▲ 402 ▼ Only 3 People Mentioned in "We Didn't Start the Fire" Are Still Alive (www.neatorama.com) submitted 7 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (1 child) By "recent", you mean the last 50 years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) yeah, i was in austin the same time he was recently. everyone was goggling about going to see him and were you going to go see him? I was like, for the $400 they're asking i can watch a tape. i saw a mid-80s year old buddy guy a few years back and while as a guitar player it was a really technically interesting concert, he hardly played any songs. he mostly imitated other greats who have died and had been influenced by his style. like, cool you can play like stevie and jimi but i came to hear you dude. buddy was only $20 a pop so it was still a great concert. I was not going to risk that at $400 a pop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) "buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) yeah, i was in austin the same time he was recently. everyone was goggling about going to see him and were you going to go see him? I was like, for the $400 they're asking i can watch a tape. i saw a mid-80s year old buddy guy a few years back and while as a guitar player it was a really technically interesting concert, he hardly played any songs. he mostly imitated other greats who have died and had been influenced by his style. like, cool you can play like stevie and jimi but i came to hear you dude. buddy was only $20 a pop so it was still a great concert. I was not going to risk that at $400 a pop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) "buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) "buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago you understood well enough permalink fedilink source parent