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I don't usually get too upset about celebrities dying, even the ones I'm a fan of.
Charlie Watts died a couple of weeks ago. He was the drummer of The Rolling Stones for over 50 years. Fifty! There was quite a to-do after he died. It was much like it was when David Bowie died. Though he was "just" the drummer for the band, Keith Richards said that the core of the band was himself, Mick and Charlie. Without all three of them, it would never be The Stones. They will go on without him, of course (they're on tour right now), but I'll be a little surprised if they make new music without him. I was glad to hear the stories about Watts, showing that he was, in fact, a decent fellow.
There is a video going around right now, of Dan Rather's interview with Geddy Lee, bassist and singer of Rush. We lost his bandmate, drummer Neil Peart to brain cancer, a year and a half ago. We have Permanent Waves" in the player now, and I was listening to Peart's words and beats, and feeling a little sad about his loss.
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Charlie Watts died a couple of weeks ago. He was the drummer of The Rolling Stones for over 50 years. Fifty! There was quite a to-do after he died. It was much like it was when David Bowie died. Though he was "just" the drummer for the band, Keith Richards said that the core of the band was himself, Mick and Charlie. Without all three of them, it would never be The Stones. They will go on without him, of course (they're on tour right now), but I'll be a little surprised if they make new music without him. I was glad to hear the stories about Watts, showing that he was, in fact, a decent fellow.
There is a video going around right now, of Dan Rather's interview with Geddy Lee, bassist and singer of Rush. We lost his bandmate, drummer Neil Peart to brain cancer, a year and a half ago. We have Permanent Waves" in the player now, and I was listening to Peart's words and beats, and feeling a little sad about his loss.
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Date: 2021-09-12 05:25 pm (UTC)From:I'm not as big a Rush aficionado, but I listened to a lot of their stuff when I was in high school and saw them in concert once. No doubt, Neil Peart was extremely talented and his absence is felt.
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Date: 2021-09-16 03:29 am (UTC)From:Sam Dave Pollard
My step-father was a carpenter. In the 60’s, the firm he worked for got a job making some alterations to the house that Charlie Watts had bought in Lewes (near Brighton, about 50 miles south of London).
Dad’s first day on the job, he and his mate went out to the van and were sitting in the vehicle, just about to make a start on their lunch, when Charlie’s wife Shirley came out and asked them what they thought they were doing.
‘Just going to have our sandwiches,’ they said.
She insisted that they come back in the house and eat at the dining table with her and Charlie who were also just about to have lunch. She’d just made some soup.
The four of them sat and had their lunch together.
Dad was working there for a few days, and also saw Charlie a few times when he’d pop into the workshop, in the town, and ask how the work was going. Dad could remember Charlie showing him his collection of Jazz records.
Dad said there was absolutely nothing of the rock star about Charlie Watts. If you hadn’t known who he was, you would never have guessed that he was a star. He had zero airs and graces and never treated Dad and his mate with anything other than total respect, just an ‘ordinary’ guy, pleased that these two craftsmen were able to help him get the house the way he wanted it.
I miss my step-father. He was one of the good guys.
Not surprisingly, I guess, Charlie’s always been my favourite Rolling Stone.