The Rest in Peace Thread (RIP)

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Originally Posted by elphenor

one of the greatest players to ever touch a guitar for sure RIP

Agreed. Not your typical guitar virtuoso; as Patti Smith wrote, Verlaine "plays lead guitar with angular inverted passion like a thousand bluebirds screaming."

Finding this news here today was sad and also strange: I had an appointment yesterday and brought the 33-1/3 series book on Marquee Moon to read in the waiting room.

RIP, Tom. "I sleep light on these shores tonight, I live light on these shores."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4s5bj5fZO8

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@5:30 "It's a beautiful life. The whole idea of eternity is very beautiful, so how bad can death be?"

Nice hat, Tom.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKUMqfI9KFs