Ric Ocaske (Cars) died.

[low-key]

 

[hereyago]

Come on! Eddie and now him.
Who's next Billy Idol?

 

[OKW8297]

My playlist is rather depressing

 

[low-key]

Come on! Eddie and now him.
Who's next Billy Idol?

dont be jinxing Billy

 

[hereyago]

dont be jinxing Billy

Oops you are right.

 

[Disneylover99]

Oh no !

 

[JaxDad]

Oh man! I loved The Cars!

I just recently watched the original Hairspray too. He had a nice, little cameo.

 

[firefly_ris]

Sounds of my young childhood.

ETA - Also a perfect quote comment on that video "Rest In Peace Ric. I guess Eddie Money was saving the other ticket for you brother. "

 

[dizneefan13]

So so sad. I love Candy-O.

 

[AustinTink]

One of my favorites. RIP.

 

[fly girl]

Hope he passed peacefully in his sleep. RIP

and uh oh, celeb death comes in 3's. let it be someone who is 103!

 

[bcla]

Sounds of my young childhood.

ETA - Also a perfect quote comment on that video "Rest In Peace Ric. I guess Eddie Money was saving the other ticket for you brother. "

That was their big Benjamin Orr song though.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I remember the Cars You Might Think from the early 80's. I recall watching it on MTV (back when MTV did music videos) and its CGI scenes and thinking how creative it was (like Dire Straits Money For Nothing).

RIP, Ric Ocaske, thanks for the memories.

 

[bcla]

I remember the Cars You Might Think from the early 80's. I recall watching it on MTV (back when MTV did music videos) and its CGI scenes and thinking how creative it was (like Dire Straits Money For Nothing).

RIP, Ric Ocaske, thanks for the memories.

Seems kind of amateurish today, but certainly back then it was state of the art. In less than a decade it was getting as advanced as Michael Jackson's Black or White video.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I remember when the first Cars album came out we were in HS and were blown away with another local band that made it big. So many good memories with those songs. May Ric RIP.

 

[RedAngie]

Oh man! I loved The Cars!

I just recently watched the original Hairspray too. He had a nice, little cameo.

I loved him and Pia Zadora as the beatnik couple.




Probably my favorite Cars song.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

One of my all time favorites. I grew up with The Cars, then followed much of his solo career.

 

[Micca]

Didn't see that one coming, I didn't realize he was 75.

 

[moon]

 

[Praying Colonel]

I was a huge fan of The Cars in HS and college, especially their 1st 2 albums. I saw them on The Midnight Special (yes, as a matter of fact, I am that old) and was hooked. They were one of the groups that transitioned from the 70s to the 80s with great videos that MTV played on heavy rotation.

This evening I think I'll put on their debut album, which Elliot Easton jokingly called their Greatest Hits album, in tribute. RIP.