Brittany Murphy died ( Heart, drugs, pneumonia) five months ago. Yesterday her husband Simon Monjack, 39, was found dead. Foul play is not suspected.
Slip Knot Bassist Paul Dedrick Gray, 38, was found dead this morning in an Iowa Hotel. He is married to Gods Girl’s Brenna Paul who is pregnant with his child. Possibly a heart attack. Foul play is not suspected.
Death cures heart attacks.
They’re going out early by this method lately. I just read via X Play news item that a porn paparazzi cameraman died at 35 the same way.
My solution to this sadness: get stoned, while listening to ‘Master of the Puppets’ l.p. and watching an old cartoon of Little Audrey at the same time…
Btw, did you notice that the voice for Betty Boop, Olive Oil and Little Audrey are all exactly the same (person)?
The most tragic recent death was the passing of Ronnie James Dio, the singer of Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Dio on May 16. He died of stomach cancer at the age of 67. Not only he was a great musician, but he also was a down to earth, honest to goodness and genuine man. He will be truly missed. It’s sad that Dio dies while pieces of shit like Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne live to see another day and play another pathetic concert.
Master of Puppets was Metallica at their best. After that, little by little, album by album, they sold out like hookers on Hollywood Blvd. and lost their balls along with their artistic integrity, creativity and dignity. Today, Metallica are not even the shadow of what they used to be, they’re a bunch of middle age, bald, fat, filthy millionaires who keep on playing concerts out of boredom and just for the hell of it. I feel sorry for the young kids who pay to see their shows and think they’re experiencing something awesome, they have no fucking idea.
Yeah, man, they’re all “falling off the edge of the world”. I played “The Mob Rules” 5x in his honor. “It’s the sign of the southern cross”. They worked on that whole album during the making of the animated “Heavy Metal” movie. I heard some metalhead complain, “Hey, those aren’t metal songs, man!”! I’ve been collecting HM adult illustrated magazine since I turned 15 and people like me have to explain things to some…
Well for kids raised on that tweeked robot-sounding singing these days, even new Metallica sounds hardcore.
Ozzy Rulez. The old B.S. days, man are the eternal shit! And while men these days are dying of hard/heart attacks at 30 he’s still around rocking, not just in a rocking chair; I’m actually surprised the man can still walk.
I loved and respected Ozzy Osbourne back in the day, when he used to respect himself. When the man sells out and becomes his wife’s dumb, deaf, blind puppet, when he turns his house into an MTV circus and walks around, picking up dog shit in front of the camera, when he dances like a monkey in Pepsi and video game commercials, when he sues Tony Iommi, his brother and band mate of 40+ years over the use of the name Black Sabbath, how can you still love and respect such a person? People change, some for better and some for worse. This is not the Ozzy Osbourne I used to know, he’s nothing but another dofus, dirt bag, dime a dozen media whore.
Speaking of Dio, here is his last song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUqaFyPI9ZQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=CXsfKvlUP8E
Dio will always be loved and respected. May his soul rest in peace.
It’s sad that Dio dies while pieces of shit like Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne live to see another day and play another pathetic concert.
So true Colonel. I thought the same about Jeff Buckley, he drowns while pieces of shit like Scott Weiland and Fred Durst live on, especially Mr Weiland, heard on the Stern show that Weiland may have been high when he was on last week. The other band members were considering cancelling the tour because of Scott’s wellbeing. You can tell STP isnt like The Beach Boys who dragged Brian on the road in the late 70’s when he was a medicated zombie because of that charlatan Eugene Landy. There I blame Landy and the ever greedy Mike Love and of course the huge leech Dennis Wilson…though Carl and Al are guilty too. Every time someone came along to save the Beach Boys from themselves and got them back on their feet they fired them. Brian Wilson and Ozzy are in similar fixes, Brian’s wife controls him like a money making circus freak. I’m not sure how much the two guys who saved his ass have talked about Brian’s current wife. Joe Thomas(Bill Kurtis’ business partner in all those A&E shows) and Steve Dahl(now on a paid vacation from CBS radio) got his career going again and then Brian’s wife got Brian to can him.
