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RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: vudicus ()
Date: June 19, 2013 20:19

RIP Chet Flippo.

For those who haven't read his book on the Stones, I highly recommend it!

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013-06-19 20:19 by vudicus.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: windmelody ()
Date: June 19, 2013 20:28

RIP. A very good author.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: with sssoul ()
Date: June 19, 2013 20:44

Love and light to him, and thanks and praises
A very good writer indeed

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: stonesrule ()
Date: June 19, 2013 21:11

Chet was a great person who loved music and knew what he was talking and writing about.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: Gazza ()
Date: June 19, 2013 21:29

Sad news. His Stones book was definitely one of the better ones.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: jeanmarie ()
Date: June 19, 2013 21:38

rip, love his book "on the road with the Rolling stones",the Rolling stone'mag articles ... a kind of way being backstage, on the road ... with the stones touring the USA in the seventies

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: leteyer ()
Date: June 19, 2013 21:50

Very sad news.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: nightskyman ()
Date: June 19, 2013 22:15

I read a book by him on the Stones many years ago.

He seemed to have a chip on his shoulder, I remember part of the book to be a rant of some sort vs. other rock journalists which I did not care about.

Anyway, RIP Chet Flippo.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: triceratops ()
Date: June 19, 2013 22:28

Quote
nightskyman
I read a book by him on the Stones many years ago.

He seemed to have a chip on his shoulder, I remember part of the book to be a rant of some sort vs. other rock journalists which I did not care about.

Anyway, RIP Chet Flippo.

They all knocked the others so CF was not unique. The best rock journalists had lots of attitude which made you want to read their articles

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: reg thorpe ()
Date: June 19, 2013 22:31

Rolling Stone

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: dcba ()
Date: June 19, 2013 23:06

Quote
nightskyman
I read a book by him on the Stones many years ago.

He seemed to have a chip on his shoulder

Well he had the balls to stand for the band against the RS mag and its ed in chief (Jann Wenner) while working for RS mag.
That takes some integrity and balls! thumbs up

Plus he attended TWO legendary Stones gigs : the 2nd Mocambo and the Passaic'78 gig.

How many of us at IORR have such an impressive record? >grinning smiley<

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: vincentwhirlwind ()
Date: June 20, 2013 00:29

FLETT CHIPPO , RIP!

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: CousinC ()
Date: June 20, 2013 00:31

His book -though not great - was one of the more interesting ones. And he drummed for the Stones lol . .
RIP

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: From4tilLate ()
Date: June 20, 2013 00:32

I must have read parts of "On the Road With the Rolling Stones" 200 times, imagining what it would have been like to really have been where he was.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: Rockman ()
Date: June 20, 2013 01:40





Yes great with the words .... safe journey Chet ....



ROCKMAN

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: DeanGoodman ()
Date: June 20, 2013 02:16

Quote
nightskyman
I read a book by him on the Stones many years ago.

He seemed to have a chip on his shoulder, I remember part of the book to be a rant of some sort vs. other rock journalists which I did not care about.

Anyway, RIP Chet Flippo.

Not true. He just exposed some of the phony-baloney journalists who were covering the Stones and writing BS. I specifically recall esteemed newsman Geraldo Rivera was among his targets. Chet was a great guy, and his book ranks among the must-reads of the Stones bibliography, alongside Stanley Booth and Bill German.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: chriseganstar ()
Date: June 20, 2013 02:18

Sad news indeed....great writer. RIP

Satisfied since 1976

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: fyp933 ()
Date: June 20, 2013 02:55

sad news indeed, I spent many hours reading his articles in Rolling Stone.
one of the greats in an era which there were many.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: nightskyman ()
Date: June 20, 2013 03:16

Quote
DeanGoodman
Quote
nightskyman
I read a book by him on the Stones many years ago.

He seemed to have a chip on his shoulder, I remember part of the book to be a rant of some sort vs. other rock journalists which I did not care about.

Anyway, RIP Chet Flippo.

Not true. He just exposed some of the phony-baloney journalists who were covering the Stones and writing BS. I specifically recall esteemed newsman Geraldo Rivera was among his targets. Chet was a great guy, and his book ranks among the must-reads of the Stones bibliography, alongside Stanley Booth and Bill German.

I stand corrected. It has been a long time since I read the book (That "On the road with Rolling Stones" book). I realize now it was probably only a couple pages, but the rest of the book was good.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: Bobby4 ()
Date: June 20, 2013 03:21

I'll have to see if I can find a copy of that book. Condolences to his family.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: Gazza ()
Date: June 20, 2013 04:06

Quote
nightskyman
I read a book by him on the Stones many years ago.

He seemed to have a chip on his shoulder, I remember part of the book to be a rant of some sort vs. other rock journalists which I did not care about.

Anyway, RIP Chet Flippo.

If he did he had good reason to. It was a very good book and he was an excellent writer.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: DeanGoodman ()
Date: June 20, 2013 08:15

Lotsa Stones content in this Flippo obituary:

[www.examiner.com]

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: runaway ()
Date: June 20, 2013 16:17

RIP

Rolling Stone, January 22, 1981 " Complete edition dedicated to John Lennon.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: 24FPS ()
Date: June 21, 2013 02:02

I have to go back and read the infamous SHATTERED article he did on the Stones for the '78 tour. It truly pissed Jagger off.

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: GOO ()
Date: July 1, 2013 19:20

Just reread his book, very good

Re: RIP Chet Flippo
Posted by: Dreamer ()
Date: July 1, 2013 21:22

Quote
DeanGoodman
Quote
nightskyman
I read a book by him on the Stones many years ago.

He seemed to have a chip on his shoulder, I remember part of the book to be a rant of some sort vs. other rock journalists which I did not care about.

Anyway, RIP Chet Flippo.

Not true. He just exposed some of the phony-baloney journalists who were covering the Stones and writing BS. I specifically recall esteemed newsman Geraldo Rivera was among his targets. Chet was a great guy, and his book ranks among the must-reads of the Stones bibliography, alongside Stanley Booth and Bill German.


I agree. Very, very nice guy. Independent as well.



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