Stooges Guitarist Found Dead

[MiamiPhish]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/06/obit.asheton/index.html

Bummer dudes!

[Caravan2001]

What a bummer- he was one of my fave guitarists of all time.  Luckily I got to see the Stooges a few times in the last couple years.  A more influential band will never be found.  He was the man!  RIP Ron.....and he was always the good boy.  Who would have thought that he would go before Iggy or his brother Scott? I'm actually pretty shaken up...my hands are shaking... :|

[Ri©h]

Damn...  another great one taken.

RIP Ron.

[rowjimmy]

 :-(

[thechad]

That sucks. A good friend of mine works at the studio were they recorded their last album, he and Ron use to go to lunch together all the time, said he was the coolest most down to earth guy ever.

[PhishPhan]

That's too bad, man.

[Caravan2001]

That sucks. A good friend of mine works at the studio were they recorded their last album, he and Ron use to go to lunch together all the time, said he was the coolest most down to earth guy ever.

In Chicago?  My buddy covered those sessions for the New York Times, and hung out with Ron there too.  Said he was the coolest, nicest dude ever. 

[thechad]

That sucks. A good friend of mine works at the studio were they recorded their last album, he and Ron use to go to lunch together all the time, said he was the coolest most down to earth guy ever.

In Chicago?  My buddy covered those sessions for the New York Times, and hung out with Ron there too.  Said he was the coolest, nicest dude ever. 

Yep, he works for Steve Albini at his studio.  He's basically an accountant and the person who sets the recording scheduals.  And keeps track of Albini's gambling losses.  For those of you in the Chicagoland area he runs a bingo game in a bar, I don't know which one but I'll find out and post it if anyone is interested.  :-)