Ron Asheton, gtr. player from Iggy & The Stooges jusr died. R.I.P. I need a drink,.....

Are you serious???? That just killed my night...

Sorry brother. I've got Funhouse blasting right now. I'm in tears...I'm drinkin....

Thanx...feel like I lost a member of my family or sumthin'....the drink shall flow.

Apart from The Stooges, Asheton also played in the bands The New Order (not the UK band of the same name), Destroy All Monsters, New Race, and more recently with Mike Watt, J. Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.), Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Mark Arm of Mudhoney among others (as The Wylde Ratttz), on the soundtrack for the Todd Haynes film Velvet Goldmine, which starred Ewan McGregor and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Asheton also acted, appearing with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre star Gunnar Hansen in Mosquito which came out in 1995 as well as in two other films, Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo and Legion of the Night. In later life, Asheton enjoyed attending St James' Park to watch his beloved Newcastle United FC play.

Asheton already had five years practicing the accordion behind him when he began playing guitar while he was ten.

He is ranked as number 29 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

from the Wiki...

Damn...I was in such a good mood too. Just cued up Raw Power and busted out the Jim Beam...he would've loved that.

4th shot to Ron...Damn...he was the Thelonious Monk of punk. That was an un-intentional rhyme but I like it. i THINK he would toooooo... Another dri nk .....sure.

Holy schit!!!
I'm bummed out now! I used to be into punk
back in the day. I loved Iggy and The Stooges.
This really sucks hearing that! There goes my nite.

Sorry man. I'm still broken up. Just listened to his wahed-out solo on Dirt off Funhouse. Damn...he was great. That's some trippy ****.