Digital Dad Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 .. would have posted something sooner, but I've just been sitting here with my hands over my face I don't know whether to cry or tip this table over f**k !!!!! RIP Mr Emerson You whould stab it with a dagger given to you byLemmy while it flips you end over end above an adorng crowd. Thats what Keith would have wanted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xggFzkyd288I believe those are a gift from Lemmy, Hitler's knives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I posted this when I was over on Facebook but it's possible that if he was taking certain drugs for the nerve issue, that it could have caused the suicidal thoughts. It's very common with the anti-seizure drugs that they use for this problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I posted this when I was over on Facebook but it's possible that if he was taking certain drugs for the nerve issue, that it could have caused the suicidal thoughts. It's very common with the anti-seizure drugs that they use for this problem. That's completely true and very unfortunate Lyrica and gabapentin, for example, are frightening drugs, and both can cause much more harm than any temporary benefit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I posted this when I was over on Facebook but it's possible that if he was taking certain drugs for the nerve issue, that it could have caused the suicidal thoughts. It's very common with the anti-seizure drugs that they use for this problem. But suicide? Really??? Depression? Nerve damage? STAY OFF OF DRUGS!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Iirc he has been fighting the nerve damage since at least the late 90's. It caused them to postpone an entire tour. I think he may have been suffering insurmountable pain. This sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Iirc he has been fighting the nerve damage since at least the late 90's. It caused them to postpone an entire tour. I think he may have been suffering insurmountable pain. This sucks. Horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I posted this when I was over on Facebook but it's possible that if he was taking certain drugs for the nerve issue, that it could have caused the suicidal thoughts. It's very common with the anti-seizure drugs that they use for this problem. But suicide? Really??? Depression? Nerve damage? STAY OFF OF DRUGS!!!!! I have nerve pain in both legs and have been on Gabapentin for 4 years. I haven't had that particular side effect personally but it does help with the pain/numbness/burning. I have heard other people tell me that they couldn't take it because they felt suicidal on it, but I've been thankful to have it. It would be a even more of a shame if his death was due to a medication side effect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I posted this when I was over on Facebook but it's possible that if he was taking certain drugs for the nerve issue, that it could have caused the suicidal thoughts. It's very common with the anti-seizure drugs that they use for this problem. But suicide? Really??? Depression? Nerve damage? STAY OFF OF DRUGS!!!!! I have nerve pain in both legs and have been on Gabapentin for 4 years. I haven't had that particular side effect personally but it does help with the pain/numbness/burning. I have heard other people tell me that they couldn't take it because they felt suicidal on it, but I've been thankful to have it. It would be a even more of a shame if his death was due to a medication side effect. When I was going thru treatment for lyme disease, the doc prescribed gabapentin because of pain was having from my jaw down my arm ... I have never felt so disconnected and scared - and I had no idea why .. I drove to my sister's house just to be around someone, and on the way there I drove thru a red light and didn;t care ... A 15 minute drive made me feel as if I were a million miles from civilization One of the worst experiences of my life EM, I am glad you are doing well on it ... My doc didn;t warn me ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Bereft & distraught. I was a Nice guy before I understood ELP. Of late, the ELP thing clicked with me in a way I thought it ever would. RIP, you broken soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What the hell is going on this year?? The Classic Rock Era is coming to an end. The greatest musicians of our generation are retiring.....or dying. The Circle Of Life continues, whether we like it or not. :huh: LONG LIVE ROCK!! :haz: :haz: :haz: "Long Live Rock?" Yeah, right... More like RIP Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I posted this when I was over on Facebook but it's possible that if he was taking certain drugs for the nerve issue, that it could have caused the suicidal thoughts. It's very common with the anti-seizure drugs that they use for this problem. But suicide? Really??? Depression? Nerve damage? STAY OFF OF DRUGS!!!!! I have nerve pain in both legs and have been on Gabapentin for 4 years. I haven't had that particular side effect personally but it does help with the pain/numbness/burning. I have heard other people tell me that they couldn't take it because they felt suicidal on it, but I've been thankful to have it. It would be a even more