http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Who knew Ginger Baker was still alive? en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:29:47 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19886#post-315310 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 15:56:46 +0000 Stickman 315310@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Featured heavily in the recent Sky Arts documentary “The Art of Drumming” - one of the best music docs I’ve ever seen which I can’t recommend highly enough. Was interesting to see other great drummers opinions about him. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19886#post-315307 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 13:30:27 +0000 chdot 315307@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“possibly in apartheid era South Africa“</p> <p>BBC news piece ended with him breaking documentary director’s nose. </p> <p>Complex character. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19886#post-315306 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 13:15:47 +0000 miak 315306@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I knew he was ill, his family announced it last week as it was on the Cream facebook feed </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19886#post-315304 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 12:03:48 +0000 Frenchy 315304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWxnf-f8Io" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWxnf-f8Io</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19886#post-315301 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:25:23 +0000 gembo 315301@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sadly he is now dead but who knew he wanted to ride the Tour de France until taxi mangled his bike, nor that he had a string of polo ponies (did not look too closely here, possibly in apartheid era South Africa) </p>