msc 18,479 Posted December 29, 2015 Nah, 2 months life expectancy feels more like an announcement this week, and him using the January gigs, if he could make them, as a sort of George Melly-esque last stand. It's just one of those things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,654 Posted December 29, 2015 He seemed to be playing a video game before he died - http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/motorheads-lemmy-kilmister-playing-video-7085769- his children might have unplugged him He looks very ill and weak in the clip where he talks about the Bataclan. If I'd seen that before ..... Put it this way, it's hard to believe he had gigs booked in less than a month. That article was from July, even though he had some bouts of illness he probably just assumed that he'd recover in time for the January gigs. I know the tour was announced in the summer, I mentioned it to a friend who is also a Saxon fan when it was first advertised. As far as I know the tour was still on. I had an email only today listing upcoming gigs in my area, and it was still there. I think Maryport said he had a ticket. I do, and we're expecting to chase a refund. With all due respects to Saxon - who I saw at Ramblin' Man in July - we'd bought the tickets for Motorhead and there is no acceptable substitute for them. They've made the right decision to disband right away. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted December 30, 2015 You knew the punks were going to be a big thing because they told you they were. Rat Scabies came up behind me in Dingwalls, this terrible urchin with awful red hair, spots all over him. He said, “Oi, you’re Lemmy aren’t you?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘You think you’re a rock star or something?’ I said, ‘Well if there’s going to be one, it might as well be me.’ He said, ‘Fair enough, I’ll buy you a drink.’ We’ve been friends ever since. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/29/lemmy-a-life-in-quotes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted December 30, 2015 Very sad news.Always assumed he would go on and on and on !Definitely sounds like euthanasia to me.If it was complications from the cancer such as heart problems or pneumonia he would have been in hospital not surrounded by family in his home. Overkill.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted December 30, 2015 As the person who started this thread, over a decade ago, I feel privileged to have been present at one of Motorhead's last UK gigs, at the Eden Project in June. At the time Lemmy didn't look too bad at all and I would have never have thought he wouldn't see the year out. I'm glad for him that he didn't endure a slow and painful death and think it is rather apt that somebody who lived so fast managed to die fast as well. Also, if it hadn't have been for Lemmy, I may never have got together with Mrs DDT, having met her at the impossibly romantic setting of a Motorhead concert at Glasgow Barrowlands in October 1995 RIP Lemmy and thank you for the memories. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted December 30, 2015 “Nobody had any idea,” Singerman adds. “We just learned Saturday, two days ago (sic), that he even had cancer and the doctor told him he had between two to six months to live. Perhaps he got the news a couple of months back and kept it to himself? Though you'd think he'd have to say something due to touring commitments. He does look like he's rapidly wasting away in that Bataclan comment clip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted December 30, 2015 Look, Lemmy is DEAD, he has GONE, let him go FFS!!!!!!!!!!!If I read yet another 'He wuzz a leg end he wuzz...' or another anecdote about him I shall be forced to find a cats rectum to shove this laptop up!!Well LFN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,149 Posted December 30, 2015 “Nobody had any idea,” Singerman adds. “We just learned Saturday, two days ago (sic), that he even had cancer and the doctor told him he had between two to six months to live. Perhaps he got the news a couple of months back and kept it to himself? Though you'd think he'd have to say something due to touring commitments. He does look like he's rapidly wasting away in that Bataclan comment clip. There's the insurance angle as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 9, 2016 Lemmy's funeral is going to be livestreamed on Youtube. It starts in half an hour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSAXVdIj6jY 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted January 9, 2016 Look, Lemmy is DEAD, he has GONE, let him go FFS!!!!!!!!!!! If I read yet another 'He wuzz a leg end he wuzz...' or another anecdote about him I shall be forced to find a cats rectum to shove this laptop up!! Well LFN So who would your rock legend be then? Bieber? Swift? The Wiggles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted January 9, 2016 Look, Lemmy is DEAD, he has GONE, let him go FFS!!!!!!!!!!! If I read yet another 'He wuzz a leg end he wuzz...' or another anecdote about him I shall be forced to find a cats rectum to shove this laptop up!! Well LFN So who would your rock legend be then? Bieber? Swift? The Wiggles? half of that is a quoted statement from LFN I said he was dead and now he has to do it, still waiting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,060 Posted January 9, 2016 Watching the memorial service on youtube. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,654 Posted January 10, 2016 Watching the memorial service on youtube. Me too, loving it; Rob Halford sharing some love about the man. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted January 10, 2016 Watching the memorial service on youtube. Me too, loving it; Rob Halford sharing some love about the man. I watched it too, fucking stream cut out during Dave Grohl. But there was some proper lol moments with some of the stories. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,149 Posted January 10, 2016 I've signed the petition to name a newly discovered element Lemmium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted January 11, 2016 This is Slash at Lemmy's funeral - LOOK AT THE SIZE OF HIS COCK BULGE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,654 Posted January 11, 2016 This is Slash at Lemmy's funeral - LOOK AT THE SIZE OF HIS COCK BULGE! Aye, and that strategically placed phallic symbol pointing to it; photographic gold! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,534 Posted January 11, 2016 Watched the memorial service while it was streaming. The link kept freezing at various points, so I'll have to watch it again when I can get a spare couple of hours. My daughter was commenting on how people were saying "There was no one cooler in the room than Lemmy" and how everyone was saying how nice he was. I told her that it was true, that's how Lemmy was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ra Ra Rasputin 99 Posted January 11, 2016 This is Slash at Lemmy's funeral - LOOK AT THE SIZE OF HIS COCK BULGE! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,149 Posted January 11, 2016 This is Slash at Lemmy's funeral - LOOK AT THE SIZE OF HIS COCK BULGE! I knew I wasn't the only one thinking of that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,534 Posted January 11, 2016 For those that missed the memorial service on Saturday, you can watch it here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted January 11, 2016 Shocking to know Lemmy loved the Bee Gees and Abba.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,534 Posted January 11, 2016 Shocking to know Lemmy loved the Bee Gees and Abba.... The first few albums by The Bee Gees are actually pretty good, can't stand their stuff once they got into disco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ra Ra Rasputin 99 Posted January 12, 2016 Shocking to know Lemmy loved the Bee Gees and Abba.... He knew a good tune when he heard one. Simple. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,149 Posted January 12, 2016 I've just had a shocking thought. Is Lemmy no longer the coolest person in heaven? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
