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The Who's John Entwistle Dead

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the put-on-my-red-boots-and-take-a-long-long-drive dept.

crazyj was among several Slashdot readers who, knowing my obsession with the greatest band of all time, submitted that The Who's John Entwistle died. His death occured one day before the start of their summer tour. The Ox was an amazing bassist, and I'm glad I got to see him play. Those fingers would just fly up that fretboard. He'll be missed.

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  1. Re:It's always sad to see musicians and talent go. by Usquebaugh · · Score: 1, Troll

    Own up Mr. Katz you've started posting under an alias, have you not?

  2. Oh sure! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Commander Taco likes a band, the bassist dies, the guy gets celebrity treatment. What about Stephen King? Alan Thicke? Huh?!? Where's the respect?!?!

  3. Re:Off topic by Black+Jack+Hyde · · Score: 0, Troll
    Because a lot of nerds/geeks/whatever happened to have been music fans at some point in their lives, and of those fans it isn't unreasonable to think a number of them were Who fans.

    And if Douglas Adams, author, rates a mention, why not John Entwhistle, musician?

    Doesn't /. post a story on the music industry every other day anyway? ("It's fun to slam the R-I-A-A...")

    Or maybe Taco's a Who fan and wanted to show his appreciation with a mention here.

    I can live with it.

    Jack

  4. I thought.... by zulux · · Score: 0, Troll

    .... this was a nerd website. Wake me up when Yahoo Serious, the inventer of the pocket protecter, or one of the *BSDs dies.

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    1. Re:I thought.... by Saint+Nobody · · Score: 1, Troll

      jackass.

      a man who is loved and respected by a lot of people here has died. if you don't care that he died, then don't post. have some bloody respect.

      this has been a pet peeve of mine for a while. whenever slashdot posts about somebody dying, there's a pile of insensitive clods like you that post about how it's not news for nerds and doesn't matter.

      even if you have no inclination to mourn yourself, let other people deal with his death in peace, without having to deal with fuckwads who find it appropriate to comment that the death is irrelevant, and it shouldn't have been posted. go lurk under a bridge somewhere, and if you don't like the tread, leave it alone.

      and now for a moment of silence to honor the departed:











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  5. The Who? by sheepab · · Score: 1, Troll

    Who were they?

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  6. Re:a sad day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    well, he IS a notorious homosexual, so he'll probably fit right in with the Slashdot massive. He's so queer my arse hurts just thinking about him.

  7. Re:Off topic by Alizarin+Erythrosin · · Score: 1, Troll

    "News for nerds. Stuff that matters. "

    I'm sure it matters to alot of people here

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  8. /., your one stop shop. by ayeco · · Score: 0, Troll

    /., your one stop shop for news.

  9. Re:Oasis? Radiohead? by unitron · · Score: 1, Troll
    You kinda left out The Yardbirds. You know, the band that Clapton, Page, and Beck (no, not him, Jeff Beck) all played for at one time or the other.

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    List of bands with underappreciated guitar players (mostly because of the keyboard player):
    The (Young) Rascals
    The Guess Who
    The Doors

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