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Post by kds on Aug 3, 2020 15:33:34 GMT
James Hetfield, songwriter, singer, and rhythm guitarist for Metallica, is 57 today. He helped create a new kind of heavy metal music and against all odds, became very commercially successful with it. And true to form for heavy metal, that success has made his band equally loved and hated. I was actually a little surprised he's only 57. I'd forgotten how young they were when Kill 'Em All was released.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 19, 2020 10:16:34 GMT
A big day for birthdays...John Stamos turns 57, John Deacon 69, and Ian Gillan is 75!
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Post by jk on Aug 25, 2020 9:18:05 GMT
The centenary of Leonard Bernstein's birth was two years ago to the day. No idea whether this thread stretches as far as to include congratulating the deceased but no doubt I'll hear about it if it doesn't. I only came to love Lennie later in life. Happy birthday, sir.
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Post by kds on Aug 25, 2020 12:15:32 GMT
Happy 71st to Gene Simmons, and Happy 69th to the Metal God himself Rob Halford.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 25, 2020 12:29:06 GMT
Happy 71st to Gene Simmons Let me guess how he's going to spend it: however the hell he wants.
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Post by kds on Aug 25, 2020 12:32:02 GMT
Happy 71st to Gene Simmons Let me guess how he's going to spend it: however the hell he wants. Probably working on how to sell the KISS brand when their "Farewell" Tour ends (assuming it ever does).
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Post by kds on Aug 25, 2020 14:47:47 GMT
Also, Happy 58th to Vivian Campbell, current guitarist for Def Leppard, he's also played with Sweet Savage, Dio, Whitesnake, Last In Line, and Thin Lizzy.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 25, 2020 15:38:40 GMT
Also, Happy 58th to Vivian Campbell, current guitarist for Def Leppard, he's also played with Sweet Savage, Dio, Whitesnake, Last In Line, and Thin Lizzy. It shouldn't surprise me that he's 58 ... but it does! He was already a veteran by the time I heard of him (which was Whitesnake circa '88 or whatever), and I was 12 then, so...
Time. It's kind of a jerk.
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Post by kds on Aug 25, 2020 15:42:29 GMT
Also, Happy 58th to Vivian Campbell, current guitarist for Def Leppard, he's also played with Sweet Savage, Dio, Whitesnake, Last In Line, and Thin Lizzy. It shouldn't surprise me that he's 58 ... but it does! He was already a veteran by the time I heard of him (which was Whitesnake circa '88 or whatever), and I was 12 then, so...
Time. It's kind of a jerk.
At the time, I wasn't really aware of his past, but the first time I remember seeing him was when Def Leppard played the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. What a way to break in with your new band.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Sept 1, 2020 14:35:19 GMT
Happy 74th Birthday to Barry Gibb!
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Post by kds on Sept 3, 2020 15:51:52 GMT
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Sept 23, 2020 11:08:04 GMT
Happy 71st Birthday to The Boss, Bruce Springteen! I wonder if Bruce ever came close to appearing on one of Brian's solo albums?
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Post by Kapitan on Sept 23, 2020 12:42:35 GMT
Springsteen is 71...jeez. I think of him as "third generation" after the originals from the mid 50s and the British Invasion / 60s artists. Time just doesn't slow down, does it?
That pic must have been taken backstage or something, but it looks like they were hanging out in some unfinished basement. My first thought was, what, are the guys escaping their wives to sneak a few beers and talk trash or what?
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Post by kds on Sept 23, 2020 12:53:38 GMT
Springsteen is 71...jeez. I think of him as "third generation" after the originals from the mid 50s and the British Invasion / 60s artists. Time just doesn't slow down, does it?
That pic must have been taken backstage or something, but it looks like they were hanging out in some unfinished basement. My first thought was, what, are the guys escaping their wives to sneak a few beers and talk trash or what?
And these guys who made their marks in the 1970s are now getting to their C50s. It's crazy. All year, my mind has been blown to see 40th Anniversaries of some of the great albums from 1980.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Sept 23, 2020 12:56:59 GMT
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