Search And Destroy: Lou Reed

that's the GQ lifetime achievement award, alfred, come on! but yeah, it is a water pistol.

that is a lifesize silicone replica of Lars Ulrich's brain

"tai chi? i think keef gave me an ounce of that once"

legendary farts

actually had a little trouble ID-ing the dude on the left here
https://sphotos-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1234144_10151891521340953_674454303_n.jpg

really?

i'd recognize mickey dolenz anywhere

Lou rapidly approaching "men who look like old lesbians" territory

i'd recognize mickey dolenz anywhere
ha, that's what i thought at first! and then i was like ... jonathan demme? i dunno, maybe i haven't seen enough recent pics of jimmy page...

yeah jimmy should actually be glad if music fans don't immediately associate him with that haircut yet

Ha, at Twelve-String Monkee. Would have misidentified him too, except just saw that photo with QOTSA, and even then...

My first thought at seeing that Lou Reed photo with Ronnie was, "Damn, Elvis Costello looks like hell!" Then I realized it was Lou and thought he looked good considering his rough year.

EC hides a makeup kit in his porkpie.

https://sphotos-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1234581_10151891396755953_1767081249_n.jpg

Dianne Wiest as Laurie Anderson

It was nice of Sally Jesse Raphael to say Hi to EC and Diane.

sally jesse, terry gross, dianne wiest

George Clooney, Sally Jesse, Terry Gross, Dianne Wiest

I WILL OUTLIVE ALL OF YOU DIPSHITS

LOL

what the hell?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BdppmEzyrE

That's from the 1973 Hendrix doc.

didn't know there was such a thing

yeah that's from this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Jimi_Hendrix_film_poster.jpg/220px-Jimi_Hendrix_film_poster.jpg
hendrix came to see the VU at the whisky circa 1968 iirc.

http://www.richieunterberger.com/vu.2nd.html

re VU interactions with Hendrix and other big name 60s rockers

RIP

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027

the hell

While its probably true, waiting for some other site to confirm it, esp since the rs post has so little detail and so much bio it reads like an obit on file

:'-(

holy shit...i was worried that either lou or bowie would pass on this year. very sad.

fuck :( RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isl-5L0Jf5M

AHHHHH NOOOOOOOO

The Velvet Underground & Nico only sold a few thousand copies, but everyone who bought it has a grandkid who will ask "Who is Lou Reed?" on Twitter today.

He's hanging out with Bimble and Doc Pomus now.

i was lucky enough to see the Velvets at Glastonbury 1993, first band i ever saw on the Pyramid Stage. it was a scorchingly hot sunny day, Lou was in a bad mood, it was brilliant.

he's in that Pomus documentary, tot worth seeing btw

Damn, I am really sad. rip Lou, you were the best.

My favourite Lou interview:

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/may/19/artsfeatures.popandrock

Been meaning to see that documentary, I believe Lou is the one who reads from Doc's journals. Would be kind of extra-emotional to watch it now, I guess.

Damn, this is really sad news.

If you like that kind of interview you should read the book in which Luis Buñuel is interviewed by two Mexican film professors, Objects of Desire.

Major loss. RIP Lou. This is a sad sad day for music

how is this not a new thread?

RIP

See ILE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjPuF-CYuic

Times obit

Wow. I never think death when I see a thread at the top. But I just went on Facebook, saw two Reed-related posts, and there it is. I will be checking network newscasts tonight and tomorrow to see if they lead with this. Yes, I count him as that important.

(By "him," I really mean the Velvet Underground.)

BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24697765

RIP

A liver transplant is never a good sign, but I was still surprised by the news and surprised how sad it's made me. RIP Lou.