dsavitsk Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/arts/music/lou-reed-dies-at-71.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 My wife told me about this today.....one of the greats is gone..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/28/neil-gaiman-lou-reed-sandman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmcmanus Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/28/neil-gaiman-lou-reed-sandman Thanks, Dan, that was a nice read, and touching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) VU meant a ton to me. In my feistier days I categorize Americans as passive West Coast/LDS/The Doors or active East Coast/Cocaine/Velvets mindsets. Loved Cale v. Reed debates, and all the bands on the Velvets coattails (Replacements, Sonic Youth, etc.). Followed the Velvet Revolution connection in print and theater. Maybe most though I loved the Lester Bangs-Lou Reed Love/Hate relationship so I'll post one of those interviews in tribute. Always strange, but Lou jumped around over the years. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/08/lou-reed-lester-bangs-interview Edited October 29, 2013 by blessingx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmcmanus Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Nice, Ric. If he wasn't such a strange cat, he couldn't have produced the kind of work that he did. A true artist, right there in the midst of it all, never being able to fully separate himself from all the he observed or imagined or participated in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I sat next to Lou at a Restaurant in the West Village about a year and a half ago. I didn't want to bother him, as I figured there was nothing I would say to him that he hadn't heard from other fans a million times before. Its sad to see that he is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's probably a bit shallow of me, but I've loved his role in the movie "Get Crazy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1m1Bk-mDXM That movie was a lot of dumb fun, with a great cast including several musicians from the 60's through the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Absorbine_Sr Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's probably a bit shallow of me, but I've loved his role in the movie "Get Crazy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1m1Bk-mDXM That movie was a lot of dumb fun, with a great cast including several musicians from the 60's through the 80's. Another Get Crazy fan here. Thanks for reminding me. The greatest thing is that Lou really was all over the map. Dan, Berlin is an album I love but to this day can't listen to because of what it does to me emotionally. As a fan, it was a love/hate thing for me and Lou. I like to think he'd be ok with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 I just bought transformer. I'm not sure how i went this long without it. I've always loved so many of the songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Lou Reed's wife Laurie Anderson has written in the East Hampton Star about her husband's final days. http://bzfd.it/1aYCt4K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 RIP, Lou. A true great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Rolling Stone: Laurie Anderson's Farewell to Lou Reedhttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/laurie-andersons-farewell-to-lou-reed-a-rolling-stone-exclusive-20131106 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 http://www.spin.com/gallery/lou-reed-public-memorial-lincoln-center/?utm_source=spinfacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spinfacebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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