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replacements’ guitarist deathplace
from the replacements posted in music by prof_improbable
Bob Stinson, lead guitarist for the legendary rock band the Replacements, died in an apartment above this address on 2/18/95.
Despite reports to the contrary, Stinson did not die of an overdose, but as the coroner reported, "...rather his body simply wore out after years of abuse."
This location is referenced in Chuck Klosterman's, "Killing Yourself to Live."
R.I.P.
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from gwar posted in music by prof_improbable
Gwar guitarist, Corey Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus), was found passed away in his bunk in the tour bus of this border town gas station on 11/3/11.
A statement from the band said, "Flattus has decided to return to his beloved 'Planet Home', and will never return to this mudball planet again. And this is a sadder place for that."
R.I.P.
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from the pixies posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
All these years I thought the lyrics were 'even though it doesn't make no sense.' Just looked it up and found out I was wrong. At least I got the 'sometimes people can be oh so dense' part right.
view full location details...9th & hennepin
from tom waits posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
tom waits said in an interview that 9th & hennepin used to spell trouble and now it spells sandals and yogurt. i don't know about sandals and yogurt, but that intersection doesn't seem all that dangerous to me. the song is on rain dogs.