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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 03:56 PM
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Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton found dead in his Ann Arbor home
Famed rock-and-roll guitarist and longtime Ann Arbor resident Ronald "Ron" Asheton was found dead in his home on the city's west side this morning, police said.

Asheton, 60, was an original member of The Stooges, a garage-rock band headlined by Iggy Pop and formed in Ann Arbor in 1967.

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/01/stooges_guitarist_ron_asheton.html

Damn. :(
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 03:58 PM
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1. Oh God...
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Bryan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 04:09 PM
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2. RIP
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 04:10 PM by Bryan
He was a good guitarist.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 06:31 PM
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3. RIP.
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FarLeftRage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:17 PM
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4. Wow! That sucks.
One of the original garage (punk) rockers is now gone... sad.
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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:30 PM
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5. R.I.P
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:48 PM
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6. Has anyone told Shemp about this?
just kidding....this is sad news
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:57 PM
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7. Ron actually was friends with Larry Fine in the 70s...
he used to go visit him in the assisted living center. Two great Stooges...
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:59 PM
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8. that's a shame....
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:08 PM
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9. ...
:cry:
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