[Heeplist] R.I.P Trev

David W. Boothby dwbrocks at yahoo.com
Tue May 21 18:17:05 EDT 2013


Tears in my eyes the second I found out! Gonna go blast Firefly right now and have a drink. Overwhelming condolences to all, extremely sad.

Dave Wilkes Booth.   ;p>

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>   1. Is list down? (Bob W)
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>   3. R.I.P. Trevor Bolder (ray clark)
>   4. Re: Trevor R.I.P (Cl?udia Le?o)
>   5. Re: Check Heep com (henrik bro)
>   6. Re: Check Heep com (Bob W)
>   7. Re: R.I.P. Trevor Bolder (Mac Steagall)
>   8. Re: R.I.P. Trevor Bolder (Iain Barnes)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:10 -0400
> From: Bob W <uriahheep at comcast.net>
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> Subject: [Heeplist] Is list down?
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> I am down!
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> Bob Winward
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> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:32 -0400
> From: Bob W <uriahheep at comcast.net>
> To: heepsters list <heeplist at travellersintime.com>
> Subject: [Heeplist] Check Heep com
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> The saddest of news 
> 
> Bob Winward
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> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:46 -0700 (PDT)
> From: ray clark <raymond.clark at att.net>
> To: heeplist at travellersintime.com
> Subject: [Heeplist] R.I.P. Trevor Bolder
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> ??????Truly a sad day.??????????????????????????  
> Friends of Uriah Heep
> about an hour ago
> A Statement From Uriah Heep
> 
> It is with great sadness that Uriah Heep announce the passing of our friend the 
> amazing Trevor Bolder, who has passed away after his long fight with cancer. 
> Trevor was an all time great, one of the outstanding m...usicians of his 
> generation, and one of the finest and most influential bass players that Britain 
> ever produced.
> 
> His long time membership of Uriah Heep brought the band?s music, and Trevor?s 
> virtuosity and enthusiasm, to hundreds of thousands of fans across the world. He 
> joined the band in 1976 and, barring one short break, was a fixture until his 
> ill health forced him to take a step back early this year. Prior to joining Heep 
> he was a founder and ever-present member of David Bowie?s legendary Spiders From 
> Mars band, performing on all of their key albums and at countless shows. He also 
> performed with Wishbone Ash, Cybernauts and The Rats.
> 
> Mick Box said, "Trevor was a ?World Class? bass player, singer & songwriter, and 
> more importantly a World Class friend. He will be sadly missed by family, 
> friends and rock fans all over the world. We are all numb to the core".
> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:18 +0200
> From: Cl?udia Le?o <claudia.plf at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Trevor R.I.P
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> Sad sad news...
> I thought he was getting recovered...
> 
> 
> On May 21, 2013, at 10:17 PM, "henrik bro" <henrik.bro at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> OH NO!!!!
>> 
>> 
>> Henrik Bro
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: zlenko_iv at mail.ru
>>> To: heeplist at travellersintime.com
>>> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:47 +0400
>>> Subject: [Heeplist] A Gig in Padova, Italy
>>> 
>>> Hello there,
>>> 
>>> Well, as I promised to Bob Winward, I will say a few words about the show in 
>>> Padova which I attended. I am not a very good storyteller, I save all of my 
>>> ah's and oh's for myself, so let's make it short and if anyone has 
>>> questions - feel free to ask. :) First of all, it was kind of weird for me, 
>>> because many things were for the first time: a gig abroad, Uriah Heep with 
>>> John Lawton, Uriah Heep without Trevor Bolder and Lee Kerslake. Despite the 
>>> fact that the advertisement said the show would take place in that beautiful 
>>> Italian city, actually it was, as I've been told by the small hotel owner, 
>>> outside the city. To be fair, not that far - approximately 40 minutes of 
>>> dynamic walk through some god forgotten paths, which I found out later in 
>>> the night (after midnight) when I realized that there is no other way out of 
>>> there but on your feet!
>>> 
>>> The venue, Grand Theatre Geox looked like a huge hangar from the outside, 
>>> but with a decent hall within. Honestly, I didn't know how many of the 
>>> Italians would fancy a Heep show (the tickets were from 23 to 34.5 Euro 
>>> which is rather cheap by Moscow standards), but how amazed was I when the 
>>> young local girl named Lara which helped us with the bus stop told that she 
>>> was going to the same place. It wasn't overcrowded, I've not seen a lot of 
>>> advertisements in Padova (actually, none!) but still by the beginning of the 
>>> event (appr. 20 minutes later then announced 21:15 local time) it seemed the 
>>> hall is more like half full than half empty. I suggest, circa 1000 Italians 
>>> (and not only, presumably J))) welcomed the appearance of Mick, Phil, 
>>> Russell, John Lawton and Dave Rimmer on stage. Here's the setlist, which I 
>>> believe, according to the info on the Mannheim show of May, the 8-th, was 
>>> the same.
