Bo Diddley has stroke while performing in concert, in hospital.
Buffy! If I wanted to fight, you could tell by the being dead already.
Glory ,'Potential'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Fred Pete - May 17, 2007 4:15:58 am PDT #5705 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
Frankenbuddha - May 17, 2007 6:24:45 am PDT #5706 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Bo Diddley has stroke while performing in concert, in hospital.
Damn, sorry to hear that. I'm not entirely suprised, except maybe that he was still performing. I saw him over a decade ago, and he was older than God then.
Fred Pete - May 17, 2007 6:32:00 am PDT #5707 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
According to the article, he's 78. I can only hope to reach 78 in good enough shape to perform on stage.
DavidS - May 17, 2007 8:16:38 pm PDT #5708 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Damn. I love Bo.
Then again I'm kind of surprised he's gotten as far as 78.
Just hate to think of him helpless after a stroke.
esse - May 18, 2007 1:27:32 am PDT #5709 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
You know, for a second I thought you meant the Face of Bo, and had some cognitive dissonance there. ::facepalm::
Theodosia - May 18, 2007 2:20:05 am PDT #5710 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
So sorry to hear, he is a treasure indeed.
Tom Scola - May 18, 2007 3:53:44 am PDT #5711 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Joy Division biopic is getting raves at Cannes: [link]
Jon B. - May 18, 2007 6:25:48 am PDT #5712 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
There was an AP story about the Joy Division flick yesterday as well. It's funny: I just saw (finally) 24 Hour Party People last weekend, and the Guardian article has this:
He also appeared as Mark E Smith of the Fall in Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People, giving rise to a small irony in Control. When Curtis recovers from his first epileptic fit, his manager tells him: "It could be worse - at least you're not the lead singer of the Fall."
I remember Mark E. Smith himself in the film, but not anyone playing Mark E. Smith. When did the character appear?
DavidS - May 18, 2007 6:44:14 am PDT #5713 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Heh. In Rip It Up And Start Again there's a funny discussion about how Ian Curtis and Mark E. Smith studiously ignored each other because they both knew there was this other really cool guy in Manchester. Like they were set up as rivals years before they actually made any music.
Hayden - May 18, 2007 9:49:48 am PDT #5714 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I don't remember Mark E. Smith as a character in 24 Hour Party People, either. In fact, I remember thinking that a major oversight.