Australian Politics Forum - Lemmy and Stevie are Gone

greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139151 Gender:	Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Dec 29^th, 2015 at 1:01pm A couple of rock legends, who lived hard, have passed away. I saw these guys play live many times back in the '80s.
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #1 - Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:47pm Yeah, Greg, and it's only been a couple of weeks since Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor, also of Motorhead, booked off. I didn't know Phil, but did know both Lemmy and Steve. Still can't believe it. A sad firkin day.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139151 Gender:	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #2 - Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:48pm
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139151 Gender:	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #3 - Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:52pm Kat wrote on Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:47pm: Yeah, Greg, and it's only been a couple of weeks since Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor, also of Motorhead, booked off. I didn't hear that Liver failure, at 61 ... ouch!
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Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone
Reply #4 - Dec 29^th, 2015 at 3:06pm

Kat wrote on Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:47pm:

I didn't know Phil, but did know both Lemmy and Steve. Still can't believe it.

I did a little bit of work with Stevie, back in the '80s.

He played some gigs here in Perth as a solo artist (with an impressive backing band. Damn, what was the name of his guitarist?)

He was a sweet guy, but certainly no angel.

Heroin ruined his life.

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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35565 Gender:	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #5 - Dec 29^th, 2015 at 3:10pm Lemmy? No!
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 139151 Gender:	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #6 - Dec 29^th, 2015 at 3:12pm mothra wrote on Dec 29^th, 2015 at 3:10pm: Lemmy? No! I'm afraid so. Cancer. He only found out a couple of days ago. And, talking of dead rock legends, here's another one doing a Stevie (Easybeats) cover:
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Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone
Reply #7 - Dec 29^th, 2015 at 3:15pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:52pm:

Kat wrote on Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:47pm:

Yeah, Greg, and it's only been a couple of weeks since Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor, also of Motorhead, booked off.

I didn't hear that Cry

Liver failure, at 61 ... ouch!

Phil could suck bourbon like oxygen, Lemmy reckoned, while happily inhaling
his own bourbon, just before their concert in my town in '84, where I first met
Lemmy - he and the drummer were playing the pokies, so my brothers and I
as fans, wandered up for a chat.

We ended up polishing a couple of bottles of bourbon off together - before the
gig. And they were still brilliant, even pyssed, as they (and most of the audience)
certainly were!

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Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone
Reply #8 - Dec 29^th, 2015 at 3:24pm

Kat wrote on Dec 29^th, 2015 at 3:15pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:52pm:

Kat wrote on Dec 29^th, 2015 at 2:47pm:

Yeah, Greg, and it's only been a couple of weeks since Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor, also of Motorhead, booked off.

I didn't hear that Cry

Liver failure, at 61 ... ouch!

Phil could suck bourbon like oxygen, Lemmy reckoned, while happily inhaling
his own bourbon, just before their concert in my town in '84, where I first met
Lemmy - he and the drummer were playing the pokies, so my brothers and I
as fans, wandered up for a chat.

We ended up polishing a couple of bottles of bourbon off together - before the
gig. And they were still brilliant, even pyssed, as they (and most of the audience)
certainly were!

Excellent!

I remember that '84 tour.

They played here in Perth, at a pub called the Nookenburra, and it was the loudest gig I've ever been to.

I've been to (and played at) literally hundreds of pub gigs, and concerts, but nothing ever came close to being as loud as Motorhead (except maybe a Van Halen concert around the same time).

Man!, seeing Lemmy up front on stage was always a blast.

Bands today don't even come close to having what they had.

Back in my day ... Wink

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Reply #9 - Dec 30^th, 2015 at 5:54am

I am seriously surprised that Tweet from the fat personality vacuum Trunk didn't say 'Lemmy who had the privilege to meet me for the first time in some years ago has passed away at 70'.

RIP Lemmy. Interestingly his death was mentioned on all the national news shows this morning.

I'd forgotten he was a roadie for Hendrix!

As for The Easybeats dude. Never heard of him or them for that matter.

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I know progress has no patience but something's got to give

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President Elect, The Mechanic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17501 Gender:	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #10 - Dec 30^th, 2015 at 6:50am who are these supposed Rock legends? never heard of them... sound like a couple of alcoholics and drug abusers
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Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone
Reply #11 - Dec 30^th, 2015 at 9:25am

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Dec 30^th, 2015 at 6:50am:

who are these supposed Rock legends?

never heard of them...

sound like a couple of alcoholics and drug abusers Roll Eyes

ahh m y grandson says the same when he hears about Elvis??... Roll Eyes

... never heard of him..

and yes they were sadly.. Stevie Wright lost it all....I think he was living in a car at one stage....

they were in their time... and when it faded so did they, some fade more than others.. but it shows how fleeting fame can be...

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mitasol Full Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 173 Townsville Gender:	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #12 - Dec 30^th, 2015 at 10:21am I'm surprised Lemmy made it to 70, there's not much that didn't go through his veins - then again Keith Richards is still alive....
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Grappler Deep State Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 85186 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #13 - Dec 30^th, 2015 at 11:49am mitasol wrote on Dec 30^th, 2015 at 10:21am: I'm surprised Lemmy made it to 70, there's not much that didn't go through his veins - then again Keith Richards is still alive.... The Mummy Strikes Up The Band.......
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BatteriesNotIncluded Gold Member Offline MediocrityNET: because people died for this! Posts: 26966	Re: Lemmy and Stevie are Gone Reply #14 - Jan 2^nd, 2016 at 1:10am
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