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Brian Pern RIP

golfaddick
golfaddick Posts: 33,628
in Not Sports Related
Just read that Brian Pern died last month. Tribute programme on BBC4 tonight

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  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    One of the greats.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    He lived a life that one. You couldn't make it up! RIP
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,338
    RIP. So sad. He was still performing in festivals in 2015 - at the V Festival and, I think, the Isle of Wight. Loved Thotch.
  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,810
    Saw Thotch at Hammersmith in 1972 when they were supporting Genesis, absolutely brilliant, stole the show.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Mrkinski
    Mrkinski Posts: 957
    edited March 2017
    RIP. Brian was a huge influence on Gabriel, Genesis, Bowie and lots of other acts whose names began with G. And B. Sedgeways or whatever those scooter bike things are called should be banned. Terrible way to go, especially after surviving a recent heart attack.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    Not a fan of prog rock or his so called world music but a bit of a legend in his own lunch time.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    A worthy RIP indeed.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,792
    Absolutely gutted. Don't normally get involved with these RIPS but he was such a massive influence on me growing up.

    I don't know how I'm going to live without anything new from the master and having to watch the same old Pernography.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    I thought he was an overrated wanker.
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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,338
    iainment said:

    I thought he was an overrated wanker.

    Have some respect. The guy has only just passed away.

    Take it to the "What was the best Thotch gig?" thread.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    edited March 2017
    Too young to have been into Thotch first time around but got into his later solo stuff massively. Rivalled Dylan in his lyricism imo.

    RIP Brian.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,297
    He's died in the wrong year; most musical greats seemed to pass away in 2016.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    Bangkokaddick said:

    He's died in the wrong year; most musical greats seemed to pass away in 2016.

    ......except Prince.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    I actually met Brian in person a few years ago.

    I got roped into watching my 3 month old niece while my sister got her hair done. So there I am, sitting in the waiting area of a hair salon with my niece, and who walks in but Brian Pern.

    I was nervous as shit, and just kept looking at him as he read a magazine and waited, but was too scared to say anything to him. Pretty soon though my niece started crying, and I'm trying to quiet her down because I didn't want her to bother Brian, but she wouldn't stop.

    Pretty soon he gets up and walks over. He started running his hands through her hair and asked what was wrong. I replied that she was probably hungry or something. So Brian put down his magazine, picked up my niece and lifted his shirt. He breast fed her right there in the middle of a hair salon. Chill guy. Really nice about it.

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    RIP.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    Shocked by Mike Batt

    I burned all my Wombles records in protest last night
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    Tragically young. RIP.
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    Thotch will live on forever....

    RIP
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    I personally think he sold out over the last few years, nothing will ever touch his Peruvian jungle tribe recordings, RIP Brian
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,954
    The first person to use plasticine in videos.

    Pioneer.

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