# Ron Asheton RIP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 6, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113 "2009-01-06T18:09:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113/1 "2009-01-06T18:09:12Z")

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[Link](http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/01/06/the-stooges-guitarist-ron-asheton-found-dead-at-60/)

What a loss for music. Next to \*The Clash \*, this band played a big part in forming my musical tastes.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113/2 "2009-01-06T18:46:42Z")

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Bummer. He was part of something super influential, even if the Stooges never quite broke through on their own…

I did report the OP to see if we can get the title spelling of his name corrected to Asheton…

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**Author:** ![Waldo\_Jeffers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Waldo\_Jeffers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waldo_Jeffers)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113/3 "2009-01-06T18:58:31Z")

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Sad news.

I had the privilege of seeing the Stooges perform at the 2007 Lollapalooza. I know reunion shows can never really capture the magic of a band as they were 35 years before, but it was a great show. The band had everyone jump the fences and get on stage for a song or two. Definitely a stand out concert memory for me. I’ll have a listen to Fun House tonight.

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**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113/4 "2009-01-06T19:27:01Z")

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Badumdumdumdum-dumdum,  
Badumdumdumdum-dumdum,  
Badumdumdumdum-dumdum,  
Badumdumdumdum-dumdum.

No. Fun.

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**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113/5 "2009-01-06T19:31:54Z")

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> [@WordMan](#):
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> I did report the OP to see if we can get the title spelling of his name corrected to Asheton…

:smack: Thanks

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**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113/6 "2009-01-06T20:09:30Z")

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Music has just lost another note. Not too much in the rock world compares to one of Asheton’s riffs. I was fortunate enough to be at their Detroit reunion show in 2003…man what a night.

RIP man.

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**Author:** ![buns3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-asheton-rip/480113/7 "2009-01-07T07:22:38Z")

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Man, this is terrible. Way too young to go.