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[InversneckieDob]

Alan Vega, Suicide frontman.
78, never thought he was that age.

[Pacman1903]

Was it suicide?

[InversneckieDob]

Apparently not, "peacefully in his sleep" I think.

[RealPompeyDon]

Rocket USA, brilliant song. No, I never realised he was that old either.

[Brian Grantland]

once got bottled off supporting the clash

[57vintage]

once got bottled off supporting the clash

The vile, sordid wee spitting neds that came to the Clash/Coventry Specials (aye, them)/Suidice gig at Aberdeen Music Hall in 1978 tried to intimidate Vega, but he stood his ground and took them on. Not one of the snivelling nasty wee ****es would have lasted two minutes with him in a square go.

I imagine many of them are now boasting about how they saw Suicide at their rawest in 1978.

RIP Alan. Dream Baby, Dream

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyvhTIOJeJ4

[57vintage]

A very good article here:

https://thebluemoment.com/2016/07/17...ega-1938-2016/

[Brian Grantland]

The vile, sordid wee spitting neds that came to the Clash/Coventry Specials (aye, them)/Suidice gig at Aberdeen Music Hall in 1978 tried to intimidate Vega, but he stood his ground and took them on. Not one of the snivelling nasty wee ****es would have lasted two minutes with him in a square go.

I imagine many of them are now boasting about how they saw Suicide at their rawest in 1978.

RIP Alan. Dream Baby, Dream

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyvhTIOJeJ4

not to be disrespectful
but who's the girl in that video?

[InversneckieDob]

Apparently, he got an axe launched at his heid one time supporting The Clash, allegedly in Glesca I think.

[52N4E]

Cheers 57 - Seen them support the Clash at the Kinema, Dunfermline July '78 and been a big fan since.

The 'axe' is mentioned in this article ...

http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...a-punk-pioneer