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Dave Bartholomew, The Godfather of New Orleans music and the man who “discovered” Fats Domino and birthed rock n roll.
RIP. Bummer.DJ and producer Philippe Zdar from Cassius fell out of a window in Paris and died.
Cassius had their share of bangers but he's probably best known as a producer. He worked on albums by Phoenix, The Rapture, Cut Copy, Franz Ferdinand and Kanye West. A new Cassius record drops (pun intended) tomorrow as well as the new Hot Chip album which he produced.
One of the obits I read captured his style perfectly by saying he combined heavy bass with a light touch.
I read somewhere where her and the Dog just became Great-Grandparents. Impressive at 51. Less impressive if its one of his kids and just her step kid....I think he is 60.
It's crazy but not as crazy as it could have been. The grandfather is Dog's son Leland (42 years old, born when Dog was 24 and married to his first wife), whose son Dakota (23) is the father of the great-grandchild.I read somewhere where her and the Dog just became Great-Grandparents. Impressive at 51. Less impressive if its one of his kids and just her step kid....I think he is 60.
I never had kids, but I'm a grandfather. Being married to a grandmother does that to you.Woman I work with never had kids. She's a grandmother tho.
He was also Buffalo Bill's boss (Dabney Coleman sitcom) ...same type character. Great show.
Damn - that sucks - big Quicksilver fan here. I've been listening to Happy Trails a lot recently.Gary Duncan - guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger - best Bo Diddley band of all time
Lost quite a few brain cells seeing these guys - and so effin loud.
https://youtu.be/SjWGr-h8ETA
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Father of the Mustang.Lee Iacocca
I’m in my early 40s and have heard his name before. Basically know that he was an outspoken auto exec. and that’s about it. Before my time.
Come on, man.Lee Iacocca
I’m in my early 40s and have heard his name before. Basically know that he was an outspoken auto exec. and that’s about it. Before my time.
Unfortunately there is no way to know. If only people in the past had some way of recording things.I don’t understand why/how he was famous.
You may also remember him from his cameo in Watchmen.I don’t understand why/how he was famous.
i guess back then auto execs were a bigger deal than they are now.
TripItUp said:
I don’t understand why/how he was famous.
My aunt had a Pinto hatchback. I remember climbing into the back with my sister and cousin as the adults crammed into the seats. If it was full, she had to turn off the A/C if she was climbing a hill.Iacocca had his hand in the development of two key aspects of American automobile culture, both of which are still going strong to this day: the "pony car" (e.g., the Ford Mustang) and the "minivan" (e.g., the Dodge Caravan).
On the other hand, he also spearheaded the Ford Pinto. And his philosophy from the 1980s -- cheap cars that would need to be replaced in 4 years -- may have resulted in short-term profits, but it did serious long-term damage to not just Chrysler, but to the American automobile industry in general. He completely underestimated Japan's ability to make competitive vehicles (and he overestimated the American public's loyalty to his crappy cars).
Seemed like everybody read his autobiography.Yeah, Iacocca was one of the first celebrity-CEOs.
My aunt had a Pinto hatchback. I remember climbing into the back with my sister and cousin as the adults crammed into the seats. If it was full, she had to turn off the A/C if she was climbing a hill.
My first car I got to drive was the Mercury Bobcat station wagon (mercury version of the pinto.....:high class. Baby Blue, bucket seats front and back, 4 speed. also remember just riding around in the way back with no seat belts.My aunt had a Pinto hatchback. I remember climbing into the back with my sister and cousin as the adults crammed into the seats. If it was full, she had to turn off the A/C if she was climbing a hill.
and the Pacer.The only thing as bad as the Pinto was the Gremlin.
'83 Ford Escort wagon. At 80hp, man was that thing slow.dino259 said:My first car I got to drive was the Mercury Bobcat station wagon (mercury version of the pinto.....:high class
Add the wood grain panel stickers on the sides and that's the second car I owned.dino259 said:Mercury Bobcat station wagon (mercury version of the pinto.....:high class. Baby Blue, bucket seats front and back, 4 speed.
The K Car saved Chrysler from bankruptcy in the mid '80s.'K" Car?Leroy Hoard said:The only thing as bad as the Pinto was the Gremlin.
Bummer. Loved watching The Gong Show when I was a kid.Verry interesting
RIP Arte Johnson
The guy was great for playing at that size at QB. Loved watching his highlights.
Tip O'Neill was a lifetime POS politician.Iacocca entertained the thought of running for President in 1984.
He said that his mother and Tip O'Neill talked him out of it.
You mean "Laugh In", si?Bummer. Loved watching The Gong Show when I was a kid.
He was on that too but that was before my time.You mean "Laugh In", si?
one of the best shows ever.May not have aged well (Goldie did), but in its day, it was greatHe was on that too but that was before my time.