of a shame if his death was due to a medication side effect. When I was going thru treatment for lyme disease, the doc prescribed gabapentin because of pain was having from my jaw down my arm ... I have never felt so disconnected and scared - and I had no idea why .. I drove to my sister's house just to be around someone, and on the way there I drove thru a red light and didn;t care ... A 15 minute drive made me feel as if I were a million miles from civilization One of the worst experiences of my life EM, I am glad you are doing well on it ... My doc didn;t warn me ... It just wiped me out when I first started taking it. Made me really tired. They may have given you too large a dose to start with. I usually have to start at a pretty small dose of something because I'm hyper sensitive to most meds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Looking at his facebook page, he seemed happy and engaged. But who knows what may have been lurking below the surface. I wonder if all the other recent deaths of Lemmy, Bowie, etc. had an effect on him. It appears he had some Japan shows lined up in April. https://www.facebook.com/KEITH.EMERSON.OFFICIALPAGE/ Cool photo of Keith and Jimmy Page. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 The Neil Peart of the Keyboard. I first heard him on "Welcome back my friends......." and was totally blown away by his playing. Along with Wakeman, he remains peerless on the keys. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What the hell is going on this year?? The Classic Rock Era is coming to an end. The greatest musicians of our generation are retiring.....or dying. The Circle Of Life continues, whether we like it or not. :huh: LONG LIVE ROCK!! :haz: :haz: :haz: "Long Live Rock?" Yeah, right... More like RIP Rock. Are you ever not a drama queen? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) The Classic Rock Era is coming to an end. The greatest musicians of our generation are retiring.....or dying. The Circle Of Life continues, whether we like it or not. :huh: LONG LIVE ROCK!! :haz: :haz: :haz: "Long Live Rock?" Yeah, right... More like RIP Rock.That's very pessimistic of you. Do you ever try thinking positively? Edited March 12, 2016 by PolarizeMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What the hell is going on this year?? The Classic Rock Era is coming to an end. The greatest musicians of our generation are retiring.....or dying. The Circle Of Life continues, whether we like it or not. :huh: LONG LIVE ROCK!! :haz: :haz: :haz: "Long Live Rock?" Yeah, right... More like RIP Rock. Are you ever not a drama queen? I don't think it's excess drama. The majority of first generation rock band members were born during, or right after, WWII. David Bowie-1947 , Lemmy- 1945, Keith Richards- 1943, Ray Davies- 1943, Paul McCartney-1942, etc etc, which puts a lot of them around 70 or a little older. The life span for an average man in developed countries is about 80, but there was some famous study a few years ago (can't find it now! :) ) that the rock touring lifestyle takes about 10 years away from the average rockers life. :( :(The music goes on, but something is lost when the original people start disappearing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What the hell is going on this year?? The Classic Rock Era is coming to an end. The greatest musicians of our generation are retiring.....or dying. The Circle Of Life continues, whether we like it or not. :huh: LONG LIVE ROCK!! :haz: :haz: :haz: "Long Live Rock?" Yeah, right... More like RIP Rock. Are you ever not a drama queen? I don't think it's excess drama. The majority of first generation rock band members were born during, or right after, WWII. David Bowie-1947 , Lemmy- 1945, Keith Richards- 1943, Ray Davies- 1943, Paul McCartney-1942, etc etc, which puts a lot of them around 70 or a little older. The life span for an average man in developed countries is about 80, but there was some famous study a few years ago (can't find it now! :) ) that the rock touring lifestyle takes about 10 years away from the average rockers life. :( :(The music goes on, but something is lost when the original people start disappearing. Yes, the music goes on and will go on, but these men are irreplaceable and belong to a time and place that comes only once. It may come again, but it won't be the same. These men, and the bands they belonged to, we owe so very much to. I'm so very grateful that I was alive when these bands first came on the scene and to have known first-hand the impact many of them made with their unique sound and music. When someone posted in the Random section a list of rockers over seventy, I made the remark that we should steel ourselves because they would start dying one after the other. Shortly after that remark, they started dying. I don't mean to be a downer, but honestly - we have to be prepared for more of these deaths. I agree with you, Chica - something about being a famous musician that whittles away the years. Maybe it's the constant draining of their reservoir of creativity that shortens their life. Maybe it's the touring and lifestyle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What the hell is going on this year?? The Classic Rock Era is coming to an end. The greatest musicians of our generation are retiring.....or