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Philly Q

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RIP Bert Weedon
« on: April 20, 2012, 11:18:27 AM »
Oh no!  RIP Bert.  :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17781762

Did anyone here actually learn from "Play in a Day"?  I suspect most of us (even me) are a bit too young, but I do remember it being mentioned many times in interviews with some quite well-known players.



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Re: RIP Bert Weedon
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2012, 01:46:53 PM »
Oh dear :(

I think my Dad had a copy, whether he used though...
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Re: RIP Bert Weedon
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2012, 06:45:33 PM »
Well I had his book many moons ago and, by todays standards it would perhaps be considered out of date but I learned a few bits. I also met the man too and he was charming. RIP Bert.
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Re: RIP Bert Weedon
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2012, 11:59:06 PM »
Oh no, do I really have to admit to being that old?

Yes, the book in Philly's first pic. I don't think I got much from it. Except possibly termite eggs, it was a very old battered copy from the library.
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Re: RIP Bert Weedon
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 10:25:32 AM »
He was a nice bloke. 5live were talking about him yesterday afternoon and the impact his book had on the music scene in this country. Talk about right place at the right time! He bought his first guitar in Petticoat Lane market and he said in an interview that when he walked home with it, people were asking him what it was. "It's a guitar" he said,  they were saying "What's a guitar?"

Blimey the things we take for granted now!

RIP Bert :)
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Re: RIP Bert Weedon
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 03:50:42 PM »
RIP for sure.

In fact, he looks rather cool in that last picture with the Yamaha semi
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