Ron Asheton RIP

Ron Ashton played a hard and mean guitar. The show I saw them play a couple of years ago was thrilling. I couldn't believe that it didn't sound like a reunion- more like a fully-charged wild Stooges in thier prime.I felt like crying they were so good. Has anyone here seen them in the 70's, then on reunion? Guess you would have to be rather old.

I don't know if I found the words, but I found some words.

this cool dude george who lives on the island here got to play with ron when he was drumming with j and watt and i just love this picture that he posted on his facebook. hope it shows up. (he also has video of them jamming live)

http://photos-h.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v1979/171/122/1589287588/n1589287588_30104615_336.jpg

hahaha, the very epitome of rock god!

what a guy... i dunno, i got nothing cool to say. what a sound. glad there is so much of it on tape.

j really loves velour tracksuit tops, glad that awesome photo reflected this.

Christ, not until seeing Mike Watt's name mentioned just now did it occur to me: That's the SECOND time he's had his guitarist-bandmate die on him. :(

Edward, one of these kids would be the Dusty-Dusty fan? Or has she moved beyond Russian literature?

Not to say that I have.

Christ, not until seeing Mike Watt's name mentioned just now did it occur to me: That's the SECOND time he's had his guitarist-bandmate die on him. :(

Yeah, I was thinking on that the other day.

Watt on playing with the Stooges.

Iggy saying that Ron was his best friend is pretty touching -- and it rings true, too, even if they weren't in touch for a long time before this reunion. Listening to the beginning of "TV Eye" this week, it started to sound like the ultimate musical friendship -- like someone asking "If your best friend jumped off a bridge, would you?" And Ron answering: "Fuck yes, I would."

Where/when did Iggy say that? Link?

http://thequietus.com/articles/00950-surviving-stooges-pay-tribute-to-asheton
Bottom of the page ...

a good obit.

http://black2com.blogspot.com/2009/01/ron-asheton-1948-2009-hokay-you.html#links

jeezus, what a loss....there'll not be another like Ron for some time....

Edward, one of these kids would be the Dusty-Dusty fan? Or has she moved beyond Russian literature?

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Friday, January 9, 2009 6:14 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark

yeah, that's her, youngest person to coin an ilx meme... she's gone primitive and moved on to the stooges and ac/dc

Where/when did Iggy say that? Link?

― big papa cigarettes (╓abies), Friday, January 9, 2009 10:50 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark

http://www.iggypop.com/

youngest person to coin an ilx meme

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here's a taste of what ron was doing in between stooges. ron & niagara of destroy all monsters jamming w/sonic's rendezvous minus sonic. not sure of the date - looks early 80s. hot stuff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Race

and especially http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_and_Last

RIP Scott

dammit dammit dammit