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Devo guitarist Bob Casale dead at 61
The Los Angeles Times' Pop & Hiss Music Blog ^ | February 18, 2014 | Todd Martens

Posted on 02/20/2014 12:53:35 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Devo founding guitarist Bob Casale died Monday after medical complications unexpectedly led to heart failure, his brother Gerald said. Bob Casale was 61.

Bob had recently been hospitalized due to stomach ailments, his brother said when reached by phone Tuesday, but had been thought to be recovering. Gerald said his brother was otherwise in good health and had been working on numerous Devo-related projects.

"During testing, he de-stabilized. They were a little flummoxed," Gerald said. "He was sitting up, talking and the next thing he was in an ER, life-and-death situation. His blood pressure dropped too low and they couldn't stabilize it in time."(continued)

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I enjoyed some of their music. Prayers for his family.
1 posted on 02/20/2014 12:53:35 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rest in peace. :(

Wondering if his “stomach ailments” were actually a symptom of heart problems.


2 posted on 02/20/2014 1:13:50 AM PST by fatnotlazy
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We’ll probably have to wait for an autopsy report to find out.


3 posted on 02/20/2014 1:21:46 AM PST by wastedyears (The Ender's Game movie was a stupendous, colossal, galactic failure to me.)
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To: wastedyears
In the old days, y'died of a gunshot, or diphtheria, or worked yourself to death or the flu.

No one heard of cancer and medical mysteries didn't seem to occur that much.

NOW ... with "modern medicine" and enough foreign agents to fill three PDR's available to the practitioner ... many strange things happen in hospitals and at the hands of a doctor.

Except Ben Carson ............ for President.

4 posted on 02/20/2014 1:44:59 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3124445/posts


5 posted on 02/20/2014 1:45:16 AM PST by sushiman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
One of the best anti-pop groups of the 80's...

Jerkin Back and Forth

Freedom of Choice

Beautiful World
6 posted on 02/20/2014 2:05:03 AM PST by Dallas59 (Obama: The first "White Black" President.)
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To: Dallas59

Devo - Mongoloid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6lY8UmMIUY

Devo - “Girl U Want”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLcW9ArTts0

Devo Ton O’ Luv & Freedom Of Choice & Gates Of Steel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_4UXhkw4lM


7 posted on 02/20/2014 2:18:08 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: Dallas59

Devo were way ahead of their time.


8 posted on 02/20/2014 4:02:48 AM PST by mothball
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Are we not men?


9 posted on 02/20/2014 4:38:05 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This video is poor quality... but this was some band.
10 posted on 02/20/2014 4:50:11 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Devo had the best cover ever doing the Stone’s Satisfaction. Even Mick liked it better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o


11 posted on 02/20/2014 8:31:16 AM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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To: Free Vulcan

Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKtZwWLMp8


12 posted on 02/20/2014 8:35:14 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a shame. May he rest in peace.


13 posted on 02/20/2014 8:35:46 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bob has DEVOlved, as we all shall. We are Devo.

I still like their music.


14 posted on 02/20/2014 11:58:12 AM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: dfwgator

Nice!


15 posted on 02/20/2014 8:03:35 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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