The Beatles Death Curse

[charon 4,943]

How remote does it need to get?

 

Garech Browne dead at 78.

 

Was the brother of Tara whose death inspired A Day in the Life.

 

 

https://www.rte.ie/amp/946588/

[charon 4,943]

^^^ can't let it go.... And aye , better threads, but his father.

 

Sat in the House of Lords. For 72 fucking years. Never uttered one word.

 

They didn't really need the cash, but fucking hell, that's brilliant.

[YoungWillz 21,037]

It's Sir Richard Starkey....https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5855678/ringo-starr-beatles-knighthood-buckingham-palace/

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Report of the death of Daily Express pop journo Judith Simons, aged 93.

There was some controversy when it was suspected she was the inspiration for Hey Jude. Also the subject of a film about her life, as effectively the first female pop journo in the UK. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4362924/

[charon 4,943]

The Swedish singer Jerry Williams of Jerry Williams + the Violents, who supported the Beatles in their 63 Swedish Tour, dead at 75

 

https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/l1bAKy/jerry-williams-ar-dod

[charon 4,943]

http://www.fohonline.com/news/18195-in-memoriam-robert-kooster-mcallister-1951-–-2018.html

 

Kooster McAllister at 67.

 

Still not sure if he was working with Lennon on the day he died, but he ended up owning Record Plant Remote, which had loads of Beatle associations from Harrison, Lennon to being owned by Martin. And Record Plant seems cursed too.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Plant

 

Kooster also won a Grammy, so somecunt might have had him in some pool.

 

 

[charon 4,943]

Kolya Vasin at 73, the vastly older and vastly  more hairy version of our own Mary.

 

https://themoscowtimes.com/news/news-from-russia-september-3-62748

 

 

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

15 hours ago, charon said:

Kolya Vasin at 73, the vastly older and vastly  more hairy version of our own Mary.

 

https://themoscowtimes.com/news/news-from-russia-september-3-62748

 

 

 

I'm nowhere near his levels of fandom. Seriously, my book on the Fab Four is dedicated to a former work colleague who was way more of a fan than me. I just - like - know stuff and like them a lot. If push comes to shove I'd swap you Sgt Pepper for The Smiths' "Queen is Dead" album

 

[charon 4,943]

 

Frank Serafine might have had a Hollywood career but as his death was untimely (mowed down by a car) and he produced the Ravi Shankar Tana Mana album with Harrison, its in this thread he goes.

 

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-sound-engineer-behind-star-trek-the-motion-picture-1829083441

 

[gcreptile 10,967]

3 hours ago, charon said:

 

Frank Serafine might have had a Hollywood career but as his death was untimely (mowed down by a car) and he produced the Ravi Shankar Tana Mana album with Harrison, its in this thread he goes.

 

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-sound-engineer-behind-star-trek-the-motion-picture-1829083441

 

He even won an Oscar for "Hunt for Red October":

And the link mentions Star Trek. And the original Grand Theft Auto video game. Quite a career actually.

[Phantom 2,533]

Geoff Emerick chief recording engineer, has died at the age of 72 

[msc 18,439]

Some of the deaths reported in here are somewhat obscure (nowt wrong with that, I hasten to add) but Emerick's a name even I know well. Quite a CV over last 50 years and generally considered a great. RIP.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

23 minutes ago, msc said:

Some of the deaths reported in here are somewhat obscure (nowt wrong with that, I hasten to add) but Emerick's a name even I know well. Quite a CV over last 50 years and generally considered a great. RIP.

 

 

One of the luckiest knob twiddlers in the business given that he sat in on the Beatles' start at EMI during his first week at work. Went on to win Grammy awards and help some of the best McCartney post-Beatles stuff including Band on the Run

[Redrumours 861]

2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

One of the luckiest knob twiddlers in the business given that he sat in on the Beatles' start at EMI during his first week at work. Went on to win Grammy awards and help some of the best McCartney post-Beatles stuff including Band on the Run

Knob twiddlers.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

4 hours ago, redrumours said:

Knob twiddlers.

 

An archaic term that was used by recording engineers to describe themselves back in the day. It fell out of fashion when faders became the norm, people started working on their own computers and a lot of the business became a cottage industry.

 

Rod Stewart and the Faces only official live album credits someone - can't recall who - who "pushes a smooth knob"

[Redrumours 861]

47 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

An archaic term that was used by recording engineers to describe themselves back in the day. It fell out of fashion when faders became the norm, people started working on their own computers and a lot of the business became a cottage industry.

 

Rod Stewart and the Faces only official live album credits someone - can't recall who - because "pushes a smooth knob"

Not the "smooth knob tailed Gecko" then.

[Toast 16,137]

7 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

An archaic term that was used by recording engineers to describe themselves back in the day. It fell out of fashion when faders became the norm, people started working on their own computers and a lot of the business became a cottage industry.

 

Rod Stewart and the Faces only official live album credits someone - can't recall who - who "pushes a smooth knob"

 

'Knob twiddlers' is how I have long referred to those DJ types who have hit singles, usually with some random female doing the singing.

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

16 hours ago, Toast said:

 

'Knob twiddlers' is how I have long referred to those DJ types who have hit singles, usually with some random female doing the singing.

 

Hmmm

 

So is there a suitable term for those rent-a-warble females who display their art over the backing tracks?

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Report of the death of Joe Flannery, business associate of Brian Epstein and booking manager and promoter of The Beatles in their early days: https://www.beatlesstory.com/news/2019/03/28/joe-flannery-beatles-booking-manager-passes-away/

 

I think he was also the brother of Peter Flannery who was the Lee Curtis in Lee Curtis and The All Stars.

[msc 18,439]

Johnny Hutch off The Big Three, 60s Merseybeat drummer who turned down a spot as Beatles drummer, reportedly dead.

 

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

On 12/04/2019 at 16:39, msc said:

Johnny Hutch off The Big Three, 60s Merseybeat drummer who turned down a spot as Beatles drummer, reportedly dead.

 

 

Johnny Hutch (Johnny Hutchinson) obit:

http://beatlesmagazineuk.com/r-i-p-johnny-hutchinson/

 

 

 

[msc 18,439]

From Chris Jericho's 2nd book, a friendly meeting with Hutch. Fucking loved Macca.

[gcreptile 10,967]

Russ Gibb, a DJ infamous for starting the "Paul McCartney is dead" theory, has died at 87:

https://loudwire.com/russ-gibb-death/

 

I mean, that's what the article says, but MPFC probably knows more details.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

4 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Russ Gibb, a DJ infamous for starting the "Paul McCartney is dead" theory, has died at 87:

https://loudwire.com/russ-gibb-death/

 

I mean, that's what the article says, but MPFC probably knows more details.

 

I posted Gibb’s obit YESTERDAY let search be your friend.  

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[YoungWillz 21,037]

Report of the death of Monty Lister aged 92, BBC Merseyside radio presenter who did the first radio interview with the Moptops: