Tim Bachman of BTO passed at 71

Let the man rest in peace, and rock and roll will never die!

@brunomarcs

"Once you post any political realms, you just lost all credibility with any and all who disagree with you. Why would you bring that to an audio forum? "

Good question.

I also belong to the Acoustic Guitar Forum. Either it's rigorously moderated or folks over there are actually more interested in talking about guitars than trading insults. (What a concept!)  I've perused it pretty much every day over the course of a year and have yet to encounter a single political reference.  

All along I thought Tim was Not Fragile.   RIP

BTO was solid and produced many epic songs in their day. The Guess Who’s Undun rates with the best of the best rock/jazz songs of the era -- IMHO.

Some threads invite colorful, lively polical conversation (What Became of Magister?). This one not so much.

I’m also a "car guy" and belong to a club of enthusiasts who have a fondness for a little 60’s British sports car powered by a Ford V8 engine. Our annual get togethers involve members from all over North America, with (I assume) a vast mix of political idealogies. 3 days of cars, fun, and loving life -- and, each other. No one waiting in the bushes to ambush another member’s politics.

As far as "snippets" that occur here, it reminds me of something I learned a while back. A problem is like an AC motor. It has poles that push and pull an armature to keep the motor spinning. Remove either "push" OR the "pull", the motor stops spinning and the problem goes away. So, when there’s a "push" we can choose to keep the motor "spinning" or just resist the "opportunity" to insert the "pull" and let the problem go away on its own. Our choice.

Hope he was done “Taking care of business” :)