maryte wrote:

Oh shit.

So it's before COVID and I'm at the incredible SF Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, seeing Joe Jackson, Boz Scaggs, Paul Weller, and rushing like crazy to catch Robyn Hitchcock.
and, in front of me is...
"CLEM BURKE!"
and he looks up, distracted. "Yeah?"
"uh...well done. Great tunes..."
and he moves on to wherever he's going. Leaving me a little pissed.

I didn't go "BLONDIE!"
I didn't go "BLONDIE DRUMMER!"
I knew his fucking name. I deserved more for that.

Saw him near Big Lake, CA, when they opened for Todd-fronted The New Cars. Lackluster start by Debbie but by song three I said out loud..."Oh yeah. They were pretty close to a punk band back then." They cranked, and Clem was part of the reason. Great tunes.

 maryte wrote:


Damn. One of my very favorite drummers.  

 rgio wrote:

Oh man, there goes another piece of our childhood.  
To Jay.  

Clem Burke

Jay North, TV’s mischievous Dennis the Menace, dies at 73

 maryte wrote:

I wondered. 
I met him, back in the Shriekback days. Nice guy.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Yes, but Dave hasn't been with the band in a while.

 maryte wrote:

Didn't I see that you were going to see them on this tour?

Dave Allen of Gang of Four

Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam

 konz wrote:

That movie about himself was interesting. Unhappy guy.

 konz wrote:

He had a ton of great movies. My favorite was The Doors.
To Val, we salute you!

Val Kilmer

Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

 Red_Dragon wrote:

The original Shogun.  

Richard Chamberlain

Larry Tamblyn, Founder of The Standells

George Forman

Jesse Colin Young

 ptooey wrote:

It's easy to see how some people get elected no matter what their politics may be. I sure never voted for him and was embarrassed by him when he was the minority whip, doing the party's dirty work (Anita Hill for example), but he spoke at our high school graduation and —maybe it was the cussing— had us all laughing. I went to a town hall at the Eagles one time and by that time he had an entourage of hecklers that followed him from town to town, not even Wyoming residents. He destroyed them and really the room went silent because it was such a thorough beating. Al told the audience, "ah don't worry. We're like Tom & Jerry*: they'll be at tomorrow's event ready to do it all again and I'll give it to 'em again." 

*Or Itchy and Scratchy, sure.