Ritchie Blackmore's Syrup

MagicPigDetective · December 2020

Some suspect Johnny Marr. But he has a fine dense, dark Irish mop, so I’m not so sure.

scrumhalf · December 2020

Gene Simmons has said that it's not a syrup, but it's very heavily lacquered. Surely that would be dangerous given the amount of pyro that Kiss used.

Nobody's mentioned Ian Paice, who at least now sports a grey rug.

Philly_Q · December 2020

Michael Angelo Batio.

The late Kevin Dubrow.

John Lawton (ex Uriah Heep)

thegummy · December 2020

Philly_Q said:
John Lawton (ex Uriah Heep)

That's the worst wig I've ever seen.

merlin · December 2020

Bridgehouse said:

MagicPigDetective said:

Ah right. Had to google to see what exactly syrup of figs was! How about Dianna (Rigg)?

Nah. That’s def her own hair

Too soon.

Moleman · December 2020

Devil#20 said:

Hootsmon said:

Jeff Beck they say....

He's always looked the same though. He defo dyes it at his age though. Not sure it's a syrup.

Saw Jeff Beck up close at Waterloo Train Station once. Definitely not a syrup but possible home dye kit.

Moleman · December 2020

MagicPigDetective said:

Some suspect Johnny Marr. But he has a fine dense, dark Irish mop, so I’m not so sure.

Saw Johnny Marr stroll up to use a cash point in Hempstead a few years back. He wasn’t wearing a syrup then.

Moleman · December 2020

not_the_dj said:

Hootsmon said:

Jeff Beck they say....

Time share with Ronnie Wood and occasionally lent out for Christopher Guest when he plays Nigel Tufnel.

Managed to find myself standing directly behind Ronnie Wood (who was seated) at a small club gig. Not a syrup.

Caffeine_Vampire · December 2020

Found myself sat behind Ritchie Blackmore at a jousting tournament.

Couldn’t see a damn thing. Nice wig though.

melod · December 2020

Well either he is wearing one (Ritchie) or he has managed to grow more hair now than the late 70s...

Devil#20 · December 2020

melod said:

Well either he is wearing one (Ritchie) or he has managed to grow more hair now than the late 70s...

Yes but the whole point of wearing a wig is an attempt at deception. Ritchie's wig is straight out of a Dickensian novel and makes him look an absolute tool. He should at least realise that people who followed him in the seventies knew his hair was going then. I'm sure with his money he could afford something more convincing for his advancing years. Terry Wogan knew how to do it. He had 3 wigs. 1) just had a haircut 2) an inbetween medium length one and 3) need a haircut. By clever rotation nobody knew he was bald as a ***t, rather than just being one.

Devil#20 · December 2020

SteveRobinson said:

Devil#20 said:

SteveRobinson said:

Hmmm...

Who's that then Steve? Colour co-ordinated with his teeth.

Andy Scott. Loved them back in the day and I still hammer out the odd Sweet tune from time to time

Is he the guitarist that said "We just haven't got a clue what to do" on Blockbuster? Wouldn't have recognised him at all.

thegummy · December 2020

Caffeine_Vampire said:

Found myself sat behind Ritchie Blackmore at a jousting tournament.

Couldn’t see a damn thing. Nice wig though.

brilliant

Philly_Q · December 2020

Devil#20 said:

I know Satriani doesn't but I believe Steve Vai does.

I'm not sure about Vai, his hair looks to be thinning a bit (pretty good for his age though) and he's taken to wearing hats quite a lot.

DrJazzTap · December 2020

I was more puzzled why mr Blackmore recorded a cover of "the thrill is gone" with William Shatner?

Even more perplexing is why it popped up on my Spotify Playlist??

Devil#20 · December 2020

MagicPigDetective said:

Some suspect Johnny Marr. But he has a fine dense, dark Irish mop, so I’m not so sure.

But he's a Mancunian like my good self. I know his mate who used to drink in the same local as me because we lived a hundred yards either side. That was the Quadrant in Firswood Stretford. His mate was called Morris of something like that. Bit pretentious and bragged early doors that he was going to form a band. Good luck with that one I said.

Devil#20 · December 2020

thegummy said:

Philly_Q said:
John Lawton (ex Uriah Heep)

That's the worst wig I've ever seen.

That's Gene Simmons with a facelift surely.

MagicPigDetective · December 2020

Devil#20 said:

MagicPigDetective said:

Some suspect Johnny Marr. But he has a fine dense, dark Irish mop, so I’m not so sure.

But he's a Mancunian like my good self. I know his mate who used to drink in the same local as me because we lived a hundred yards either side. That was the Quadrant in Firswood Stretford. His mate was called Morris of something like that. Bit pretentious and bragged early doors that he was going to form a band. Good luck with that one I said.

Indeed he is a true Mancunian, but of 100% Irish blood, same as Mozza. I once read about how Marr went to the Irish town where his parents were from to reveal a plack or something. He remarked after meeting a load of cousins and locals how many of them looked like him.

Grangousier · December 2020

Some famous guitarists are never seen in public bar t'at ... The Edge

I was at a gig at the Barbican, of all places , and the Edgster was further along the same row, all dolled up. Still wore the wooly hat, though, even with a tuxedo.

ICBM · December 2020

I saw Rainbow a few years ago, and even from halfway to the back of the Glasgow Hydro it was obviously a wig. There’s no way any 72-year-old man has that thick a head of hair, dyed or not.

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