>>> 
>>> Against The Odds
>>> 
>>> The Hanging Tree
>>> 
>>> Falling In Love
>>> 
>>> Stealin'
>>> 
>>> Sympathy
>>> 
>>> Rain
>>> 
>>> The Wizard
>>> 
>>> Free Me
>>> 
>>> I'm Alive
>>> 
>>> Gypsy
>>> 
>>> Look At Yourself
>>> 
>>> July Morning
>>> 
>>> Lady In Black
>>> 
>>> Encore
>>> 
>>> Free & Easy
>>> 
>>> Easy Livin'
>>> 
>>> The main question I had before the show, was more or less the following: 
>>> would it really be special, won't it look like the band, enforced by the 
>>> musicians new and old, is more like a "having fun and making money" kind of 
>>> act? As a matter of fact, no - it was great! It was very serious and all of 
>>> the guys, both on stage and out of it, enjoyed the concert enormously. Yes, 
>>> there were some weak points to it, in my eyes - but again, there were 
>>> greater, than regularly, points as well. For instance, I found the 
>>> rhythmical base to Sympathy not that solid and tight as it should be, and 
>>> Russell did some strange kind of beat which sounded improper and not very 
>>> balanced at the same time. But that is almost all on the negative side! 
>>> Where else could you possibly see Heep playing the 1977-78 repertoire and 
>>> with an original vocalist especially if you were born in a very different 
>>> country and not much earlier than that era?! That's outstanding, this very 
>>> fact is solely worth it - and zum teufel with the minor negative details, 
>>> as the Germans say! I enjoyed Dave Rimmer style of playing, it is very 
>>> Heepy, with fingering and all of those melodic lines in a jazzy "stepping" 
>>> manner which contributed to the image of the band long ago. As for Mr. 
>>> Lawton - what else would you expect from a singer of his talent?! Perhaps I 
>>> am biased here, but the age doesn't show, and he still can easily outsing 
>>> almost anyone, if you get the point. And he does, oh yeah. He just delivers. 
>>> And it's a shame we won't see him with the band anymore - at least, that's 
>>> what they say. But never say never, eh? To go a bit more into details, I 
>>> found his on stage presence even more impressive than before (and he visited 
>>> Russia a few times before), he seemed like he never left Heep, like he's 
>>> home, and some of his versions of David Byron' songs were just amazing. 
>>> Gypsy, for instance - this anthem is just great for this very line-up, it 
>>> fits 'em like a glove, and John, showing his middle finger while singing "": 
>>> you're not welcome on our land:" was more than convincing! J He played some 
>>> acoustic guitar which was nice and also reminding of "those days", and his 
>>> interpretation of Rain is as good as any original if not better! What else? 
>>> Mick, Phil and Dave did a great job overall, but to me Phil was a bit shyer 
>>> than a Heep keyboard player should be, but I mean no offence, just prefer 
>>> more aggressive Hammond playing with more soloin'; as for Mick and Dave, 
>>> they repeated the same trick which was invented some time ago for the Look 
>>> At Yourself live version. And not without a success, I must admit. Mick 
>>> seemed cheerful as ever, with all of his magic gestures (sometimes it even 
>>> seemed as if he was jokingly baptizing the audience!) - and perhaps for that 
>>> very reason some of the girls who came on stage for the encore Free'n'Easy 
>>> tried desperately to embrace or even kiss him. J Well, on behalf of Uriah 
>>> Heep, I believe Mick deserved it that night and the people's reaction was 
>>> very positive, and I must say, more gentle than I am used to here in Russia. 
>>> But that's minor details - overall, a Heep gig is a great thing anyway, and 
>>> this very wasn't an exception to that rule and most likely a historic one.
>>> 
>>> Hope you liked eading as much as I did seein' it all with me own two eyes 
>>> J)))
>>> 
>>> Any questions are welcome! Also have pics.
>>> 
>>> Cheers, Igor
>>> 
>>> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:25 +0200
> From: henrik bro <henrik.bro at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Check Heep com
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> Indeed Bob 
> 
> 
> 
> For my part Trevor has been one of the most importent members since I saw Heep for the first time around 1977.
