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Is this a fucking joke?

1 minute ago, Rip76 said:

Is this a fucking joke?

Sadly, no.  The hits just keep on coming.

3 minutes ago, RoundRobin said:

 

That's my favorite Cars song right there

You talk about a childhood soundtrack.

This is a fucking gut punch.  Unreal.  They are all leaving us.

I'm here for you, Paulina. 

Rest in peace, Rick.

I have no doubt Ric died a happy man. How any guy that goofy looking ended up marrying Paulina Porizkova defies the odds. He wasn't THAT talented.

Soooo you’re saying Paulina is available???

RIP Ric. Loved your stuff.

Who's gonna die next, Pat Benatar?

Holy shit.  This is a shocker.  I guess I should get used to major musicians from my youth dying as time marches on ... but I don't want to.

RIP

Pulled this from The Cars thread I posted awhile back.

csb

Got last minute tickets to Lollapalooza, about 10 years ago.  Glanced at the line up and saw Big Audio Dynamite, so I was in. Met up with friends, had a shitload of drinks, and while walking to my hotel saw Ric Ocasek outside smoking.

Me:  Hey are you Ric Ocasek? (looking around for his wife)

Ocasek: (takes a drag of his cigarette, looks away)

Me:  You guys playing tomorrow?

Ocasek: (takes another drag, looks at me like I'm an idiot)

Me: (obviously drunk) You know, you guys should tour more. Fans would love to see you. I mean, when was the last time you toured? Jesus, the number of hits you guys have.

Ocasek: (throws cigarette to ground, walks away)

Me: Hey man, love you guys!

/csb

*Forgot to add some serious thunderstorm hit Chicago and they evacuated everyone from the concert. Didn't even get to see them. 

Edited by Mach 1

Who's gonna die next, Pat Benatar?



Well....love IS a battlefield.
1 minute ago, yoshi said:

Who's gonna die next, Pat Benatar?

Hot seat: Joey Ramone 

Damn...I loved the Cars as a kid and they provided a lot of the music I listens to for about a 15 year stretch. The first album I ever loved as a kid was Candy-O. I loved the music but as any red blooded American boy would, I loved the cover of the album. RIP and thanks Rick.

2 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

Hot seat: Joey Ramone 

He's been dead since 2001

How is this shocking? Dude was 75. I'm sure he's produced some music in the last 30+ years, but for the life of me I can't think of anything after Heartbeat City.

3 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

Hot seat: Joey Ramone 

It will be sad when Elvis dies.

2 minutes ago, yoshi said:

He's been dead since 2001

Well cross him off then. 

The Cars are one of those bands that I can't recall ever putting out bad music. It was all consistently good. 

RIP Ric

But seriously, RIP Ric. 

I'm listening to The Cars on YouTube right now and I want to binge all the 80s teen movies now. 

No longer a resident of Heartbeat City.

15 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

I have no doubt Ric died a happy man. How any guy that goofy looking ended up marrying Paulina Porizkova defies the odds. He wasn't THAT talented.

I wasn't the only person who noticed that teenage me looked a lot like Ric, so it was very gruntling when he bagged Paulina.  

22 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

You talk about a childhood soundtrack.

This is a fucking gut punch.  Unreal.  They are all leaving us.

Oh, there's more to come, sadly.

Three's right?  We'll see.

 

24 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

You talk about a childhood soundtrack.

This is a fucking gut punch.  Unreal.  They are all leaving us.

Same.  The cars were at the top of my rotation.

This sucks. RIP. At least two Cars albums are getting played at poker Thursday, maybe three. 

Well fuck, all the bands I love are just dying off, just like my youth...

Fuck man they has some great songs. So many icons gone. I'm not going to list any speculation on other essential because I have verifiable jinxing capabilities.  

While in college, one of my claims to fame is being the first DJ to play three songs in Dallas, hell Texas, that no one had heard before. The Motels “only the lonely”, soft cell “tainted love” and this...



Pete Thompson from KAFM offered me a job after seeing my packed club during the summer I was home from school. I made a hard choice to turn that down to go back to school at Texas...

He and Paulina split last year after a pretty long run together.  The Cars were one of the soundtracks to my high school days as well.  Loved their music, saw them in concert in 1979 and 1981.  Hands down the two worst concerts I've ever been to.  Like watching a bunch of mannequins.  Barely moved for 2 hours.

So like Rush. Still great music though.

Damn.... sucks, right after Eddie Money.  RIP to a guy that totally married way out of his league.  My dad loved The Cars and made me tapes of all their stuff.  Tough when Ben died, now Ric.  Salute to them.  I always liked this one, as a kid, it made me giggle.

 

Edited by Patrick Bateman

2 minutes ago, Zone Read said:

He and Paulina split last year after a pretty long run together.  The Cars were one of the soundtracks to my high school days as well.  Loved their music, saw them in concert in 1979 and 1981.  Hands down the two worst concerts I've ever been to.  Like watching a bunch of mannequins.  Barely moved for 2 hours.

Yeah, they were definitely better on vinyl and video than on stage.  RIP youth.  

I was wondering who was going to get Eddie's other ticket to paradise. 

Fuck fuck fucking fuck.  Got dammit.  Eddie Money was a gut punch, this is a kick in the fucking nuts.  A bad Cars song was still 90% better that the rest of the shit out there.  Yes, I own Door to Door and I like it.  Rest in peace my fellow Czech.

 

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