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03-22-2008, 01:04 PM
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How did you hear of George Harrison's passing ? I remember I was chain smoking Winston's in the Car after leaving the dentist with a head full of Novacaine when the news broke on the radio. I also remember where I was when I heard how severe his cancer was. I was in the Chinese take out waiting for my BBQ beef on a stick to be ready and I was reading the newspaper on the counter.
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03-22-2008, 01:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harpers Ferry WV | | | I can't even remember when he died unless I google it.
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03-22-2008, 01:06 PM
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It wasn't until later in high school that I learned more about the Beatles and came to appreciate their work, and especially George's solo work (which I think is the best of all solo beatle records)
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03-22-2008, 01:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston | | | I was pretty young when it happened, but I remember my mom telling my dad that George Harrison had died, and they were watching it on the news. I didn't really understand the impact he had until a few years later.
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03-22-2008, 01:17 PM
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03-22-2008, 01:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | | I was smoking pot behind my grade school, and my friend walks up to me and tells me the news. My words; :S@!t...
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put "getting drunk with GE" on bucket list:D | Taking parts donations for another Drunk Rock bass. FS/FT Montreux Little Buffer Ben Lindsey Jazz |
03-22-2008, 02:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Millcreek Township, UT | | | I don't remember what I was doing, but I knew Geroge was doomed when I saw him sitting next to Elton John at Princess Diana's funeral; due the the "Curse of Elton:"
- Mother Teresa sat next to Elton at Gianni Versace's funeral and died shortly afterwards.
- Princess Diana sat next to Elton at Mother Teresa's funeral and died shortly afterwards.
- George Harrison sat next to Elton at Princess Diana's funeral and died shortly afterwards.
- I'm not sure that George had a formal funeral, and if he did I doubt anyone would have sat next to Elton if he was even invited.
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03-22-2008, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by GeneralElectric I was smoking pot behind my grade school | Wow, most people I know didn't start that until high school  |
03-22-2008, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Ericman197 Wow, most people I know didn't start that until high school | I guess I was just cool? 
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put "getting drunk with GE" on bucket list:D | Taking parts donations for another Drunk Rock bass. FS/FT Montreux Little Buffer Ben Lindsey Jazz |
03-22-2008, 03:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 97465 | | I found out because it was all over the TV news that day. Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralElectric I was smoking pot behind my grade school, and my friend walks up to me and tells me the news. My words; :S@!t... | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ericman197 Wow, most people I know didn't start that until high school | Yeah, at least I waited until jr hi -- back when there was jr hi
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03-22-2008, 03:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | | This was 7th grade for me, so I guess that counts as junior high, right?
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03-22-2008, 03:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 97465 | | | yup; grades 7 - 9. At least in the Seattle Public System
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03-22-2008, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL How did you hear of George Harrison's passing ? | Right now, from this thread. 
I remember hearing that he was close to death just days before he died, which was surprising to me because I didn't even know he had cancer. He was always my favorite Beatle but I'm not quite sure why, though I did love a few of his songs (While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Here Comes the Sun, Within You Without You etc).
I'm also a Traveling Wilbury's fan, though I thought Volume I was a much better album than Volume III.
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03-22-2008, 04:10 PM
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03-22-2008, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Atoz I don't remember what I was doing, but I knew Geroge was doomed when I saw him sitting next to Elton John at Princess Diana's funeral; due the the "Curse of Elton:"
- Mother Teresa sat next to Elton at Gianni Versace's funeral and died shortly afterwards.
- Princess Diana sat next to Elton at Mother Teresa's funeral and died shortly afterwards.
- George Harrison sat next to Elton at Princess Diana's funeral and died shortly afterwards.
- I'm not sure that George had a formal funeral, and if he did I doubt anyone would have sat next to Elton if he was even invited. | Which is of course tosh because Mother Teresa didn't go to versace's funeral and died 6 days after Princess Diana |
03-22-2008, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Ericman197 Wow, most people I know didn't start that until high school | Well, he was 37 at the time.  |
03-22-2008, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Alfie Which is of course tosh because Mother Teresa didn't go to versace's funeral and died 6 days after Princess Diana | Meant to say next to Diana at Versace's funeral and next to Teresa at Diana's. Oops. 
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03-23-2008, 12:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | I was watching the movie Cobb overnight on City TV and a news flash came on halfway through the movie with the announcement.
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03-23-2008, 12:48 AM
| | | | I was at work and it came on the radio. I was 23 years old, and I was very sad, as George's music had always been very special to me...
The classic rock station that I was listening to said that on the hour every hour they would play a George Harrison song for the next 24 hours... and the 1st song they played after the news of his passing was LAYLA by Eric Clapton... how rude was that? lol |
03-23-2008, 01:38 AM
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