You’re right, Larry, that junkie Scott Weiland is another example of how pieces of shit live on while good guys die. This dude Weiland is a terrible joke, a pathetic one hit wonder, broke, washed up drug fiend who took a ride on grunge’s hype wave in the early 90’s, became relatively famous and then fucked it all up on booze and heroin. In recent years, he got a second chance, a rare opportunity as the lead singer of Velvet Revolver, and only if he could hold on to it they could have become a solid rock ‘n’ roll band, a decent band, even if not as big as Guns N’ Roses. But he just couldn’t put himself together, he had to blow it up on booze and heroin yet again. I don’t expect this Stone Temple Pilots reunion to be anything interesting or even lasts for long. Eventually they’re going to kick him to the curb for the last time and hopefully then he’ll get overdose and choke on his vomit and we don’t have to hear from him again.
Weiland lives and Layne Staley is dead, you cant tell Weiland’s voice from any other band while Staley had a distinctive voice…like the other Seattle bands.
I agree with you, Larry, another tragedy: Scott Weiland lives while Layne Staley is dead. Of all grunge bands, Alice in Chains was and still is the most credible one. The others (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Sound Garden, etc.) had their momentum, but they could never come any near to Alice in Chains. I’m glad they’ve found a proper replacement for the late Layne Staley and continue to make good music and tour. More power to them.
Back to the subject of bands who lost their balls, another one is Slayer who had become a bad joke in recent years. Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King had gotten so fat I wonder how they both fit in the same airplane when they go on tour, and how come the airplane carries these fat fucks without crashing in the ocean. Tom Araya recently had a neck surgery and can’t head bang anymore, so he just stands in the middle of the stage like a retard and repeats the same lyrics he wrote back when he was a teenager. The only credible member of this band is Dave Lombardo and he’s stuck with these guys, because he’s too old to go anywhere else and start over with any other band. Their last good album was Seasons in the Abyss which came out in 1990, 20 odd years ago. I bet if they tend to make a sequel to that album, this time they should call it Seasons in the Obese instead. Fucking jokesters.
Check out this excellent classic song by the one and the only Alice in Chains:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nco_kh8xJDs
Cheers to Layne Staley. May his soul rest in peace while his legacy lives on.
Colonel, I hate to be so random but (on the topic of music) did you know King Henry VIII was an AWESOME composer? Check out “Pastime with Good Company” or the “The Time of Youth”.
I found this really surprising because the guy was like a 16th century Ben English. He really knew how treat a lady…
That’s right, Origen, Henry VIII was a talented musician and a passionate lover boy, so passionate he had to decapitate all of his wives. He was an unattractive obese man, so that may explain his frustration with women. Towards the last years of his life, he had gotten so big and fat he could no longer move, and several servants had to pick up and carry him around on his throne. Furthermore, he was stinking so badly it was hard to be at his presence.
I don’t know if you’ve watched any episodes and/or seasons of The Tudors on ShowTime, but it’s absolutely ridiculous. They cast pretty boy Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII, and the way they tell the story they want the audiences to sympathize with this monstrous pile of crap instead of hating his guts. It’s one thing to dramatize historical events so they become more effective as a movie or TV series, but it’s an entirely different thing to deliberately distort, ignore and twist facts and make shit up. They tended to make a historical soap opera, but they fucked up big time. I watched a couple of episodes of the first season and then stopped. It didn’t have anything for me.
Speaking of historical TV series, my most favorite new series is Spartacus: Blood and Sand on Starz. I knew it’ll be good from the beginning, but it turned out to be fantastic, much more than I expected: Bloody violence, brutal fight sequences, explicit sex scenes, treacherous hot chicks. That’s what I call entertainment.
