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1 October 1990 and Melody Maker reveals that AE has died, shortly before the release of third album Vision Thing. Apparently he fell into a vat of methadrine (at least he went happy). Fast-forward 13 years and he is

a legend on a par with Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and other stars who drowned in their own vomit when they should have done the backstroke?
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completely forgotten?
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spinning in his grave as the rest of the band form a tribute with Ian Astbury's headband on vocals?
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don't know -- I'm too busy putting a contract out on Lowrider for being tasteless?
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I think this may make me the most unpopular poster on the board. I shall now hastily include a disclaiming smiley: :eek:

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PS: long life and happiness to AE, obv...
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i like ian's headband ;)
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Shesh. Ian Astbury's headband is in the lead. How vile.

Speaking of IA, has anyone seen that complete cult trying to do his Jim Morrison bit with the remains of the doors? It sounds such an entirely ghastly idea I couldn't bear the thought of going. :urff:
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Lowrider wrote:Shesh. Ian Astbury's headband is in the lead. How vile.

Speaking of IA, has anyone seen that complete cult trying to do his Jim Morrison bit with the remains of the doors? It sounds such an entirely ghastly idea I couldn't bear the thought of going. :urff:
Amongst The Cult fans it's popular gig and supposed to be very good.
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I think they should get Val Kilmer back in :D
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Red Sunsets wrote:I think they should get Val Kilmer back in :D
Agreed.He'd do a crackin' job :wink:
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Cheers Angel, I heard he sang all the songs in the movie, but not on the OST. Anyone able to confirm this :?:
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I heard that Ian Astbury went up for the part in The Doors movie?
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Given the timing you've presented I've got to go for completely forgetten.
Now, had he snuffed it round about the release of FALAA I reckon Hussey and Adams would have high jacked the Sisters, Marx would still have been out, and Von would be a kind of legendary Bon Scott figure. :eek:
Worst still - no Floodland!

Had he pegged it after A Slight Case Of Overbombing, then we might be seeing the Jim Morrison type thing.
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Hey, if Tupac can put out six albums and three movies postmortem, I for one think AE has no excuse. Last night I told a friend that I had seen the Sisters live last April, and her only question was, "Are they still around?" And she's Anglo. Humph.
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Erudite wrote:Now, had he snuffed it round about the release of FALAA I reckon Hussey and Adams would have high jacked the Sisters, Marx would still have been out, and Von would be a kind of legendary Bon Scott figure.
with McCoy from the Neff on vox I take it?
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Red Sunsets wrote:
Erudite wrote:Now, had he snuffed it round about the release of FALAA I reckon Hussey and Adams would have high jacked the Sisters, Marx would still have been out, and Von would be a kind of legendary Bon Scott figure.
with McCoy from the Neff on vox I take it?
Nah, definitely Mr Huss! :urff:

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Well done Bawbag, want a foatie now?
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