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Title: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: 8manpick on April 18, 2012, 03:19:09 PM
Levon Helm  :frown:
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/levon-helm-america-8173059
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: ben ji on April 18, 2012, 03:25:18 PM
Yeah, real sad to hear about dick clark.
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: 8manpick on April 18, 2012, 03:27:19 PM
Yeah, real sad to hear about dick clark.

 :shakesfist:
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 18, 2012, 08:25:26 PM
Levon Helm is (was?) the rough ridin' man. I am real sad now.
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 18, 2012, 08:29:32 PM
By the way, his autobiography is rough ridin' incredible. Absolutely worth the 12 bones. There's probably nobody else I'd rather  :drink: with and listen to their stories, holy crap. 

 :thumbs:

http://www.amazon.com/This-Wheels-Fire-Levon-Story/dp/1556524056/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334798915&sr=1-1
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 19, 2012, 09:26:19 AM
Really good tribute article on Huffington Post today.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-kornbluth/levon-helm-a-thank-you-no_b_1437271.html

 :bawl:
Title: Re: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: 8manpick on April 19, 2012, 10:21:25 AM
By the way, his autobiography is rough ridin' incredible. Absolutely worth the 12 bones. There's probably nobody else I'd rather  :drink: with and listen to their stories, holy crap. 

 :thumbs:

http://www.amazon.com/This-Wheels-Fire-Levon-Story/dp/1556524056/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334798915&sr=1-1

Ordered. The Last Waltz is my favorite DVD I own. Love the parts in between songs where they are just shooting the crap...

:cry:

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Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 19, 2012, 10:31:35 AM
You just did yourself the biggest favor of your life.  Levon Helm is one of the coolest motherfrackers who ever lived. I mean, he grew up in freaking TURKEY SCRATCH, ARKANSAS. 

WUT.
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 19, 2012, 03:23:32 PM
It is now officially time for mourning one of the dopest d00dz of all-time.  R.I.P. Levon

 :bawl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RjqcTsxx-8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDnlU6rPfwY

I think I'm gonna watch The Last Waltz again tonight.
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: steve dave on April 19, 2012, 03:25:02 PM
I have no idea who this guy is
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: ben ji on April 19, 2012, 03:46:44 PM
I have no idea who this guy is

He's the guy that did the ball drop and american bandstand tv show. He died at like 94 or something.
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: 8manpick on April 19, 2012, 04:13:34 PM
I have no idea who this guy is

He's the guy that did the ball drop and american bandstand tv show. He died at like 94 or something.

Drummer and sometime singer for The Band. 

ben ji no one gives a eff about Dick Clark, go start your own thread about some loser that is famous for counting backwards from 10 to 0.
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 19, 2012, 04:13:45 PM
I have no idea who this guy is

he's in lady gaga
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: Fedor on April 19, 2012, 04:29:09 PM
Levon Helm  :frown:
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/levon-helm-america-8173059

FWIW I hate this shitty article, "America was broken and on the verge of anarchy and total societal breakdown, cannibalism was literally weeks away.  The Beatles were not even going to play new music on tour!!!!  Then some mediocre band released an album and rough ridin' saved us all." 
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: 8manpick on April 19, 2012, 04:33:17 PM
Levon Helm  :frown:
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/levon-helm-america-8173059

FWIW I hate this shitty article, "America was broken and on the verge of anarchy and total societal breakdown, cannibalism was literally weeks away.  The Beatles were not even going to play new music on tour!!!!  Then The Band released an album and rough ridin' saved us all." 


FYP, but yeah Charles Pierce kinda sucks.  Mostly liked the headline, not so much the article.
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 19, 2012, 04:40:32 PM
ya that farticle was weird but here's a good one from right before he died.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-kornbluth/levon-helm-a-thank-you-no_b_1437271.html
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on April 19, 2012, 04:44:04 PM
I have no idea who this guy is

I don't either. Maybe he's the guy who gave KU all those national championships? :dunno:
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: ben ji on April 19, 2012, 04:48:10 PM
Maybe this will help you guys recognize him

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.okmagazine.com%2Fsites%2Fokmagazine.com%2Ffiles%2Fimagecache%2Fgallery_full_image%2Fphoto_gallery_picture_images%2Fdick-clark-april18-003.jpg&hash=f805886baff65ac743a72d92cf61a08e01fe442c)
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 19, 2012, 04:51:14 PM
lol @ anyone caring about dick clark
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: steve dave on April 19, 2012, 05:53:22 PM
k, got home where I can watch youtube videos.  from what I can tell this guy was in some sort of ccr knock off band who sang songs I've never heard of. 
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 19, 2012, 06:02:05 PM
you got it
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: CHONGS on April 19, 2012, 07:28:38 PM
lol @ anyone caring about dick clark
sounds like you are butt hurt no one cares about you guy so butthurt
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: OlatheWildcat on April 19, 2012, 08:06:15 PM
I thought you were talking about Kevin Harlin  :dunno:
Title: Re: RIP to the Voice of America
Post by: SkinnyBenny on April 19, 2012, 11:35:18 PM
I thought you were talking about Kevin Harlin  :dunno:

I was a little kid when that guy was the Chiefs announcer and simply because he was affiliated with a big, bad pro franchise I thought he was THE BEST rough ridin' THING IN THE WORLD.  Turns out he is not.