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Post by ace5150 on Mar 18, 2019 18:58:11 GMT
Had a text from my good friend John McCoy today to inform me Bernie Torme had succumbed to double pneumonia after a month on a ventilator. Bernie was a great bloke, no egomaniac considering his standing in the guitar world. A genuinely nice person and always happy to chat to fans about his brief time with Ozzy. I was an administrator/moderator on his website when he formed GMT, and did a decent enough job to warrant a name-check on his Evil Twin cd. I saw GMT play live 18 times and was always on the guestlist, courtesy of McCoy, but Bernie would ALWAYS approach me and thank me for my efforts and pass me a drink. I wish he'd known he was to pass yesterday on St Patrick's Day, he'd have liked that. RIP Bernie, my friend.
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Post by ltd on Mar 18, 2019 19:15:51 GMT
That's a shame, he can't have been that old. He had a very distinctive guitar playing style, you knew who it was when you heard him.
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Post by ace5150 on Mar 18, 2019 19:17:04 GMT
He was 66, today would have been 67.
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Post by ltd on Mar 18, 2019 19:22:51 GMT
He was 66, today would have been 67. Far too young
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Deus est regit qui omnia.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 19:30:17 GMT
Yes, 66 is no age these days.
RIP.
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Post by jno on Mar 18, 2019 19:59:16 GMT
RIP Bernie
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Post by chrisclark1977 on Mar 18, 2019 21:13:24 GMT
He was also Gillan's lead guitarist as well I think...
RIP Bernie
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Post by ace5150 on Mar 19, 2019 6:34:08 GMT
He was also Gillan's lead guitarist as well I think... RIP Bernie Yes, 1979-81. Quit mid-tour as nobody had been paid in months. Ian Gillan had a very suspect accountant, but that's another story for another day.
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Post by Portland Road on Mar 22, 2019 8:30:21 GMT
R.I.P. Bernie Torme
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