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« Reply #25: January 20, 2023, 05:07:57 PM »
he did an album with David Gilmour too, need to listen to that.


I missed that one. Will have to look it up.  David Squared?

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« Reply #26: January 20, 2023, 07:07:51 PM »
Crosby and Nash worked with Gilmour on Gilmour's "On an Island" solo album and toured with him afterwards. Here's them doing Shine on You Crazy Diamond.


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« Reply #27: January 21, 2023, 07:15:34 PM »
Sal Bando, at age 78.

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« Reply #28: January 22, 2023, 12:20:20 PM »
My first thought of Bando was not of the As world series but rather the breakup of the team in 1976. He wasn't involved in the deals when Finley sold Rudi and Fingers for $1 million each and Vida Blue for %1.5, butFinley was absolutely right that he needed to cash out those guys with them, Bando, Tenace, and Campenaris unsigned after 1976. They had already dealt Jackson and Holtzman to Baltimore before the season. In the end,  the As lost all of them to free agency with no compensation,  killing the club. That $3.5million could have paid for talent.

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« Reply #29: January 26, 2023, 04:42:40 PM »
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Gary Oelze, who helped transform the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria - once a quiet neighborhood venue for folk and bluegrass musicians - into a major stop for world-renowned acts including soul and country performers, died Jan 23 at his home in Alexandria.  He was 80.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/01/24/gary-oelze-birchmere-club-owner-dead/

I'd heard he was in poor health, he even missed one of our last shows.  He typically would hang out near the bar with the crowd before being seated inside the Listening Room, and would check tickets himself at the entrance as numbers were called.  Quite personable, happy to share a story or chat.  He wrote a book last year about the Birchmere, which I bought.  Amazing history, walk down the halls and view the hundreds of autographed photos from artists, many who played there before making it really big, some who played there despite being big already.  Anyway, he will be missed and  :pray: the club continues more or less like it is now.  We typically go to 6-8 shows a year there and it would be awful for us to lose that experience.   (we currently have tickets for 2 upcoming shows, Lyle Lovett and Richard Thompson)


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« Reply #30: January 27, 2023, 07:38:13 AM »
Billy Packer. Long time color announcer on national college basketball and ACC games.

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« Reply #32: January 30, 2023, 10:27:29 AM »
Lisa Lorring, the original Wednesday in the Addams Family. She was only 64.

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« Reply #33: January 30, 2023, 11:15:50 AM »
Bobby Hull, 84.

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« Reply #34: January 30, 2023, 12:08:27 PM »
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Marquee Moon is definitely part of my life soundtrack.  Rest in power Mr Verlaine.   
Switched off...Tom Verlaine (73).

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« Reply #35: January 30, 2023, 06:10:18 PM »
Barrett Strong (81) - Motown legend.

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« Reply #36: January 30, 2023, 11:25:58 PM »
Cindy Williams, Shirley of Laverne and Shirley fame. Rough day. 

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« Reply #37: January 31, 2023, 08:30:04 AM »
Cindy Williams, Shirley of Laverne and Shirley fame. Rough day. 
Damn. I was just watching the 1974 film The Conversation last night, in which she plays a prominent character.

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« Reply #38: January 31, 2023, 09:01:17 AM »
Damn. I was just watching the 1974 film The Conversation last night, in which she plays a prominent character.
you should watch American Graffiti if you haven't seen it. Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard are the leads, but it was a breakthrough role for Harrison Ford as the racer / hot rod driving guy (probably the inspiration for Matthew McCaughnehey in Dazed and Confused). Cindy Williams had a big role too. A lot of people who became cultural icons and actors in the 70s got exposure there (Suzanne Somers has a key role). Coppola produced, Lucas directed.

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« Reply #39: January 31, 2023, 09:21:55 AM »
you should watch American Graffiti if you haven't seen it. Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard are the leads, but it was a breakthrough role for Harrison Ford as the racer / hot rod driving guy (probably the inspiration for Matthew McCaughnehey in Dazed and Confused). Cindy Williams had a big role too. A lot of people who became cultural icons and actors in the 70s got exposure there (Suzanne Somers has a key role). Coppola produced, Lucas directed.
Yep, fantastic movie. It's been years since I've seen it all the way through.


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« Reply #41: February 01, 2023, 08:40:20 PM »
Football legend.

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« Reply #42: February 02, 2023, 01:17:03 PM »
for the 90's wrestling fans, Lanny "The Genius" Poffo, brother of Macho Man Randy Savage. He was 68.

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« Reply #43: February 02, 2023, 06:51:27 PM »
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (80) - first Renault driver to win an F1 Grand Prix.

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« Reply #44: February 03, 2023, 05:42:25 PM »
Paco Rabanne (88) - legendary French engineer and fashion / fragrance designer.

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« Reply #45: February 04, 2023, 08:11:33 PM »
Billy Packer. Long time color announcer on national college basketball and ACC games.

Nice article about him in the Post.  In the article, Lefty Driesell is quoted as calling Packer the best college basketball analyst ever on TV.  As a fan of several ACC teams back in the day, I really enjoyed his analysis and commentary.  There''s a good story about him and the George Mason coach the year they went to the Final Four.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/01/30/billy-packer-appreciation-john-feinstein/

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« Reply #46: February 09, 2023, 10:10:31 AM »
Burt Bacharach at 94. Many of us may know him best as one of the composers of the song "Baby It's You," covered by the Beatles on their first album, Please Please Me.

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« Reply #47: February 09, 2023, 11:13:41 AM »
Burt Bacharach at 94. Many of us may know him best as one of the composers of the song "Baby It's You," covered by the Beatles on their first album, Please Please Me.
Rain Drops Are Falling on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.  Also I think "Do You Know the Way to San Jose."  Now to the google to verify!

edit - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head is written by Bacharach and Hal David for the movie.

Do You Know the Way to San Jose was written by Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David.

Bacharach was prolific.

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« Reply #48: February 09, 2023, 11:34:41 AM »
Close to You
Arthur Theme
I Say a Little Prayer
Walk on By
This Guys in Love

So many.


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« Reply #49: February 09, 2023, 02:15:59 PM »
Bacharach put out a fantastic album with Elvis Costello nearly 25 years ago too.