dying. The Circle Of Life continues, whether we like it or not. :huh: LONG LIVE ROCK!! :haz: :haz: :haz: "Long Live Rock?" Yeah, right... More like RIP Rock. Are you ever not a drama queen? I don't think it's excess drama. The majority of first generation rock band members were born during, or right after, WWII. David Bowie-1947 , Lemmy- 1945, Keith Richards- 1943, Ray Davies- 1943, Paul McCartney-1942, etc etc, which puts a lot of them around 70 or a little older. The life span for an average man in developed countries is about 80, but there was some famous study a few years ago (can't find it now! :) ) that the rock touring lifestyle takes about 10 years away from the average rockers life. :( :(The music goes on, but something is lost when the original people start disappearing. Yes, the music goes on and will go on, but these men are irreplaceable and belong to a time and place that comes only once. It may come again, but it won't be the same. These men, and the bands they belonged to, we owe so very much to. I'm so very grateful that I was alive when these bands first came on the scene and to have known first-hand the impact many of them made with their unique sound and music. When someone posted in the Random section a list of rockers over seventy, I made the remark that we should steel ourselves because they would start dying one after the other. Shortly after that remark, they started dying. I don't mean to be a downer, but honestly - we have to be prepared for more of these deaths. I agree with you, Chica - something about being a famous musician that whittles away the years. Maybe it's the constant draining of their reservoir of creativity that shortens their life. Maybe it's the touring and lifestyle. So it's your fault all of these famous musicians are dying. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What the hell is going on this year?? The Classic Rock Era is coming to an end. The greatest musicians of our generation are retiring.....or dying. The Circle Of Life continues, whether we like it or not. :huh: LONG LIVE ROCK!! :haz: :haz: :haz: "Long Live Rock?" Yeah, right... More like RIP Rock. Are you ever not a drama queen? I don't think it's excess drama. The majority of first generation rock band members were born during, or right after, WWII. David Bowie-1947 , Lemmy- 1945, Keith Richards- 1943, Ray Davies- 1943, Paul McCartney-1942, etc etc, which puts a lot of them around 70 or a little older. The life span for an average man in developed countries is about 80, but there was some famous study a few years ago (can't find it now! :) ) that the rock touring lifestyle takes about 10 years away from the average rockers life. :( :(The music goes on, but something is lost when the original people start disappearing. Yes, the music goes on and will go on, but these men are irreplaceable and belong to a time and place that comes only once. It may come again, but it won't be the same. These men, and the bands they belonged to, we owe so very much to. I'm so very grateful that I was alive when these bands first came on the scene and to have known first-hand the impact many of them made with their unique sound and music. When someone posted in the Random section a list of rockers over seventy, I made the remark that we should steel ourselves because they would start dying one after the other. Shortly after that remark, they started dying. I don't mean to be a downer, but honestly - we have to be prepared for more of these deaths. I agree with you, Chica - something about being a famous musician that whittles away the years. Maybe it's the constant draining of their reservoir of creativity that shortens their life. Maybe it's the touring and lifestyle. So it's your fault all of these famous musicians are dying. No. I apologize for wording my sentence poorly. I'm one of the last ones to want to see them all die off. Each one that does die reminds me I'm not getting any younger either. Maybe it was Eagle who posted the list. I don't remember what thread in that section it is in - could be "what made you sad today." I'll go look for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 It was after David Bowie died: http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/94528-what-made-you-sad-today/page__st__480. I thought I had make the remark there, but it must have been elsewhere. In any event, a partial list is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 What the hell is going on this year?? The Classic Rock Era is coming to an end. The greatest musicians of our generation are retiring.....or dying. The Circle Of Life continues, whether we like it or not. :huh: LONG LIVE ROCK!! :haz: :haz: :haz: "Long Live Rock?" Yeah, right... More like RIP Rock. Are you ever not a drama queen? I'm sorry, but I do find it strange to write "long live rock" after our tenth or eleventh rock star death in the past four month period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthemic Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 the music will live forever, that's how it works. ergo LONG LIVE ROCK! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 This may be a bit of a revelation, but not every great rock musician was born before 1960.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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