Twiz Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 It's hard to believe that it was 20 years ago today that SRV passed away in that helicopter crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yup.. I remember the night it happened. I was a senior in HS. RIP SRV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB72 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yeah, I saw him not too long before that in San Antonio. Was a great show. Jonathan Richman and The Isley Brothers opened. It was an insane crowd in the streets of SA. Also hard to beleive it's been 20 years since High school. Thanks Twiz. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wow! I was in the darkroom at college and the first reports were that Clapton had died. There was utter tragedy in the reporters voice. Then, on the next newsflash they announced it was just some guy called 'Steve Ray Vaughan'. I couldn't believe it at first... RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 And after all that hard work to get clean too. Dammit all if that isn't extra tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wow. 20 years ago. Tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I remember it too. I was driving home from work and heard the news. I almost had to pull over. At that time I was almost a fanatic for SRV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 My Dad woke me up the morning after it happened. We had been playing the night before so we didn't hear about it till the next day (my dad plays Guitar, too. We used to play quite a bit back then). I remember how bright the sun was coming through the window to my Bedroom, and how dark it seemed. Hours went by before I picked up my Strat and started playing my anger and sorrow. I've never been so affected by the Death of someone I'd never met. R.I.P Stevie, you made the blues a better place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 He was one of the greatest guitarists of all time! RIP SRV your amazing music shall live on forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 and 2 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Wow! I was in the darkroom at college and the first reports were that Clapton had died. There was utter tragedy in the reporters voice. Then, on the next newsflash they announced it was just some guy called 'Steve Ray Vaughan'. I couldn't believe it at first... RIP. I remember hearing it was Clapton also. Sad either way. RIP SRV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentw Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 from another planet altogether.... and humble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I only got to see him once but it was VERY up close. He was playing our university's Fall Fest before he became really famous. He was the headliner and Cindy Lauper was on just before him, so she kinda "opened" for him (it was very strange). While all the teenie boop fans were piling out, my friend and I got right up to the stage and I got to stand about 5 feet from him for 2 hours. I was 17 years old and he blew my mind away. I almost quit guitar that night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 He still blows my mind. I used to walk passed the El Mocambo in Toronto every night. Not once while walking by did I not think of Stevie and that just beyond those walls, on that stage he raised the bar for electric blues. Miss you much Stevie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 He still blows my mind. I used to walk passed the El Mocambo in Toronto every night. Not once while walking by did I not think of Stevie and that just beyond those walls, on that stage he raised the bar for electric blues. Miss you much Stevie. +1.. what an amazing performance. I watch that DVD all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 He got me into the Blues... I never really understood it before him. Wish I could have got to see him. Thanks man for showing people that a Strat can sound that heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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