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Post by polarisbhoy on Jun 16, 2016 20:12:53 GMT
Get well soon Rick
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Post by madtom on Jun 16, 2016 20:17:42 GMT
Freddie Edwards is going to stand in for Rick as Quos management want the keep the machine moving untilRick is ready to pick up again. ( Huffington Post) I wonder if they'll do the decent thing and give fans the option to have a refund like AC/DC did when Brian had to pull-out. I somehow doubt they will.
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Post by stusqo on Jun 16, 2016 20:21:08 GMT
Terrible news to awake to today. I wish Rick all the best for a speedy recovery. You are and will always be a massive part of my life and all on this board I reckon. Kind regards to you and family. Rockon Wilquo.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jun 16, 2016 20:40:02 GMT
Another thought, maybe Rick's medical history and the effect that has on insurance premiums is the true reason behind the hanging-up of the electrics. It's not the premiums. My strong suspicion, reinforced by Freddie subbing in for him, is that his heart attack is not covered by insurance, therefore the show(s) MUST go on. That must surely knock Status Quo PLC on the head. That does make sense. You can cover nearly anything with enough premiums, but it becomes untenable. Looks like the band had Freddy lined up as the backstop. No-one will book them if they think cancellation is hanging over them all the time.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jun 16, 2016 20:47:54 GMT
Jack it in Rick...no one will think bad of it As much as I would have liked Quo to carry on forever (preferably reunion line up), I have to agree with you now. Rick, do the right thing and enjoy your retirement with your family. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery x He can't retire ... retirement kills people even faster than no retiring ... but it looks like the writing is seriously on the wall for Quo as a touring unit - electric or otherwise. Rick needs to find another way of using his Quoness.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jun 16, 2016 20:55:21 GMT
Obviously wish him a full & speedy recovery. How many heart attacks has he had? Wouldn't be surprised to hear that doctors &/or insurers advise/force him to stop touring now. This is the third I think. The reports seem to be saying this is the second, but it feels like more. I think he had a very near miss at the time of the bypass op. This is not good: Rick is Ricketty. He has tried hard, but he needs to rearrange his life. PS getting overheated can cause blood pressure to rise which causes ... you guessed it. Paper reported this recently.
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Post by HighVoltage on Jun 16, 2016 21:03:30 GMT
Obviously wish him a full & speedy recovery. How many heart attacks has he had? Wouldn't be surprised to hear that doctors &/or insurers advise/force him to stop touring now. This is the third I think. the fourth?! the first one 1997, then one in 2011 just before the first Quofestive tour, then the one 2014 after the SeeRock Festival in Graz (I was there) that lead to the cancellation of the following day's gig in Pula, Croatia (and some others), and then this one now
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Post by The Lord Flasheart on Jun 16, 2016 21:06:13 GMT
This is the third I think. the fourth?! the first one 1997, then one in 2011 just before the first Quofestive tour, then the one 2014 after the SeeRock Festival in Graz (I was there) that lead to the cancellation of the following day's gig in Pula, Croatia (and some others), and then this one now
Rick has always said and I think his doctors also said the 1997 one was not a Heart Attack. It was more along the lines of a very big Angina attack.
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Post by HighVoltage on Jun 16, 2016 21:13:19 GMT
the fourth?! the first one 1997, then one in 2011 just before the first Quofestive tour, then the one 2014 after the SeeRock Festival in Graz (I was there) that lead to the cancellation of the following day's gig in Pula, Croatia (and some others), and then this one now
Rick has always said and I think his doctors also said the 1997 one was not a Heart Attack. It was more along the lines of a very big Angina attack. I stand correct. I just wanted to edit my previous post - I couldn't remember much of the 1997 incident, as I was only 10 at the time (and hadn't seen Quo live until the following year). All that was stuck in my head was the quadruple Bypass Op - not remembering that it PREVENTED a likely heart attack, not recovering from it!). But the 2011 was one then, right?! (and the 2014 one in Croatia was coming from some loosening stents from the 1997 Op, if I can remember correctly?!)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 21:16:45 GMT
Another thought, maybe Rick's medical history and the effect that has on insurance premiums is the true reason behind the hanging-up of the electrics. It's not the premiums. My strong suspicion, reinforced by Freddie subbing in for him, is that his heart attack is not covered by insurance, therefore the show(s) MUST go on. That must surely knock Status Quo PLC on the head. There will be two elements to Freddie subbing for Rick, the first one as you pointed out is the difficulty of insurance, particularly as these summer gigs are different to an actual Quo Tour; a Quo Tour is an entity in its own right finance and run by Status Quo PLC. The summer gigs are very much 'one off' apperances where Quo are being paid by the organisers to play, quite often for specific fund raising causes. A Quo Tour will be insured via the promoter/Quo management, etc, whereas these one off gigs will be the responsibility of the individual organiser.
