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Re: (TV) ron asheton RIP

Aw hell.

In 2007 I saw the Stooges at the Orpheum Theater in Boston MA.

Three songs into the show, Iggy, clearly irritated by the security
goons in front of the stage, decides to invite the entire audience
onto the stage with him.  In seconds the security guys were covered
with people climbing up and over them, and moments later I found
myself with onstage with like 80 people, jammed up against Asheton as
the band grinded its way through an extended incredibly raucous
version of "I Wanna Be Your Dog".  Beyond "excuse me" and "er, sorry",
there wasn't a lot to say, so I just shrugged and gave him the thumbs
up.  Ron just laughed. The entire time, he was laughing -- the guy was
clearly having a blast being in the center of this chaotic moshpit of
a stage...

I love how Rolling Stone magazine once described Asheton's guitar
playing as having "made the Stooges' music reek like a puddle of
week-old biker sweat.''

A fitting epitaph.

-A

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Andy Ferguson
<afne04343@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Really bad news
> When The Stooges played Glastonbury last year they really were the best band
> by a mile! Shows how crap most new music is.
> What a sound that guy had
> Hope he rests in peace, safe in the knowledge he had one final bash with the
> band, which was what he always wanted
> RIP Ron
> Andy
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>> Very sad.
>> I only hope there was no 'mis-adventure' involved.
>>
>> I was very impressed when I saw the Stooges last year. Iggy was always the
>> central focus, and I really went to see Watt in that situation, but I
>> remember what how much Asheton's guitar really drove the songs.
>> Hopefully he gets due credit for his contribution to rock music.
>> and the way he stomped on the wah!
>>
>> Thanks for everything, Ron.
>> - H.
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