and a real professional. May the Lord grant him rest.......... Gilbert Edward "Gil" Noble (February 22, 1932 – April 5, 2012) was an American television reporter and interviewer. He was the producer and host of New York City television station WABC-TV's weekly,"Like It Is", originally co-hosted with Melba Tolliver. The program focused primarily on issues concerning African Americans and those within the African diaspora. He was born in Harlem, New York and raised by Jamaican immigrants Gil and Iris Noble. After graduating from the City College of New York he worked for Union Carbide. In 1962 he got his professional break into broadcast media when he was hired as a part-time announcer at WLIB radio. He began reading and reporting newscasts. Noble joined New York City television station WABC-TV (Channel 7) in July 1967 as a reporter, after reporting on the 1967 Newark riots. Starting in January 1968 became an anchor of its Saturday and Sunday night newscasts. He became host of Like It Is a few months prior to the rebranding of the station's newscasts as "Eyewitness News" in November 1968. In addition, he was an occasional interviewer on some of WABC's other public affairs shows, such as "Eyewitness Exclusive". From 1986 on, Noble concentrated exclusively on Like It Is. Noble also created documentaries on such topics as W. E. B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, "Decade of Struggle", Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Jack Johnson, Charlie Parker and "Essay on Drugs". In 1977, he wrote, directed and produced the first documentary on Paul Robeson, entitled "The Tallest Tree in Our Forest". In 1973, Noble reported for WABC on the first mobile cellular phone invented by Marty Cooper from the New York Hilton in New York. In 1981, he wrote an autobiography, Black is the Color of My TV Tube. He was a member of the board of directors of The Jazz Foundation of America, hosting the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007 "A Great Night in Harlem" Concert/Benefit for The Jazz Foundation to support The Musicians Emergency Fund. Noble won seven Emmy Awards and 650 community awards, and was granted five honorary doctorates. In July 2011, Noble suffered a serious stroke. In late September, his family announced that he would not be returning to host "Like It Is". On April 5th WABC announced that he passed away peacefully.

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April 5th, 2012, 04:36 PM	#1323
markyboy70 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 23 Thanks: 1,371 Thanked 237 Times in 21 Posts	FERDINAND ALEXANDER PORSCHE - 1935-2012 Grandson of Ferdinand Porsche and the eldest son of Ferry and Dorothea Porsche, he was born in 1935 and carried both the family name and tradition while expanding the Porsche brand into new areas under his Porsche Design consultancy. But while his industrial design achievements, including eyewear, pens and other consumer goods, won acclaim and held true to his beliefs that "good design should be honest" it's his mark on the Porsche brand's most iconic product that will forever be remembered. Other highlights include the Type 804 F1 car and 904 GTS but his original design for the 911, created a year after he was appointed head of the Porsche Design Studio in 1962, is a shape that has endured over nearly half a century and endless permutations on the same basic template.