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TemplarCane said:
Robbie Robertson, Leader of The Band, dies at 80

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Robbie Robertson, Leader of The Band, Dies at 80

Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s, has died. He was 80.
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This one hurts. It is hard to measure what a massive influence he had on rock & roll. I was a huge fan of The Band, and I loved his solo albums. One of the first CDs I owned (and played the **** out of) was his first solo album, I remember buying it from the Spec's across US-1 from UM.

I'm not a big "superfan" trying to go out and get autographs or anything, but one of my all time favorite celebrity sightings was seeing him on the street in New Orleans (after the infamous Miami-Alabama Sugar Bowl of 1993). Just seeing him, being a normal guy, walking down the street and window-shopping...loved that guy!

RIP, Robbie.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
This one hurts. It is hard to measure what a massive influence he had on rock & roll. I was a huge fan of The Band, and I loved his solo albums. One of the first CDs I owned (and played the **** out of) was his first solo album, I remember buying it from the Spec's across US-1 from UM.

I'm not a big "superfan" trying to go out and get autographs or anything, but one of my all time favorite celebrity sightings was seeing him on the street in New Orleans (after the infamous Miami-Alabama Sugar Bowl of 1993). Just seeing him, being a normal guy, walking down the street and window-shopping...loved that guy!

RIP, Robbie.
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TemplarCane said:
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That particular song, that particular performance, just crushes me every time. The Staple Singers coming in for their parts...just amazing. Every time I watch that song, even though I know exactly what is about to happen, it gives me chills.

I may have purchased more versions of The Last Waltz on VHS, DVD, Blu Ray, LP, CD, special editiions than probably any other movie...I've been obsessed with this film since I was a kid.

Fun fact (with all due respect and royalties to @Empirical Cane for use of the phrase), the guys from SCTV did a very funny parody called "The Last Polka" featuring John Candy (Yosh Shmenge) and Eugene Levy (Stan Shmenge) giving their final concert performance.

During my senior year of high school, my best friend and I snuck into the underclass "yearbook photo retakes" and had our pictures taken as Yosh and Stan Shmenge.

Good times...
 
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My favorite conspiracy theorist has passed away...

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You probably know the animated version of him far better...
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Most of the articles aren't saying, but it was a collision between Collins' motorcycle and a sedan.
 
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