Category Archives: RIP

Lord Ventnor RIP

March 9, 2010 – 9:18 pm

The Times Obit Bob Souter, a unique enthusiast of life and imagination, passed away in tranquility on the 1st of March 2010, aged 69 years. Husband of Annie, father of Anthony, Nathalie, Florence, grandfather of Alexander, brother to Noel. On this day and forever; his family and friends wish him eternal peace and express their […]

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Down Periscope

February 16, 2010 – 8:04 pm

As a child I could put my ankles behind my back, then I could touch my toes to my nose. during the 60s I could sit in a lotus position and in the 70s I was supple enough to bring my sole of my foot to the small of my back. That flexibility has vanished […]

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Gilbert Stafford RIP

January 3, 2010 – 4:34 pm

The nightlife was a good living in the late-70s and 80s. My income was twice what it is now. Mostly of it cash from tips. A few doorman worked the big places. The job tended to burn us out. My last gig was the Milk Bar in Beverly Hills. The year was 1995. Only one […]

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PEACE OF MIND Blue Cheer RIP Dickie Petersen

October 14, 2009 – 8:04 pm

North Dakota was a wasteland for rock and roll and the heavy-metal pioneers Blue Cheer deserted the badlands for San Francisco in 1966. Their first and really only hit SUMMERTIMES BLUES hit #11 on the charts in 1968. They were loud. In fact the group achieved the Guinness Books record of loudest band at a […]

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RIP Edward T Kennedy

August 30, 2009 – 10:29 am

Growing up outside of Boston in the 50s and 60s, the Kennedys were idolized by the voters. They could do no wrong. Sleeping with Marilyn Monroe was considered a good thing. A nuclear confrontation with Nikita Khruschev was an act of courage. JFK’s death broke our hearts, but the faithful placed their trust in RFK, […]

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