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Post by Buck on Sept 30, 2024 14:47:29 GMT
Freddie Salem, Akron musician and former Outlaws guitarist, dies at 71 RIP ~ DFTR Florida Guitar Army Billy Jones was still with them during the Ghost Riders tour. Miss him and Hughie. I was friends with Freddie. We used to see him when we played Tangiers in Akron OH after he'd left the Outlaws. Younger than me, by several years. DFTR.
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Post by delclayman on Sept 30, 2024 19:27:41 GMT
Florida Guitar Army Billy Jones was still with them during the Ghost Riders tour. Miss him and Hughie. I was friends with Freddie. We used to see him when we played Tangiers in Akron OH after he'd left the Outlaws. Younger than me, by several years. DFTR. Buck, What a coincidence.. I was just at the Tangiers in Akron last week for a PAC event my girlfriend was involved in for Summit County Children’s Services. During the event, I went wandering around through the place and found the old cabaret room you guys always used to play at. It’s still intact, but I don’t think it gets used much anymore. Still looks like it is from the bygone show room era of the 50’s - 60’s. A lot of famous acts had played there over the years. I found some signed pictures from Tony Bennett and other greats. LeBron James bought the place when the old owners died off. Mostly used as an event center and for charity events now I think. Incidentally, that place is the first place I met you back in the late 90's. My brother and I won a backstage pass/meet and greet contest. I remember being completely star struck and uttered something goofy about you being the only guitar player better than EVH. You guys were all very nice and gracious. Allen told us "I hope you don't get this flu we all have". My brother and I left with some guitar picks, a drumstick from Bobby R, a signed backstage pass (pic included) and a bad case of the flu that hit us a couple days later! LOL! We called it the “Blue Öyster Flu”.. it was all worth it to me!! RC
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Post by agent on Sept 30, 2024 23:20:51 GMT
DFTR Pete Rose 83
The Reds were my Childhood Team as Tony Perez was a Married Cousin
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Post by soonerbillz on Sept 30, 2024 23:34:59 GMT
Dammit! Put him in the HOF dammit!
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Post by soonerbillz on Sept 30, 2024 23:45:43 GMT
My freind Ashe Cole hits the nail on the head.
"MLB makes tons of money off betting gambling but yet Pete Rose is still not in HOF? Well now he is dead…. Its too bad Baseball and Football commissioner’s are such Marxist pricks. 4000 hits RIP Pete Rose. If you put steroid guys in which is a travesty before pete rose? Rob Manfred your an elitist prick that cares very little about the fans. Bring back Bud Selig. Rob Manfred and Goddell have to be two of the worst commisioners ever for MLB and NFL."
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Post by soonerbillz on Oct 1, 2024 16:59:46 GMT
Frank from American Pickers died today He was 60
That's 3 in a row. Kris, Pete and Frank.
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Post by soonerbillz on Oct 1, 2024 18:38:20 GMT
Now John Amos. Good Times on tv and Roots mini series
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Post by mary on Oct 1, 2024 20:30:13 GMT
Now John Amos. Good Times on tv and Roots mini series He also played Gordy the weatherman on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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Post by warrior21 on Oct 1, 2024 22:19:26 GMT
I still vividly recall the scene on Good Times after his funeral, and how gut-wrenching that was.
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Post by sirrastus on Oct 2, 2024 1:56:39 GMT
Now John Amos. Good Times on tv and Roots mini series He also played Gordy the weatherman on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. MY favorite Amos character.The in joke was that since he was black even the guy that owned the station thought he was the sports guy.Amos was also a Kansas City Chief running back in the 60's.
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Post by sirrastus on Oct 2, 2024 1:58:04 GMT
Actress Maggie Smith(Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie) passed as did Dikembe Mutombo one of the great defensive centers in NBA history.
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Post by zenman on Oct 2, 2024 17:10:34 GMT
Actress Maggie Smith(Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie) passed as did Dikembe Mutombo one of the great defensive centers in NBA history. A shout out to Mutombo: All of this embodies Mutombo’s legacy before we get to his incredible philanthropy. The Congo native grew the game internationally as the league’s first global ambassador. He was integral in Basketball Without Borders, helping set up infrastructure for the organization in Africa, and he was a massive supporter and global ambassador for the Special Olympics. On top of everything Mutombo was doing, he put his money where his mouth and heart were. His mother passed away from a stroke in 1997, which prompted him to fund nearly $20 million in opening a 300-bed hospital in his hometown in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It took 10 years to build and opened in 2007.
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Post by joe on Oct 3, 2024 2:16:52 GMT
Ken Tobias - age 79
Canadian singer and songwriter
Best known for writing the 1971 hit "Stay Awhile" for "The Bells". The song was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks and peaked at #7 It was considered an easy listening song, but I remember it on some mixed-genre radio stations here at the time.
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Post by joe on Oct 8, 2024 2:30:10 GMT
Johnny Neel
Singer, songwriter, session musician Member of The Allman Brothers Band and the Dickey Betts Band. Session musician for a number of others.
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Post by Espo on Oct 8, 2024 3:40:16 GMT
Johnny Neel
Singer, songwriter, session musician Member of The Allman Brothers Band and the Dickey Betts Band. Session musician for a number of others.
Saw Dickey Betts Great Southern years ago at a Rib Fest in Florida. Dickey seemed ho hum. Towards the end of the show he realized Johnny was there and invited him up. The rest was awesome.
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