Yeah, I totally agree with you on “The Tudors”. I saw the first episode once and was like: “This is crap. Henry VIII didn’t look like no damn GQ model!” I think Showtime saw the success of HBO’s “Rome” and they wanted to transplant the same type of multi-dimensional character drama to the English Renaissance. Did NOT work out so well.
“Spartacus” was good. I also admit that I was more pleased than I expected. But still, nothing can beat Bruno Heller’s “Rome”.
Absolutely, Rome is one of the best historical series ever and had such a tremendous effect. The good news is the cinematic version of Rome is in works, and hopefully will hit theatres in 2011.
well speaking of deaths, the countdown to to world cup is on. this IIRC should coincide with christian’s demise.
last time i heard he was off to the world cup and it’s double threat time – south africa has the highest rate of HIV infection in the world, and it takes the silver for the highest murder rate.
i can’t see a bullet penetrating that melon head of his, so i’m figuring he’s odds on for HIV.
Isn’t it weird that they both died of heart attacks. Perhaps they should look into the environmental factors! Maybe the home has some weird toxin in it.
Maybe it’s all them Chemtrails, Violet.
Sorry, Colonel…Still thinking about King Henry. It would be wicked cool if someone made a “metal” version of “Pastime With Good Company”….
A new report says that Paul Gray was found with drugs in his room. It looks to be just another rocker’s OD.
Slipknot is one of the few good rock bands of the past 2 decades too.
A metal version of Pastime With Good Company; good idea, Origen. Meatloaf would be a good candidate to play Henry VIII. He’d lost a few pounds recently, but the man has a weird obsession with food, and I’m sure putting up some extra chunk is a piece of cake for him.
Lol, speaking of Meat Loaf, he has a new album out: Hang Cool Teddy Bear. Its not bad but not everyone’s cup of tea.
Meat Loaf is good name. Sometimes I think the only people who like Meat Loaf are people who like meatloaf.
Meat Loaf is a decent musician, not the faint of heart, but decent nonetheless. Here is one of my favorite Meat Loaf songs, although I could never figure out what does he mean by *that*:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GNhdQRbXhc
I don’t think Meat Loaf himself knows it, either.
Man, they don’t make expensive music videos like they used to.
On the subject of Meatloaf,,,,,this is a true story.
Many years ago there was a famous club in north hollywood called The Palamino. Tons of top name perfromers played there. One night Taj Mahal was playing. At the end of the show, John Fogerty, and George HArrison got on stage with them to jam a few oldies….After they played two songs the mc took the stage and said “We have another guest for you all, Please welcome to the stage MEATBALL.” He got up on the stage(a very small stage) and John Fogerty whispered something into his ear. They both started laughing, and then they broke into a raucous version of “I Put A Spell On You” with Meatloaf singing. It was great.
lol, Colonel. Maybe “that” means getting pegged in the ass a la Christian XXX. Everyone has his/her tastes but I wont do “that” either.
Speaking of tastes, what do you think of banging fat chicks? Sometimes I’m in the mood and don’t mind at all. I figure as long as the girl has a cute face and good hygiene and likes sex we could have a good time.
I guess you disagree? You’ve banged hundreds of more chicks than me anyway.
Ah yes, The Palamino Club, I spent some memorable nights there and saw some legends playing on that small stage including the one and the only Johnny Cash. It closed in the mid 90’s.
And Origen, I agree, probably *that* differs from person to person, depending on each individual’s taste. To me, lots of things are *that*, including fat chicks. I can’t help it, they just turn me off. I can be courteous with a fat chick, have a couple of drinks with her and chat, but when it comes to sex, I won’t do *that*. Back in the day when I was a performer, it was a different story, I didn’t have a choice but to get down and dirty with whoever they throw in the arena with me, fuck for 45 to 60 minutes, open up for the camera, cum on demand and the whole nine yards. That’s one of the primary reasons I decided to distance myself from performing, because as a performer I had no control. So I started working as a director for hire, and eventually became a producer. I still perform every now and then, but in my own titles and with the performers that I truly like, not with anybody the director decides to throw in the arena with me. I love sex, but there’s a real difference between having sex with somebody in your bedroom and performing in front of a crew and camera, and I’m sure any performer will tell you that.
