OT: Dead hard rockers week

[bad boy bubby]

Former Australian Cricket opener, Keith Stackpole. 84.

 

[tom of poland]

RIP Roy Thomas Baker, music producer responsible for the first (and best) Queen albums, the first 4 Cars albums and heaps more. All those amazing vocal overdubs on Bohemian Rhapsody was his work.

 

[shadowboxer]

The Cars are totally underrated

 

[tom of poland]

RIP James Baker, drummer and an institution in the local independent music scene, with an amazing resume, commencing with the Victims and the Scientists in Perth in the late 70s. He was the original drummer in the Hoodoo Gurus. Also played in The Beasts of Bourbon, Dubrovniks, and many more. He'd not been well in recent years but still played extremely well. Had the pleasure of seeing him with The Beasts in 2023.

 

[bad boy bubby]

RIP James Baker, drummer and an institution in the local independent music scene, with an amazing resume, commencing with the Victims and the Scientists in Perth in the late 70s. He was the original drummer in the Hoodoo Gurus. Also played in The Beasts of Bourbon, Dubrovniks, and many more. He'd not been well in recent years but still played extremely well. Had the pleasure of seeing him with The Beasts in 2023.

Another one, I loved it when he played with my mates Gaz, Fi and Spence in The Nothing Butts. Great album.
James wrote this one.

 

[taipan]

George Wendt ( no relation to Jana Wendt) who portrayed Norm on Cheers passed away aged 76.

 

[Frenzy.]

George Wendt ( no relation to Jana Wendt) who portrayed Norm on Cheers passed away aged 76.

 

[tom of poland]

RIP Rick Derringer, guitarist who made a name for himself playing with Johnny Winter and Edgar WInter as well as being responsible for the Wrestlemania album of 1985. Started in the mid 60s pop group The McCoys, best remembered for their hit Hang on Sloopy, and his own solo hit Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo.

 

[bad boy bubby]

Loretta Swit, "Hotlips Houlihan", 87.

 

[shadowboxer]

Loretta Swit, "Hotlips Houlihan", 87.

Sunday nights you can still watch MASH on Nine 99 GO or on streaming. After watching some dross currently living in our idiot boxes - it’s a reality check on where we are now

 

[Frenzy.]

Bruce Olive, Newtown Bluebags prop in the early 60s after carving out a career in Wollongong where he played for NSW many times, Country firsts many times and made the Illawarra Team of the century in 2010.

Bruce was a proud Bundjalung man who moved from Casino to wollongong for work

Died 22 May 2025 aged 94.

 

[bad boy bubby]

Nice one.
They had a minute silence at the game yesterday for Bruce. His family was there as well.

 

[tom of poland]

Vale Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) leader of Sly and the Family Stone. Mighty soul and funk pioneer. For the uninitiated I suggest checking out his Woodstock performance and also the recently released Summer of Soul Doco about the black music festival in Harlem that happened around the same time as Woodstock.

 

[Quigs]

Beach is closed

Brian Wilson - Beach Boys gone at 82. Last one of the Boys

 

[bad boy bubby]

Beach is closed

Brian Wilson - Beach Boys gone at 82. Last one of the Boys

Damn. Really damn.
Pet Sounds to be played.

 

[shadowboxer]

In reality, he did really well to get to 82.
God only Knows - one of the greatest songs of all time.

 

[bad boy bubby]

In reality, he did really well to get to 82.
God only Knows - one of the greatest songs of all time.

Right yeah

 

[tom of poland]

Beach is closed

Brian Wilson - Beach Boys gone at 82. Last one of the Boys

Strictly speaking, no he was the last of the 23 Wilson brothers to go, but Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnson are still with us.

I was lucky enough to see Brian live 3 times in the 2000s, where he did the Pet Sounds album and the Smile album in the first and second shows respectively.

 

[taipan]

Beach Boys one of my all time favourite groups .Brian the leader, producer, writer, understand he was suffering dementia.Those guys could harmonise with clear catchy songs. IMO heralded the start of surfing music.
Three words A CLASS ACT.

 

[Stake Removed]

Brian Wilson great singer amazing group RIP