OT - Of interest to metalheads only (and Kingston Trio fans)

[Michael B]

Bassist Tim Bogert passed away earlier today of cancer at the age of 76. He is best known for his work with Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert and Appice. He also did some work with Bob Weir. I had the opportunity to see him play twice: The Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Show at MSG in 1988 and at Jaxx here in Springfield, VA, October, 2006.

This is him and Vinny Martell with Vanilla Fudge at Jaxx. The opening act that night was Cactus. Cactus included 3 original members - Bogert, Carmine Appice and Jim McCarty. Bogert and Appice formed Cactus after Vanilla Fudge broke up. McCarty had been with Mitch Ryder and in the late 70's in the Rockets who had a radio hit with a cover of 'Oh Well'.
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Ticket from the show.
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From my Rock Book. Bogert signed it 3 times - BBA, Cactus and V. Fudge. Three of the people on this page have passed away, Bogert and Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees
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3/4 of Vanilla Fudge on the television cue sheet for the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary show. The full item is about 15 pages. My ex Father in Law was president of Madison Square Garden at the time. I got to spend part of the night backstage. I started getting this signed while chasing musicians around Boston. At first I got them on the first page then got smart and had them sign the page that listed their performance. Appice signed the first page. I also have two programs from the show with multiple signatures. I know that Vinny Martell did not play at the show, but he is part of the original band so I had him sign it. My favorite signature on these items is LaVern Baker. She was great and so happy to sign autographs at a small club in Somerville, MA called Johnny D's.
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[doug.goodman]

Nobody is getting any younger...

[Michael B]

We lost another one on Wednesday, January 13. Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls passed away. Not only did he play rhythm guitar in the Dolls, he was responsible for their look. Coming from a family that worked in the clothing business he designed the spandex pants and androgyny that became their signature style.

Though we think of him as a New Yorker, he had lived in Atlanta for a number of years. I guess that is where some of the NY punkers find refuge. Wayne/Jayne County, of Wayne County and the Electric Chairs also moved there.

I knew he was battling cancer. It is still strange when it is people you enjoy seeing perform. Very talented and a nice guy. I got to meet him twice. The first time was 2010 at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. when he was with the Batusis. The second time was in 2013 at Jammin Java in Vienna, VA when he was doing a punk acoustic tour with Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols.

Sylvain at the Black Cat
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Sylvain at the Black Cat. The other guitar player is Cheetah Chrome of the legendary punk band the Dead Boys ("Sonic Reducer"). On drums is Lez Warner of The Cult.
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Sylvain with Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols - Jammin Java
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Sylvain at Jammin Java
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Neither Jammin Java nor the Red Room at the Black Cat uses tickets. I rely on these:
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I thought I had a signed copy of his first solo album. I either traded it or sold it. My favorite song on it was "Teenage News". He told me his favorite was "14th Street Beat".
Here is a signed copy of the 45 'Fool for You Baby" b/w "Pills" live. This was a 2011 Record Store Day release
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[doug.goodman]

Every time a rock star dies I now think of you, as I did 3 days ago with Sylvain.

[hammertime]

WOW I just read through this thread... absolutely epic! And not something I expected to see on this forum. One band I'd.like to ask Doug about is Sacrilege B.C., because I think their Party with God album is one of the best from the Bay area thrash scene, but I almost NEVER hear them talked about or see pics from back in the day. I've got this old flyer from a show they did with Sadus (before my time) but that's it.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by hammertime

WOW I just read through this thread... absolutely epic! And not something I expected to see on this forum. One band I'd like to ask Doug about is Sacrilege B.C.

I don't think I ever saw Sacrilege (nobody I knew ever used the BC part) play live. I went on the road in 1984 and pretty much never came back, so they were mostly after I left.

That poster is from 1987, I had seen Death Angel / Forbidden Evil / Hellhound at the Stone in October, but then gone to Europe with Attitude, and had only been home a couple days (about 100 miles from SF) so the 200 mile round trip didn't appeal to me (and my mom would have been pretty annoyed, haha)


If you like "absolutely epic" you may enjoy :
https://haggisbuffet.blogspot.com/2004/03/

Start at the beginning and just keep going, there are some legendary posts on that blog.

[hammertime]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

If you like "absolutely epic" you may enjoy :
https://haggisbuffet.blogspot.com/2004/03/

Start at the beginning and just keep going, there are some legendary posts on that blog.

Talk about a lifer! That's really great...and I love the MITFR book (and film)...the stuff in this blog is definitely more my era, at least as far as going to shows...I saw High on Fire in 2003 and 2004, man they were good live.