R.I.P. – Bon Scott (Died 2-19-1980)
I don’t like to post twice about the same band if I can help it (particularly when the band is not a favorite of The Giant Panther’s), but I did want to mention that today is the 30th anniversary of the death of one time AC/DC lead singer Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott. Born in July of 1946 in Scotland, Bon was found asphyxiated in a car in the East Dulwich section of London, England on this date in 1980. You want to throttle the greats; Bonham, Moon, Morrison, Bolan, Hendrix, etc for living recklessly and cutting short such promise, but the truth is it could be any of us, particularly when we’re young and have the illusion of invincibility. If you’ve ever overestimated your body’s ability to absorb alcohol in a given situation you know very well what I’m talking about. One minute you think you have it covered, the next…
At 33 chances are at least some lessons have been absorbed by mere mortals, but nobody I know really knows what it’s like to be a rock star. The pressures, the temptations, the travel, the lack of sleep and or diet, the one upmanship…who knows if he would have survived if someone had carried him out of that automobile, but it’s still a shame all these years later. That goes for Janis, Kurt and all the rest too. The Lennons and the Vaughans you can almost get a handle on, but not the self inflicted ones. Those are crushers. It can very frustrating, but what in life isn’t?
No need to delve into details, history or a discussion of lead singers or anything else…I just wanted to post a couple of songs I’m still a big fan of to this day by a man who sure looked like he was having a good time while he was here with us…maybe too good a time as it turns out. I was trying to figure out a way to keep this post within my own love, romance, Valentine’s Day monthly guidelines here and then it hit me…Bon Scott was once in a bad called the Valentines! Mission accomplished.
AC-DC – Rock ‘N’ Roll Singer.mp3
AC-DC – Down Payment Blues.mp3
AC DC – Girls Got Rhythm.mp3 YSI
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I'm just a guy who's mother used to play music constantly when I was as a child. I was exposed to a slew of 40's & 50's acts like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Bill Haley & The Comets, Chuck Berry, Danny & The Juniors and countless one hit wonder bands. Add in your Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Eddie Fisher with scores of popular soundtracks like Zorba The Greek and West Side Story and it's no wonder I became a music fiend. Thanks Mom. My first 45 RPM was The Letter by The Boxtops, but I went on to own a pretty decent 45 collection until I got the brainiac idea to sell it to the neighbors so I could buy baseball cards. Goodbye priceless Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, and Animals collector's items. Hello seven copies of backup catchers. I've been collecting since 1967 or so. Be it eight track tapes, cassettes, 45's, LP's, CDs, MP3's...even VHS or DVD copies of live performances; I've been going at it quite a while. When I was asked to contribute to this site I didn't have to be asked twice. I'm having a ball...
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