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As if Leatherface dying this week wasn’t bad enough…
RIP Phil. What a drummer.
Gunnar Hansen, though, everything i’ve ever heard about him says he was a bit of a bastard. Wore rubber gloves at conventions so he didn’t have to touch the fans who paid him handsomely to sign their stuff. I’ve got a Texas Chainsaw Massacre dvd signed by him, my cousin got it for me, he said he was a grumpy fuck.
RIP Phil. What a drummer.
Gunnar Hansen, though, everything i’ve ever heard about him says he was a bit of a bastard. Wore rubber gloves at conventions so he didn’t have to touch the fans who paid him handsomely to sign their stuff. I’ve got a Texas Chainsaw Massacre dvd signed by him, my cousin got it for me, he said he was a grumpy fuck.
Maybe so but he is still Leatherface,dude…
True! And i was very pleased to have that dvd signed by him as well [:)] It was actually the first dvd i ever owned, many years ago, before i even had a dvd player.
True! And i was very pleased to have that dvd signed by him as well [:)] It was actually the first dvd i ever owned, many years ago, before i even had a dvd player.
That’s a keeper for sure…
TCM had a profound effect on me as a young man who was developing an affinity for the horror genre…I still think it is one of the best and most important of the genre and of film in general…
Just saw this.
Very sad.
He was so iconic.
Even though it’s been about 23 years since he’s played with them, second only to Lemmy, I think Philthy is the embodiment of what Motorhead LOOKS like and acts like.
Sad day.
I would say it’s amazing that Lem outlived Philthy but really it was a crap shoot…
Just a few pics for the uninformed who may not be aware of just how rad this guy was.
This messed my whole day up. Bumping Motorhead forever.
Even though it’s been about 23 years since he’s played with them, second only to Lemmy, I think Philthy is the embodiment of what Motorhead LOOKS like and acts like.
Holy F:
[i]he had previously broken his hand whilst punching a man outside his flat in London. In typical uncompromising Motörhead style, Taylor continued to drum by using gaffer tape to attach his drum stick into his hand until it had sufficiently healed.
Taylor broke his neck after being lifted above the head of a friend in a test of strength, only to be dropped upon his head. Taylor continued to play in Motörhead with the aid of a neck brace[/i]
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Even though it’s been about 23 years since he’s played with them, second only to Lemmy, I think Philthy is the embodiment of what Motorhead LOOKS like and acts like.
Holy F:
[i]he had previously broken his hand whilst punching a man outside his flat in London. In typical uncompromising Motörhead style, Taylor continued to drum by using gaffer tape to attach his drum stick into his hand until it had sufficiently healed.
Taylor broke his neck after being lifted above the head of a friend in a test of strength, only to be dropped upon his head. Taylor continued to play in Motörhead with the aid of a neck brace[/i][/reply]
HAHAHA!!! Yep! I’ve seen photos of those! Total badass!!! When you’re in Motorhead you don’t miss a gig because of minor details like a broken neck.
Taylor broke his neck after being lifted above the head of a friend in a test of strength, only to be dropped upon his head. Taylor continued to play in Motörhead with the aid of a neck brace
That was at the Europa Hotel here in Belfast if i recall. They were one of the few bands who would play here in the bad old days, and that hotel was always proudly described as “the most bombed hotel in Europe”.
HAHAHA!!! Yep! I’ve seen photos of those! Total badass!!! When you’re in Motorhead you don’t miss a gig because of minor details like a broken neck.
And I remember Martin Atkins trying to explain his bad-ass-edness, and the toughness of the “fucking road”, by mentioning how he’d have to fill blisters with superglue after pounding the skins so hard. Phhht…lightweight!
And he may have even learned the trick from listening to “We Are The Road Crew,” by Motorhead…“another backstage pass for you / another tube of super glue…”
And for the record: Gunnar Hansen was a really cool guy in person. Very generous, would chat with anybody about TCM. Did not wear gloves at signings.
RIP.
And for the record: Gunnar Hansen was a really cool guy in person. Very generous, would chat with anybody about TCM. Did not wear gloves at signings.
RIP.
Yeah, I’ve never met him, but every first hand report I’d heard or read led me to believe he’s pretty rad. I love how he’d sign the photos with the jokes like, “You’re next!” or “I’m coming for you!” or whatever. If you’re famous for one iconic thing that people love . . . OWN THAT SHIT!!!
I heard from a few people that met Gary Coleman. And he would get all pissy when people talked “Difrent Strokes” or would want him to do “Whudja talkin’ 'bout, Willis!!!?” Lame. It ain’t like he went on to be Hamlet or something.
And he may have even learned the trick from listening to “We Are The Road Crew,” by Motorhead…“another backstage pass for you / another tube of super glue…”
I assumed that line was about roadies having to constantly fix shit on the fly. They could’ve replaced it with “another roll of duct tape,” but that doesn’t have the same rhythm.
[reply]And for the record: Gunnar Hansen was a really cool guy in person. Very generous, would chat with anybody about TCM. Did not wear gloves at signings.
RIP.
Yeah, I’ve never met him, but every first hand report I’d heard or read led me to believe he’s pretty rad. I love how he’d sign the photos with the jokes like, “You’re next!” or “I’m coming for you!” or whatever. If you’re famous for one iconic thing that people love . . . OWN THAT SHIT!!!
I heard from a few people that met Gary Coleman. And he would get all pissy when people talked “Difrent Strokes” or would want him to do “Whudja talkin’ 'bout, Willis!!!?” Lame. It ain’t like he went on to be Hamlet or something.[/reply]
I like the story about Coleman going on a rampage while working as a security guard post-Different Strokes…didn’t he jump on some ladies car or something…god damn what I would have done to be a fly on the wall for that fucking glorious fiasco…
I like the story about Coleman going on a rampage while working as a security guard post-Different Strokes…didn’t he jump on some ladies car or something…god damn what I would have done to be a fly on the wall for that fucking glorious fiasco…
I’ll look for it, but there’s video of it.
Two dude ended up getting lost and drove through an off-limits wrecking yard or something, and Gary started yelling at them and such and, next thing you know, he is literally ON their hood / windshield, like in an 80’s action movie. And the dudes in the car are half freaking out and half about to lose their minds at the absurdity. “Gary Coleman is on our windshield!!! WHAT THE F**K!!! Gary Coleman is on our windshield!!!”
They showed it on that old clip show “MAXIMUM EXPOSURE”, and I think I found it online at least once.
I had forgotten the back story details, but here is the clip I was describing. Gary Vs. Car. Enjoy.
Oh shit!!! That’s right,I remember this footage now…god damn,that is a thing of beauty…