If Quo pull a gig on a tour they simply re-schedule for later, summer gigs/festival apperances are different.
As an example, this weekends concert is a weekend of events to raise money for flood victims, it is a charity fundraiser and is dependant on Quo playing, without them all the weeks of organising, planning, ticket selling, stage building, facilities building, crowd control, and volunteers will have done all of that for nothing, they will incur massive expenses, make a loss, and raise NOTHING for the flood victims.
If it was humanly possible for Rick to play he would, but obviously he can't so rather than pull the gig (and only achieve expenses for the charity) the rest of the band have no choice but to play, hence having Freddie played in ready just in case (I wouldn't be surprised if Freddie isn't also played in ready to cover Francis if needs be).
Obviously we don't know the terms of the booking but I wouldn't be surprised if Quo were doing this particular gig only for expenses to cover crew and transportation costs, this being the case they would feel even worse at having to pull the gig.
It is very plain to see that the guys cannot keep on going forever, Rick in particular has had so many health scares in recent years it is only logical that they call it a day with the electric set. Rick works hardest of all when playing and at 67 it has got to be taking its toll. We can only hope he pulls through this particular health blip, sees the rest of the year out with the electrics, and then has a long relaxing and happy retirement in the sun watching his kids grow up. I'm sure he will.
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Post by HighVoltage on Jun 16, 2016 21:19:07 GMT
oh, and right on the Topic, as said on the other board... I was sad, and a bit shocked when I read about Quo's retirement on Feb 1st, but I quickly accepted it as "the way it goes".
But going on the Quo Homepage today, seeing Rick's picture, for a second I feared the worst... This more than justifies their decision to stop the extensive touring (even if it most likely seems to be mainly Francis' decision in the end...). But it hopefully will do Ricky good to stop working/touring/rocking hard after half a century... he deserves a full stop and should enjoy the rest of his life with his family mainly!
all the best and a quick recovery, Rick!
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Post by colmfoley on Jun 16, 2016 21:53:58 GMT
Jack it in Rick...no one will think bad of it As much as I would have liked Quo to carry on forever (preferably reunion line up), I have to agree with you now. Rick, do the right thing and enjoy your retirement with your family. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery x Seriously don't think Rick could enjoy his retirement sitting at home (albeit by a swimming pool in Spain) He'd get bored, fat, go on the wine and or fight with the wife. Rick loves been out playing the part of the Rock star on and off stage. and unless he can't physically get on stage and play he might as well continue if he's still enjoying it. His choice, I wish him well, Rock on Rick.
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Post by wolfman on Jun 16, 2016 21:55:25 GMT
theres life in the old dog..just take a very long break...
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Post by unspokenwords on Jun 16, 2016 22:04:12 GMT
Wish Rick a full recovery and love.
At times like this 'Quo' ain't important and things are put in to perspective, just as the news today about Jo Cox RIP does, which has truly saddened me.
I hope Rick takes the time to recover and to enjoy his life with his young family away from the hectic and stressful life on stage and on the road. I know that he thrives on the adrenaline and audience love but It really is time to hang up the electrics or at least such a full schedule, for health, something I know about in my own life also.
(sorry to hear about Rick but also disappointed that the Quo machine appears to care more about the business in such circumstances.)
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Post by gerdundula3106 on Jun 16, 2016 23:15:00 GMT
Having seen the guys over a hundred times up until eight years ago with the exception of the ff reunion gigs I realy had lost all interest in seeing the band live.The only reason I ever went to gigs after Alan was sacked was to see Rick.
None of us really know what part if any Rick had in or influence he may have had over events that led to the demise of the original band.But I have always believed that frame was the main instigator in what happened.It seems to me that Rick was always unhappy about the way things turned out and always kept in touch with Alan and John and imho he was far more instrumental than Francis in bringing about the the reunion gigs.
When the latest tour was announced I still had no interest in going as,lets face it all we would be getting is the same old setlist under a different banner.
My hope was that there really would be one final tour of the FF even if involved the current band in some way,maybe a three set show with the current band then the FF and even a final encore with all the bands together.
All that is by the by.The main thing is Ricks health and his life with his wife and kids.Puts things in perspective really.Just hope Francis showed a bit more concern than he did after Ricks last heart attack on the tour bus.
Get well soon Rick,put your feet up and enjoy family life,you more than any deserve it.
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