▲ 399 ▼ Only 3 People Mentioned in "We Didn't Start the Fire" Are Still Alive (www.neatorama.com) submitted 10 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (6 children) Bob Dylan probably doesn't have long, lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (4 children) judging by his recent gigs, he may already be gone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (3 children) By "recent", you mean the last 50 years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) yeah, i was in austin the same time he was recently. everyone was goggling about going to see him and were you going to go see him? I was like, for the $400 they're asking i can watch a tape. i saw a mid-80s year old buddy guy a few years back and while as a guitar player it was a really technically interesting concert, he hardly played any songs. he mostly imitated other greats who have died and had been influenced by his style. like, cool you can play like stevie and jimi but i came to hear you dude. buddy was only $20 a pop so it was still a great concert. I was not going to risk that at $400 a pop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) "buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent [–] trashcroissant@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago That's wild, I could've sworn he was dead already. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (4 children) judging by his recent gigs, he may already be gone permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (3 children) By "recent", you mean the last 50 years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) yeah, i was in austin the same time he was recently. everyone was goggling about going to see him and were you going to go see him? I was like, for the $400 they're asking i can watch a tape. i saw a mid-80s year old buddy guy a few years back and while as a guitar player it was a really technically interesting concert, he hardly played any songs. he mostly imitated other greats who have died and had been influenced by his style. like, cool you can play like stevie and jimi but i came to hear you dude. buddy was only $20 a pop so it was still a great concert. I was not going to risk that at $400 a pop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) "buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (3 children) By "recent", you mean the last 50 years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) yeah, i was in austin the same time he was recently. everyone was goggling about going to see him and were you going to go see him? I was like, for the $400 they're asking i can watch a tape. i saw a mid-80s year old buddy guy a few years back and while as a guitar player it was a really technically interesting concert, he hardly played any songs. he mostly imitated other greats who have died and had been influenced by his style. like, cool you can play like stevie and jimi but i came to hear you dude. buddy was only $20 a pop so it was still a great concert. I was not going to risk that at $400 a pop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) "buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) yeah, i was in austin the same time he was recently. everyone was goggling about going to see him and were you going to go see him? I was like, for the $400 they're asking i can watch a tape. i saw a mid-80s year old buddy guy a few years back and while as a guitar player it was a really technically interesting concert, he hardly played any songs. he mostly imitated other greats who have died and had been influenced by his style. like, cool you can play like stevie and jimi but i came to hear you dude. buddy was only $20 a pop so it was still a great concert. I was not going to risk that at $400 a pop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) "buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) "buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trashcroissant@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago That's wild, I could've sworn he was dead already. permalink fedilink source parent