Tuesday 14 August 2012

Joe Lynn Turner Wore A Wig And So What?

     Rainbow being my favorite band at the moment and Joe Lynn Turner being my idol, I Google'd his name the other day only to find the words most associated with his name included "bald," "without wig" and "hairpiece".
     OH COME ON.  Our hangups on Joe Lynn Turner concerning his hair are just plain stupid. Over the Internet people are more concerned with his hairdo then the man or the music. Give the guy a break. Maybe at sixty-one with a head of hair like that it's more then obvious that he wears one, so why even bother pointing it out? Does it matter that much? Joe was a rock god of a musician with one hell of a legacy behind him. If he can make himself look better than he would normally, why shouldn't he? As nice as his hair looked on him back in the day... it just isn't that important.  What's even less important is whether it's his or not. Remember Joe for his personality and for his music, for who and what he was and not what he wears on his head. For the love of Rainbow, leave him alone!
 

Sunday 12 August 2012

Jon Lord: 1941-2012

I spent the last few weeks in vacation in Ibiza, visiting relatives (hence why I didn't post anything for a while) and just got back a few days ago to the terrible news that Jon Lord's life had been claimed by pancreatic cancer on July 16th. For those who don't know, Jon Lord was Deep Purple's legendary keyboardist and the true force behind their ear-shattering sound. His death shouldn't have come as too much of a shock as he'd been battling the disease since 2011, but is no less tragic then it would've been had it been sudden. RIP and God Bless you, Jon, and if there is a heaven you're in it.