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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?

So upset when I heard about this.  I liked him SO much!  I wasn't that much of a fan of the Stones, but I sure liked him and Bill Wyman.  So much better than Mick and buddies. They were older, much better musicians.  Both came from Jazz backgrounds.  Bill has a wild streak in him, but Charlie was laid back, conservative.  Stayed married to his first wife, etc.  A good guy.  I'll miss him!

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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?

@Witchy Woman. When Justin wears those tight leather pants, I can barely stay in my seat. 😜

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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?


@dulwich wrote:

@golding76   Re your comment about him looking the 'healthiest' brought back a memory.
 
Last time - before Covid  - we saw them and went backstage to me Charlie always  had an almost transparent, very pale, skin tone - very porcelain looking - the others all somewhat sun tanned, wrinkled,

etc. but he was always very 'fragile'  looking to me but a great drummer and gentle man!


@dulwich. "...and went backstage..."

Oh how I envy your past!  🤩

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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?

@Pearlee  The nice thing is though... us 'oldies' watching 'oldie bands' in concert always remember each other and always great to meet and greet again and talk 'old times'.

 

DH does not like rock concerts but just goes  backstage - in U.K. or here -  to chat with his old mates - me out front a rocking' to this day he comes back and says 'saw so and so' dropping a name - me never even knew they were about!

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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?

Charlie was 80 years old.  May he rest in peace.

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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?

This list of musicians and their present ages made me realize what a great wealth of music we Seniors had in our youth.  Makes me feel sorry for the kids today.

 

Bruce Springsteen 71
Brian Wilson 71
Rick Springfield 72
Alice Cooper 73
James Taylor 73
Steve Tyler 73
Jimmy Buffet 74
Sir Elton Hercules John 74
Don McLean 75
Eric Clapton 76
Sir Roderick David "Rod" Stewart 76
Stephen Stills 76
Gladys Knight 77
Joni Mitchell 77
Keith Richards 77
Sir Michael Philip Jagger 78
Art Garfunkel 79
Sir James Paul McCartney 79
Graham Nash 79
Paul Simon 79
Joan Baez 80
David Crosby 80
Neil Diamond 80
Bob Dylan 80
Mike Love 80
Ringo Starr 81
Smokey Robinson 81
Tina Turner 81
Judy Collins 82
Gordon Lightfoot 82
Jerry Lee Lewis 85
Kris Kristofferson 85
Frankie Valli 87
Willie Nelson 88

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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?

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@IamMrsG wrote:

This list of musicians and their present ages made me realize what a great wealth of music we Seniors had in our youth.  Makes me feel sorry for the kids today.

 

Bruce Springsteen 71
Brian Wilson 71
Rick Springfield 72
Alice Cooper 73
James Taylor 73
Steve Tyler 73
Jimmy Buffet 74
Sir Elton Hercules John 74
Don McLean 75
Eric Clapton 76
Sir Roderick David "Rod" Stewart 76
Stephen Stills 76
Gladys Knight 77
Joni Mitchell 77
Keith Richards 77
Sir Michael Philip Jagger 78
Art Garfunkel 79
Sir James Paul McCartney 79
Graham Nash 79
Paul Simon 79
Joan Baez 80
David Crosby 80
Neil Diamond 80
Bob Dylan 80
Mike Love 80
Ringo Starr 81
Smokey Robinson 81
Tina Turner 81
Judy Collins 82
Gordon Lightfoot 82
Jerry Lee Lewis 85
Kris Kristofferson 85
Frankie Valli 87
Willie Nelson 88


PeteTownshend  76

Roger Daltrey  77

Ian Anderson  74

Justin Hayward  74

John Lodge 76

Graeme Edge  80 ....

 

ETA

 

Boz Scaggs  77...

 

ETA 

 

Roger Waters  77

Dave Gilmour  75...

 

(We could be at this all night.)

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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?

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Paint it Black

 

RIP - Charlie, you were the heart beat.

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@Drythe wrote:

Paint it Black

 

RIP - Charlie, you were the heart beat.


@Drythe 

 

Just as I clicked on your post, my favorite local talk radio host was playing this on his show.

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Re: Say It Isn't So -- Charlie Watts Dead?

May Charlie rest in peace.