I have an issue with Meat Loaf, its the way he’s battled with Jim Steinman over Bat out of Hell. Meat Loaf wouldnt have had much of a career without Steinman. But we’ve seen this over and over in music.
Colonel,
I too spent many a night at the Pal.
Jerry Lee Lewis,Neil Young, and my all time favorite THe Ventures. You havenet seen rock and roll until youve seen the Ventures live playing Hawaii Five-o,Walk Dont Run, Pipeline, Green Onions, and of course Wipe-out. The Ventures were regulars there. THeir drummer, Mel Taylor(now deceased) was the house drummer at the Pal. and literally joined the band there way back in the day…..The greates show ever was the day they celebrated the 30th anniversary of Mel joining the band right there at the Palimino. That night I yelled out “Play BATMAN”….they did a rocking improv version of the song, and then Nokie said afterwards,,,”We havent played that since the day we recorded it.”
Colonel, we probably have alot more in common than uncommon. Have a good Memorial weekind.
Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman had a rocky friendship and collaborating career, one would not be perfect without the other, and the best example is Bat out of Hell III which Meat Loaf produced and recorded without Steinman’s involvement. It’s a decent album, but nowhere close to its predecessors. I believe Meat Loaf shouldn’t be doing it without Steinman, but he wanted to turn Bat out of Hell into a trilogy so much, he proceeded and did it anyway; and at the very least he deserves some credit for being courageous and taking the risk.
Joe Know says:
‘We probably have a lot more in common than uncommon.’
I believe we do, and you’re right, you haven’t seen rock ‘n’ roll until you’ve seen The Ventures live. I saw them at The Palamino Club two times, I saw many legends there. Man, that was one hell of a place to hang out and have fun. I hope you have a good Memorial weekend as well.
Here is another one of my favorite TV themes by The Ventures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D-Rs3x62jg&feature=related
Cheers.
“The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”
ANother classic. Did you ever see them perfrom “Classical Gas”?
Also, a few times there was Jerry McGee on lead guitar in place of Nokie Edwards. I always preffered the ‘Nokie” shows, but Jerry McGee was now slouch on the guitar either.
One night, I was only 18, and had downed about six or seven beers. I was toasted. There was a fine looking lady sitting next to me who was buying beers for me and my brother. About halfway throug the show another guy came over and asked the lady for her autograph…..It was Linds Ronstadt…Dam was that chick FINE!!!!!
After the Ventures second show was over she gets up on stage with Nokie playing an acoustic guitar and sings “Long Long Time”
Love will abid, take things in stride
Sounds like good advice but theres no one at my side
And time whashed clean love’s wounds unseen
Thats what someone told me but I dont know what it
means
Hanging out at the Pal you saw lots of classic performances like this. Good times, really good times…….Funny thing, I saw almost every Venture show there for years, We were probably there at the same time bakc in the day. Small world.
Thanks for the link above….
take care
The Ventures played Classical Gas in one of two shows I saw at The Palamino Club. What a song, it’s one of those catchy rhythms that just stick in your head.
And Linda Ronstadt buying you drinks, that’s really cool. I’ve always liked and admired that fine, talented lady. Put her next to Britney Spears or Lady Gaga, and you’ll get the idea how times have changed. Come to think of it, it’s quite possible we’ve run to each other at The Palamino Club in one of those crazy nights. Small world, indeed.
You take care too, man.
Colonel,
If we keep this up they are goint to tell us to get a room.
HAHAHAHAHA
That was a good one, man. Let them say whatever they want, you can never please everybody; and you know what I say to that? I say if you can’t please them, fuck them.
HAHAHAHAHA