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 Post subject: Dick Dale
PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:53 pm 
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“You’re asking me if I, Dick Dale, can play Venus?”


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 Post subject: Re: Dick Dale
PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:06 pm 
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King of the Surf Guitar. I was surprised he hadn't died already.


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 Post subject: Re: Dick Dale
PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:40 pm 
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Just so you won't be surprised going forward, Tony Bennett is alive and a young 91 years old. As is Harry Belafonte at 92.

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Dale
PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 5:57 am 
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Warren Newson wrote:
King of the Surf Guitar. I was surprised he hadn't died already.


He had some major health issues, and was pretty destitute, which is why he kept playing.

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Dale
PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:25 am 
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newper wrote:
Just so you won't be surprised going forward, Tony Bennett is alive and a young 91 years old. As is Harry Belafonte at 92.


Bennett at Ravinia this summer https://www.ravinia.org/ShowDetails/1596/tony-bennett

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Dale
PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:47 am 
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I didn't realize that he was Lebanese and his music is really Middle Eastern/Arabic.

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Dale
PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:30 pm 
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Muse did it better.

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Dale
PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:24 pm 
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My feeble attempt to imitate Mr. Dale:

https://soundcloud.com/joe-orr-road-rod ... nd-the-sun

R.I.P.

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Ah, the wonderful US health care system strikes back. RIP

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