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General Discussions => Tribal Funk Affliction => Topic started by: leith on January 14, 2005, 02:25:27 am

Title: Airplane Drummer Passes
Post by: leith on January 14, 2005, 02:25:27 am

Spencer D. has left us.
http://www.relix.com/cgi-bin/content_list.cgi?type=news

Title: Airplane Drummer Passes
Post by: boombox on January 14, 2005, 01:58:23 pm

:( :( Heard about this Wednesday night from the js board. A very sad day indeed. Airplane were one of the few groups where the main members had all survived into the 21st century - only onje of the great psychedelic bands to do so I believe. Sure, we lost Papa John, but he wasn\'t there in the beginning and Skip moved on far too quickly to ever establish himself. Spencer WAS the Airplane\'s drummer and possessed a great talent.

A guestbook of condolences has been opened at http://www.spencerdryden.com - interesting messages from Barry "The Fish" Melton amongst others.

Title: Airplane Drummer Passes
Post by: boombox on January 15, 2005, 10:06:04 am

Even the BBC has picked up on this, as has The Times - obit at the following link.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-45-1440525,00.html

Title: Airplane Drummer Passes
Post by: oldnewbie on January 15, 2005, 11:11:36 am

and let\'s not forget the very entertaining New Riders Of The Puple Sage.......he will be missed

Title: Airplane Drummer Passes
Post by: boombox on January 15, 2005, 12:22:17 pm

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Originally posted by oldnewbie
and let\'s not forget the very entertaining New Riders Of The Puple Sage.......he will be missed

Very true - in fact he spent longer with them than with the Airplane.