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When asked, many professional musicians say they want to go out of this world on stage. It happens to very, very few. Saturday night, it happened to 71 year old singer-songwriter David Olney while performing at a festival in Florida.
In the middle of a song, stopped, apologized shut his eyes and remained still. He said "I'm sorry" and the musicians around him thought he was just taking a pause. His head tipped to his chest as he sat motionless on his stool, never dropping his guitar.
They lowered him from the stage as a doctor in the audience tried to revive him until the EMT's arrived, but it was too late!




My short list of musicians who ended their careers while performing:

I recall Tiny Tim suffered a heart attack on stage at a benefit. His wife helped him back to their table where he collapsed and never regained consciousness.

Guitarist Darrell Lance Abbott, aka Dimebag Darrell was murdered while performing at a nightclub.

Drummer for the rock band Chicago, John Thomas Hashian aka Sib Hashian died on stage in the middle of a set while performing on a cruise ship.

Guitarist for the heavy metal band Rigor Mortis (how appropriate) Mike Scaccia collapsed on stage performing for the 50th birthday of singer Bruce Corbitt.

Former Megadeath drummer Nick Menza died on stage in the middle of a set, rushed to the hospital and pronounced DOA. The cause was congestive heart failure.

I cannot remember the name of the singer while performing poolside stepped in a puddle while holding the microphone and was electrocuted. Another performance to die for!



Honorable mention for Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards who almost kicked it. At a live performance, his guitar made contact with a microphone stand and the voltage threw a spark of blue light that knocked him unconscious.

The continuation of the series...
.. 12. Culture & Mass delusion
.x. 2. Neuroscience of belief.... } 24. Critical Mass
... Only for his [ Name's ] sake has he provided a template } Lmtd. Attn.-- Span Theater
... 54. sleep of restless hours / disillusion ......... 74. Isis & Osiris / ayreon
...-26. paradigm shift / Liq. tension Exp......... - 46. the Accolade / symphony X
... 28. Critical Mass, 1 - 3 / threshold................ 28. C M pt. 2 / ibid.
......... 89... perfect element / Pain of Salvation
.........-61. to bid you farewell / Opeth ) ) ) d3 } pro Metal 100, songs
..........28. C mass, 3 / threshold... } it should be no secret as to the substance of Ritual Number One: Roma ] Cat. Mass. Id est., Sun worship. Note how the subject comes up again as we chart
thru another [ Great ] course...
04. divide & conquer .................... 10. Calendar math
09. memorizing numbers ...............03. go Forth (x) and multiply
13. Calends [ of Gregory ......... ) ) Time - k e e p e r s ) see Daniel 7:25, changing Times
* * * * part Seven * * * Jet Propelled photograph ) the soft machine
... Take the long view of 'Rainbow Rising'; A 1976 LP by ..um, Rainbow. It is [ d.......*] in plane sight. The Stargazer[song from the LP] is Nimrod, ascending from the abyss by bending space--Time.
________
* deception...... } So as you re-Read the instrument from Lit. logic lotto [ gambling with your life
it should dawn on you at this TIME that deception, fraud, delusion, encompass our most fundamental groove: Time- keeping. From which cometh... sowing, reaping, } harvest.
[ but lets not just casually take my word for it ].....lets dew the Math, because numbers can't lie
.. 42. 7 churches / possessed .................... 22. vulgar display of power / pantera
..-25. vol.4 / black Sabbath ............................... 05. bs / bs } blk Sabbath
.. 17. Rainbow rising / rainbow..................... 17. R R / R } plan R
92. A blaze in the Northern sky / dark throne
- 75. the real thing / faith no more .. } d3 Metal Albums, 100
17. stargazer ) rainbow rising .....Rev. 9:11
...... We know that we are from [ Yah ] , and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. - 1 Yohn 5:19
Epilogue...
........ Focus / Cynic
.............. Storm of the Light's bane / Dissection
...... Glory of the Empire / Circus Maximus

Yes, it's somewhat common and natural.
It's not that much of an adjustment.

Granted, most players stick to one way.
But there's no law against trying something different.
It might feel good. Try it.
You know you want to.

Sure when most people think of sax,
it's with either a
alto or a tenor.
But there's baritone and soprano too.
Some people do it all.

What ?

In music news today, drummer Ginger Baker who came on the music scene with the 1960's super group Cream has died at the age of 80.

While he became a legend with a style of his own, I'm told in his declining years he was 'more than' grumpy and difficult when asked to interview.

It didn't matter... he influenced thousands of aspiring drummers!



Ginger Baker in 2019
Jack Bruce died in 2014

That leaves Clapton to carry on the musical legend...

This is a different version of a song which was a very big hit back in the mid 50's. Anybody remember the original?

Every now and then 2 performers will get together for a duet version of a song. The song I've chosen involves 2 great acts but their styles are are completely opposite of each others.

My selection features Celine Dion and Joe Walsh.

Even though Joe doesn't sing, I still think it is an odd pairing.

What strange combo of duets can you come up with ?

One of the founding members of the Allman Brothers band passed away at the age of 80. He was a singer and guitarist, born in West Palm Beach, Florida and retired in Osprey, Florida.
Betts had some health issues dating back to a stroke in 2018 and died from cancer and COPD at his home today.

Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band

But each day, when she walks to the sea, She looks straight ahead, not at he...
Lyrics from the song The Girl From Ipanema, a 1960's Brazilian Bossa Nova international hit.

It's in the song list of music I'm learning, for an upcoming gig. Rehearsals at a rate of 2 per week puts me in a pinch, as it's not enough time to comfortably learn all the arrangements and play more than one set as a trio. My cousin will duo with the guitarist and do the other 2 sets without me. No choice. it's agreed. The venue is a open bar at a restaurant and the management only wanted a duo to play low-volume anyway. I'll be introduced as a guest musician and play a few songs. We are bumping the regular entertainment... a woman who sings to pre-recorded music.

At this point, I'm expecting to carry on my day job working 2 large projects and 1 small one already on the books. I asked for a short break from sales for a few months. That didn't go as planned, three new sales leads are on my calendar.

I'll make it happen... I always do.




Brazilian jazz singer, Astrud Gilberto, 1940 to 2023 died at the age of 83.

STYX released a new video this month in response to the Frontline Workers.

These Are the Times.