The RIP thread...

Len Wein

By the look of it he hadn't been well for some time.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

Don't judge a book by its cover art.

ftfy

Grant Hart drummer, singer, artist and the better half of Hüsker Dü has died at 56 from cancer.

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That sucks. Grant was my fave from Husker Du, and wrote some great songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzetY3D_LWg&

Shit news - Candy Apple Grey on for the rest of the day.

Billy Batts got whacked for good today as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_pvKEfTDk4

aw shit, Grant Hart :/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEVi0IxC0yM

Very sad... I was never a Husker Du fan but for some reason was always drawn to Grant Hart, he loved the same bands I did and was very much the tortured, self destructive genius...

I got to meet him last year when he came through Brisbane and although he was quite frail he played two amazing shows one Sunday... He complimented a silver charm of a nut (as in nut and bolt) I had on my neck chain and, quite out of character, I took it off the chain and just gave it to him... I felt really good about it too, he played and sang his heart out that day and it felt like the right thing to do... Strange, lovely man...

Vale, Grant...

Aw man, RIP Grant.

A lovely bloke. met him at the Water Rats at the launch gig for The Argument. Which is a proper beat(nik) album. Such a pleasure to hang out with. Some proper stories from that night...
Absolutely fuggin loved Husker Du. Still the most ferocious band I've ever seen.
Grant was a brilliant drummer, a better songwriter and singer than Mould, with an awesome ear for a tune.
Really sad news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huv2hCsoNZA

Harry Dean Stanton - been in some great films.

Aw buggerit

Just read. He was looking quite old in the new Twin Peaks. Great in Paris Texas, Repo Man, Wild at Heart.....

He looked old in Alien

https://youtu.be/SjKkzrAfWNA

Ha, true. He's one of those people that has never looked young, like Steve Martin.

"Look at those assholes, ordinary fucking people. I hate 'em."

Never saw him in a bad film. Maybe Paris, Texas a favourite though, plus soundtrack.

Never realised all this time, until recently when he died, that Sam Shephard wrote the screenplay for that.

Dude killed it in Repo Man.

Rip. again proving that Smoking is REALLY bad for your health.

He's one of those people that has never looked young...

And yet I was surprised to learn he was 91!