> 
> 
> 
> Well it is  some years since I did have my say on the list. But today is not the day for silence but very much for remembering.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Henrik Bro
> 
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> 
> 
>> From: uriahheep at comcast.net
>> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:32 -0400
>> To: heeplist at travellersintime.com
>> Subject: [Heeplist] Check Heep com
>> 
>> The saddest of news 
>> 
>> Bob Winward
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 17:26:28 -0400
> From: Bob W <uriahheep at comcast.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Check Heep com
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> I did not want to be the first on the list.  It is very sad about Trevor I am devastated
> 
> 
> Bob Winward
> 
> On May 21, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Bob W <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> The saddest of news 
>> 
>> Bob Winward
>> 
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>> http://www.uriah-heep.com
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 17:37:29 -0400
> From: Mac Steagall <rsteagall at carolina.rr.com>
> To: "Heepsters Mailing List \(Travellers in Time\)"
>    <heeplist at travellersintime.com>
> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] R.I.P. Trevor Bolder
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> I can't believe it. It's almost like losing a family member...
> 
> At 05:20 PM 5/21/2013, you wrote:
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? Truly a sad day.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?   Friends of 
>> Uriah Heep about an hour ago A Statement From 
>> Uriah Heep It is with great sadness that Uriah 
>> Heep announce the passing of our friend the 
>> amazing Trevor Bolder, who has passed away after 
>> his long fight with cancer. Trevor was an all 
>> time great, one of the outstanding m...usicians 
>> of his generation, and one of the finest and 
>> most influential bass players that Britain ever 
>> produced. His long time membership of Uriah Heep 
>> brought the band???s music, and Trevor???s 
>> virtuosity and enthusiasm, to hundreds of 
>> thousands of fans across the world. He joined 
>> the band in 1976 and, barring one short break, 
>> was a fixture until his ill health forced him to 
>> take a step back early this year. Prior to 
>> joining Heep he was a founder and ever-present 
>> member of David Bowie???s legendary Spiders From 
>> Mars band, performing on all of their key albums 
>> and at countless shows. He also performed with 
>> Wishbone Ash, Cybernauts and The Rats. Mick Box 
>> said, "Trevor was a ???World Class??? bass 
>> player, singer & songwriter, and more 
>> importantly a World Class friend. He will be 
>> sadly missed by family, friends and rock fans 
>> all over the world. We are all numb to the 
>> core". 
>> _______________________________________________ 
>> Heeplist mailing list 
>> Heeplist at travellersintime.com 
>> http://travellersintime.com/mailman/listinfo/heeplist_travellersintime.com 
>> Travellers in Time Website 
>> http://www.travellersintime.com Official Uriah 
>> Heep Website http://www.uriah-heep.com
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 22:42:59 +0100
> From: "Iain Barnes" <i.barnes3 at ntlworld.com>
> To: "Heepsters Mailing List \(Travellers in Time\)"
>    <heeplist at travellersintime.com>
> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] R.I.P. Trevor Bolder
> Message-ID: <D9974E164CD7477A85C3CE041F87D429 at IainPC>
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> Don't think i've been this sad for many a year.  R.I.P. Trevor, sorely 
> missed but never forgot
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mac Steagall
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:37 PM
> To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] R.I.P. Trevor Bolder
> 
> I can't believe it. It's almost like losing a family member...
> 
> At 05:20 PM 5/21/2013, you wrote:
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? Truly a sad day.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 
>> ? ?   Friends of Uriah Heep about an hour ago A Statement From Uriah Heep 
>> It is with great sadness that Uriah Heep announce the passing of our friend 
>> the amazing Trevor Bolder, who has passed away after his long fight with 
>> cancer. Trevor was an all time great, one of the outstanding m...usicians 
>> of his generation, and one of the finest and most influential bass players 
>> that Britain ever produced. His long time membership of Uriah Heep brought 
>> the band???s music, and Trevor???s virtuosity and enthusiasm, to hundreds 
>> of thousands of fans across the world. He joined the band in 1976 and, 
>> barring one short break, was a fixture until his ill health forced him to 
>> take a step back early this year. Prior to joining Heep he was a founder 
>> and ever-present member of David Bowie???s legendary Spiders From Mars 
>> band, performing on all of their key albums and at countless shows. He also 
>> performed with Wishbone Ash, Cybernauts and The Rats. Mick Box said, 
>> "Trevor was a ???World Class??? bass player, singer & songwriter, and more 
>> importantly a World Class friend. He will be sadly missed by family, 
>> friends and rock fans all over the world. We are all numb to the core". 
>> _______________________________________________ Heeplist mailing list 
>> Heeplist at travellersintime.com 
>> http://travellersintime.com/mailman/listinfo/heeplist_travellersintime.com 
>> Travellers in Time Website http://www.travellersintime.com Official Uriah 
>> Heep Website http://www.uriah-heep.com
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