T&C Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gugny Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I can't figure out if this is a happy birthday thread for @Cripple Creek or @Chandler#81. Who is this for???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Go To Hell! Ya goddam Whippersnapper! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: I can't figure out if this is a happy birthday thread for @Cripple Creek or @Chandler#81. Who is this for???? I don’t know, but that’s a little too upbeat for me. I prefer slow and somber. Like a funeral dirge, but at half the pace. Just now, Chandler#81 said: Go To Hell! Ya goddam Whippersnapper! You found my hat? Where did I leave that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Augie said: I don’t know, but that’s a little too upbeat for me. I prefer slow and somber. Like a funeral dirge, but at half the pace. You found my hat? Where did I leave that? Yer Wife give it to me, ya Punk! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Chandler#81 said: Yer Wife give it to me, ya Punk! Ahhh, keep it. I have dozens of those glasses all over the house, but I may want that scarf back in a few months. Fall is good...what comes next SUCKS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 congrats on your longevity and fidelity to the Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 13 hours ago, Gugny said: I can't figure out if this is a happy birthday thread for @Cripple Creek or @Chandler#81. Who is this for???? Ginger Baker... 80 years young but still cranky as hell. Thought the pic of pressed rat and warthog was a dead giveaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, T&C said: Ginger Baker... 80 years young but still cranky as hell. Thought the pic of pressed rat and warthog was a dead giveaway. The pic of the rat and warthog are what led me to narrow it down to CC and Chandler! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 13 hours ago, Gugny said: I can't figure out if this is a happy birthday thread for @Cripple Creek or @Chandler#81. Who is this for???? I couldn't either I still don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, stuvian said: congrats on your longevity and fidelity to the Bills The BILLS may have made it seem like we were enduring for 80 yrs., but it's really only been 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, T&C said: Ginger Baker... 80 years young but still cranky as hell. Thought the pic of pressed rat and warthog was a dead giveaway. Ginger Baker is cranky on a good day. He's a miserable prick the rest of the time. Did I forget to mention he's an amazing talent. I wanted a little balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) This is actually his daughter posting this: Announcement. Ginger is critically ill in hospital. Please keep him in your prayers. Thank you everyone Its on his facebook page but it came out weird here so if interested its there. Edited September 25, 2019 by T&C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Prayers offered up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Top five drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I'm shocked Ginger is still alive. All hail Ginger Baker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 6:08 PM, without a drought said: Ginger Baker is cranky on a good day. He's a miserable prick the rest of the time. Did I forget to mention he's an amazing talent. I wanted a little balance. He is actually a first rate P.O.S. human being all the way around. Love his drumming however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 8/19/2019 at 11:29 PM, Augie said: I don’t know, but that’s a little too upbeat for me. I prefer slow and somber. Like a funeral dirge, but at half the pace. You found my hat? Where did I leave that? At the massage parlor with Robert Kraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Nextmanup said: He is actually a first rate P.O.S. human being all the way around. Love his drumming however. Curious what makes you say this? I only know of his music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 7 hours ago, thenorthremembers said: Curious what makes you say this? I only know of his music He set the archetype for petulant, temperamental, destructive musician. He was an unapologetic a-hole by is own admission. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/19/ginger-baker-cream-blind-faith-interview-rocks-backpages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 one of the worst interviews ever... one of the greatest ever... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 I don't know Row, Ginger did what the guy asked... I didn't find it bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, T&C said: I don't know Row, Ginger did what the guy asked... I didn't find it bad at all. agreed, but it was embarrassing, even as a lousy drummer myself.... Clapton with carefully placed dart burning away and a Gibson was so much better..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, row_33 said: agreed, but it was embarrassing, even as a lousy drummer myself.... Clapton with carefully placed dart burning away and a Gibson was so much better..... Is there a Jack Bruce interview in the same vein or no, I haven't looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, T&C said: Is there a Jack Bruce interview in the same vein or no, I haven't looked. oh dear.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) 80. aren't one of the stones, charlie, near 80? they're dropping like flies, pretty soon all that will be left, will be the music. Edited September 26, 2019 by DaBillsFanSince1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 hours ago, row_33 said: agreed, but it was embarrassing, even as a lousy drummer myself.... Clapton with carefully placed dart burning away and a Gibson was so much better..... I was a terrible kid drummer (but a respectable piano player, at the time). But I was shocked how good Ginger's interview really was. For him to go through some of those basic rudiments must have been a bit of torture. Credit to the interviewer who kept pushing him. But rudiments aren't meant to entertain on their own (as I'm sure you know). Other than being seriously stoned, this may be one of Baker's best interviews---at least among those I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 Sweet stuff, the entire concert is excellent: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Well, 80 is a pretty good run I think, especially with all of the drugs along the way. https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ap-top-news/2019/10/06/ginger-baker-creams-volatile-drummer-dies-at-80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) r.i.p Edited October 6, 2019 by DaBillsFanSince1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 RIP. Ginger. You were a force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 RIP you crazy *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Amazing drummer who played with greats. Love his stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 A nice example of how he wasn't just Cream/Blind Faith/Graham Bond etc... this mofo was one of the very best: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, T&C said: A nice example of how he wasn't just Cream/Blind Faith/Graham Bond etc... this mofo was one of the very best: I've been mulling this, and I really think Ginger's drumming may have been one big factor in the development of my musical tastes. While I tend more toward jazz, standards, blues, I do also listen to a lot of "rock". But examining the rock bands I really like, most of them have some sort of underlying jazz groove going on. Even some you necessarily wouldn't associate with jazz. Early Blue Oyster Cult had a lot of jazzier stuff going on. Santana, Zappa, Little Feat, Steely Dan, Traffic and Cream, etc. I think I owe more to Ginger than I initially thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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