Author Topic: Deaths of famous people (2024) (Read 18989 times)

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #250 on:** October 25, 2024, 09:28:23 am »

I had forgotten till I saw an article that Fernando played for the Phillies one year.

1995hoo · « **Reply #251 on:** October 25, 2024, 03:37:36 pm »

Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh at 84.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #252 on:** October 25, 2024, 03:41:10 pm »

Sad. Need a Box of Rain.

imref · « **Reply #253 on:** October 25, 2024, 04:28:34 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on October 25, 2024, 09:28:23 am

I had forgotten till I saw an article that Fernando played for the Phillies one year.

Hard to understate how big an impact Fernando-mania had on baseball in the early 1980s. I know his career stats weren't good enough to get him into the Hall but he had a heck of a six-year run and also had a huge impact on increasing baseball popularity (especially in Mexico). I wouldn't object to enshrining him. Dave Roberts said the other day that other than Jackie Robinson, Fernando made the most impact on baseball of any Dodger.

HondoKillebrew · « **Reply #254 on:** October 25, 2024, 04:45:54 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on October 25, 2024, 03:41:10 pm

Sad. Need a Box of Rain.

Probably the greatest rock bass player of all time. RIP

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #255 on:** October 25, 2024, 05:18:30 pm »

Quote from: HondoKillebrew on October 25, 2024, 04:45:54 pm

Probably the greatest rock bass player of all time. RIP

not going to knock that, but Paul McCartney is a heck of a musician. There's a few others that come to mind. I'm a fan of Dusty Hill. Robbie Shakespeare, Bootsy Collins, Jack Bruce

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #256 on:** October 25, 2024, 05:22:09 pm »

Chris Squire. Jack Bruce. John Paul Jones. I liked Leland Sklar also.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #257 on:** October 25, 2024, 05:23:51 pm »

But yes, Lesh was great

English Natsie · « **Reply #258 on:** October 25, 2024, 05:31:33 pm »

Lemmy...

imref · « **Reply #259 on:** October 25, 2024, 05:36:28 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on October 25, 2024, 05:22:09 pm

Chris Squire. Jack Bruce. John Paul Jones. I liked Leland Sklar also.

Flea, John Entwistle, Verdine White, Roger Glover, Donald "Duck" Dunn all come to mind as great bassists. Michael Anthony too. Flea redefined the role of the instrument IMHO, he's way more important to the sound of the RHCP than the guitarist.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #260 on:** October 25, 2024, 06:03:03 pm »

Speaking of Bootsy, he's coming on Ari Melber tonight with a new song

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #261 on:** October 25, 2024, 07:05:24 pm »

Paul Gray and Les Claypool. Geddy Lee.

varoadking · « **Reply #262 on:** October 25, 2024, 07:10:49 pm »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on October 25, 2024, 07:05:24 pm

Geddy Lee.

Geddy was quite the baseball geek...he had an incredible collection of autographed and other memorabilia. I think Dan Rather did a special about it. I mean Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, US Presidents, etc., as well as purely one-off stuff.

EDIT: Link...

https://blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-geddy-lee-to-release-72-stories-book-about-his-baseball-memorabilia-collection

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #263 on:** October 26, 2024, 07:07:46 pm »

Come on vandy!!!

varoadking · « **Reply #264 on:** October 26, 2024, 07:08:36 pm »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on October 26, 2024, 07:07:46 pm

Come on vandy!!!

Wrong thread?

tomterp · « **Reply #265 on:** October 26, 2024, 08:34:08 pm »

Quote from: imref on October 25, 2024, 05:36:28 pm

Flea, John Entwistle, Verdine White, Roger Glover, Donald "Duck" Dunn all come to mind as great bassists. Michael Anthony too. Flea redefined the role of the instrument IMHO, he's way more important to the sound of the RHCP than the guitarist.

Finally we have a winner!

Leland Sclar is very entertaining however, I follow his short Youtube videos, even made a brief cameo appearance in one

when he walked the line outside the Birchmere last year. At 7:44, behind the guy with the cowboy hat on. This was for the Lyle Lovett tour.

varoadking · « **Reply #266 on:** October 26, 2024, 10:02:41 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on October 26, 2024, 08:34:08 pm

Finally we have a winner!

Leland Sclar is very entertaining however, I follow his short Youtube videos, even made a brief cameo appearance in one when he walked the line outside the Birchmere last year. At 7:44, behind the guy with the cowboy hat on. This was for the Lyle Lovett tour.

It's not a cameo when you have a speaking part...