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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:11 AM
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Happy Birthday to Rock's Greatest Drummer


He would have been 57.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:13 AM
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1. Happy birthday, Keith!
:toast:
:(
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:13 AM
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2. Moon the Loon
Only 57. Damn....

I wonder how life as a girl's bicycle seat is treating him? :evilgrin:
(Moon once said he'd like to be reincarnated as a girl's bicycle seat).
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NoMoreMrNiceGuy Donating Member (603 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:15 AM
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3. The wild man was amazing!! n/t
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:15 AM
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4. Oh man...
He was so good, but being around him for any time at all was tiring. He never chimped down. He had two speeds: Full on and passed out.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:16 AM
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5. I didn't think John Bonham's birthday was today
:D
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:58 AM
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16. Yeah - Bonzo looks funny in this picture!
:shrug:
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 12:07 PM
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17. Yep, Bonzo was the best rock drummer-bar none, including yours truly
:7
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:16 AM
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6. Happy Birthday!
He was my husband's favorite drummer. And that's a great pic of him too! :)
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:18 AM
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7. HAppy Birthday Keith
may there be a well appointed hotel room in heaven for you to trash
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:19 AM
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8. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEIL PERT!!!
oh wait..... :evilgrin:
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:20 AM
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9. But Bonham's birthday was in May.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:22 AM
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10. Yes..........yes he was
IMHO
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:24 AM
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11. Most entertaining drummer, certainly.
Greatest? Debatable.

God, I love watching old footage of Keith, though. What a loon!
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:26 AM
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12. I command you to immediately listen to "Young Man Blues"...
from Live at Leeds.

The debate will end there.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:38 AM
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15. I've listened to it many times.
Keith was indeed great, but I'm always reluctant to proclaim anyone to be the greatest of anything. He was certainly the most entertaining drummer that I can think of offhand, but I tend to equate "greatest" with proficiency, not entertainment value. I'm not questioning Moon's skills, mind you, he was a solid performer and he's missed.



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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 12:14 PM
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18. "Greatest" is measured both by proficiency AND entertainment value.
Most proficient big-name drummer? Charlie Watts.
Most entertaining? Keith Moon.

Greatest? Stephen Perkins.

Yeah, the guy from Jane's Addiction. Fuck y'all. :P
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 12:16 PM
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19. Look.....it's his f'ing birthday for god's sake.
Why is it so difficult to suspend your ideals for one day? :shrug:
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 12:19 PM
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20. Because...
Blue-Jay is a douchebag.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 12:23 PM
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21. Aw, fer fuck's sake.
Fine.

I totally agree with everyone who says that somebody is the greatest of anything. I have suspended rationality and thoughtful analysis indefinitely. I will no longer engage in conversations that would cause me to think of a reply more in depth than "Yes, I agree wholeheartedly!"

HAPPY?!?!

Jeebusfuckinchrist.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 12:28 PM
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22. Well said, my son.
You are now ready to post in GD.
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 12:49 PM
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23. You don't have to suspend anything indefinitely....
Just on people's birthdays.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 12:50 PM
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24. I Agree!
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:32 AM
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13. Keith Moon
Force of Nature.
Like a squall line, he blew himself out
far too fast.

But damn, what a drummer.
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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 11:37 AM
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14. Happy Birthday to the wildman


:bounce:

DDQM
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