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Sad news indeedy. Not only a truly great guitarist, but also very good as a fearsome executioner in Game of Thrones
Wilko Johnson has terminal Cancer ....
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
Sadly some folk are profiteering from Wilko's illness. His farewell tour has sold out and tickets are being sold in the secondary market at grossly inflated prices.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I take my hat off to you sir... a fine fine movie indeed.
buy it... download it... steal it from HMV... whatever you do, WATCH IT!
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Anyone get lucky with tickets, I certainly didn't!?
All the gigs sold out within half an hour.
Dependent on how he feels there may be more shows added.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
I'll give it another go if he puts anymore on, Mrs 3BM was quite keen on seeing the old boy again.
Diggs
Veteran
- Location
- Billericay, Essex
Lucky enough to see him once, as others have said, humbling interview on R4
KEEF
Veteran
- Location
- BURNOPFIELD
Falwheeler
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Falmouth Cornwall
Just caught the end of a 70s Old Grey Whistle Test last night. Had Dr. Feelgood on, absolutely brilliant. All the best Wilko
aberal
Guru
- Location
- Midlothian
Thanks to whoever posted the 1975 OGWT link - that would have been my first introduction to the band and I haven't seen that since 1975. I remember in those pre-punk days that their back to basics sound blew us all away. Still does. That was in the days of vinyl, but now the band are still regularly played on my ipod. I suppose they are important to a certain generation - a whole raft of younger types will have no idea who the hell we are talking about, and might not understand why one-off, unique bands like Dr Feelgood and Wilko matter so much. Sad to see him on the way out and uplifting to hear him talk about his illness so candidly.
Monsieur Remings
Guru
- Location
- Yatton UK
Yep, read this on FB last night from a mate and fan of the guy.
I don't know much about the guy other than his involvement with the Blockheads but I sincerely hope he goes without suffering. I lost my mother to Pancreatic cancer last year.
Falwheeler
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Falmouth Cornwall
Always liked Feelgood but only had one album so bought this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Singled-Out...F8/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&qid=1359402086&sr=8-33 on Amazon, absolutely brilliant IMHO
172traindriver
Legendary Member
Shame.................one of those guys at the forefront of the revolution of music.
Minotier
Veteran
- Location
- The Flat Side of South Yorkshire.
It is a bit sickening to hear of all the shysters that profit off real music fans who have been following artists and bands from the beginning.
I will be content in the thought that I have seen Wilko several times over the last 40 years.
It would be nice to think, but of course totally unrealistic in this 'grab what you can climate', that those that are profiteering from this situation gave their ill gotten gains to Cancer Research or McMillan in memory of a musical giant.
Yeah, dream on!!!
