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Rick obits thread Dec 24, 2016 20:49:13 GMT 4th Chord, rossiswaistcoat, and 3 more like this

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Goodbye Rick Parfitt, you were one of rock's heroes
People mocked Status Quo, but they were wrong – this was one of the most powerful British rock bands of all, and at their heart was Rick Parfitt’s crushing rhythm guitar - The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/dec/24/goodbye-rick-parfitt-status-quo-rock-heroes-dead

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28640835

news.sky.com/story/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-was-a-hard-rocker-with-a-soft-centre-10707357

Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt was a hard rocker with a soft centre
It can be a mistake to meet your heroes, but Rick Parfitt was always charming and friendly, says Sky's Ian Woods.

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curiousgirl Global Moderator Posts: 6,005	Rick obits thread Dec 24, 2016 22:35:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by curiousgirl on Dec 24, 2016 22:35:08 GMT Not quite an obit but a lovely memory of Rick from a 70s fan. multiple image hosting

Whoppa Choppa Veteran Rocker Rollin' Nobody leaves life alive... Posts: 2,453	Rick obits thread Dec 24, 2016 22:35:40 GMT curiousgirl likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Whoppa Choppa on Dec 24, 2016 22:35:40 GMT www.blabbermouth.net/news/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-dead-at-68/

curiousgirl Global Moderator Posts: 6,005	Rick obits thread Dec 24, 2016 23:52:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by curiousgirl on Dec 24, 2016 23:52:04 GMT The Guardian now have an official obit up. www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/24/rick-parfitt-obituary

curiousgirl Global Moderator Posts: 6,005	Rick obits thread Dec 24, 2016 23:54:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by curiousgirl on Dec 24, 2016 23:54:25 GMT And here's the one from the Telegraph "Why Rick Parfitt and Status Quo kept us rocking all over the world." www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/rick-parfitt-swaggering-guitarist-challenged-thestatus-quo/

curiousgirl Global Moderator Posts: 6,005	Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 0:06:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by curiousgirl on Dec 25, 2016 0:06:57 GMT Brian May leads tributes... www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/uk_national_entertainment/14987363.Queen_s_Brian_May_leads_tributes_to_fellow_rock_royal_Rick_Parfitt/

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Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 0:22:10 GMT

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Another in the Irish Mirror.

Parfitt joins a long list of celebrated musicians to have died in 2016 - including David Bowie, Prince, Pete Burns, Keith Emerson, Glenn Frey, Greg Lake, Sir George Martin and Leonard Cohen.

www.irishmirror.ie/status-quos-rick-parfitt-dead-9511268

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Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 0:34:59 GMT curiousgirl likes this

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'This tragic news comes at a time when Rick was hugely looking forward to launching a solo career with an album and autobiography planned for 2017'

www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-dies-in-spain-aged-68-a3427996.html

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Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 9:37:22 GMT

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Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 9:39:36 GMT durango95 likes this

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From Sweden : www.dn.se/kultur-noje/status-quo-gitarristen-rick-parfitt-dod/

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From swedish MSN

Our Queen is hospitalized, but Rick is on the front page:

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Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 10:01:17 GMT curiousgirl likes this

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Dec 24, 2016 20:49:13 GMT curiousgirl said:

I thought we could put them all in one thread. Please add as you find them.

Goodbye Rick Parfitt, you were one of rock's heroes
People mocked Status Quo, but they were wrong – this was one of the most powerful British rock bands of all, and at their heart was Rick Parfitt’s crushing rhythm guitar - The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/dec/24/goodbye-rick-parfitt-status-quo-rock-heroes-dead

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28640835

news.sky.com/story/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-was-a-hard-rocker-with-a-soft-centre-10707357

Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt was a hard rocker with a soft centre
It can be a mistake to meet your heroes, but Rick Parfitt was always charming and friendly, says Sky's Ian Woods.

The Guardian blog article is spot on. Sums up Rick and Quo (especially the FF) perfectly.

paradiseflats 4500 Timer Know you think I’m taking the piss but I am the piss and I’ve not been taken anywhere. Posts: 4,773	Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 10:27:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paradiseflats on Dec 25, 2016 10:27:49 GMT Dec 25, 2016 0:54:14 GMT @davyno said: I really wanted to read that book..... Now we'll never know. Bollocks. Would have been edited by The management. But you you are correct, we will never know.

curiousgirl Global Moderator Posts: 6,005	Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 10:32:15 GMT 4th Chord and Whoppa Choppa like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by curiousgirl on Dec 25, 2016 10:32:15 GMT Some lovely comments from fans in response to the Guardian piece.
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Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 11:03:43 GMT 4th Chord, Whoppa Choppa, and 3 more like this

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I think that Guardian tribute was excellently and eloquently written, so soon after Rick had passed away. To pitch it so accurately with just the right amount of tact, was a piece of skill at such a sensitive moment

Some journalists stuff this kind of thing up, when they don't know their subject properly - this was definitely an exception and one that Rick would be proud

And yes, the fan tributes also do Rick, and Quo, good justice

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Rick obits thread Dec 25, 2016 11:05:29 GMT

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Dec 25, 2016 0:54:14 GMT @davyno said:

I really wanted to read that book.....

Now we'll never know.

Bollocks.

Davy, I suspect that with Porters involvement, contracts etc, we would never have got the truth that we wanted. But we know the Truth

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