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Rick James RIP

#41
It is indeed cynical times. The last thing I think about when seeing that head stone is if the family is getting a check from Rickenbacker. :rolleyes:

boomba said:
I took this last year when I took a tour of the cemetery that Rick is buried in. Someone in the family is getting a hefty check from Rickenbacker. Is this the ultimate bit of advertising? Imagine 100 years from now when Rickenbacker is still making the same style bass in the same colors! Someone is going to stumble on the headstone and tell their children that this is where the inventor of the Rickenbacker bass is buried. I bought my first Ric today and now I need to find a way to get it yesterday.
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#43
boomba said:
I took this last year when I took a tour of the cemetery that Rick is buried in. Someone in the family is getting a hefty check from Rickenbacker. Is this the ultimate bit of advertising? Imagine 100 years from now when Rickenbacker is still making the same style bass in the same colors! Someone is going to stumble on the headstone and tell their children that this is where the inventor of the Rickenbacker bass is buried. I bought my first Ric today and now I need to find a way to get it yesterday.
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I think that is pretty tasteful!:) I think it is from the cover shot of "Street Songs."
 
#45
The word here in Buffalo was that the family wanted something bigger but the cemetery put a limit on the size and location. They were afraid that they would have a Jim Morrison type circus on their hands. After all he was a pioneer and still has a cult like following. His clubbing runs in Buffalo with Eddie Murphy were legendary. The headstone is a work of art. I have never seen anything like it. He came back to the Buffalo area near the end of his life after rehab and some serious jail time and tried to make a real impact in his old neighborhood. Wish he could have had a few more years.
 
#46
"[/QUOTE]["Do you see that man overthere, he's responcible for all the success I had."[/QUOTE]

I have never seen this thread, so sorry for the delayed post.
I remember when "Meet the Stone City Band, Out from the Shadow" came out in 1984.
When I looked and saw that Oscar was only on one song "Ladies Choice" (the only hit BTW), I told my brother, "It's over for Rick".
That's when the wheels came off. Too bad.
I still miss RJ- He made some funky music.
 
#48
R.I.P. James

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