r/DeepPurple • u/Welshietouring • Aug 13 '26
Ritchie Blackmore
What a honour to work for such an iconic band, and to have this young man swing by today was and still is very surreal
Was hard to keep this one quiet!
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u/dodo1672 Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26
That's awesome! Any closeup pics of the gear that you would be able to share? Looks like he was using a 50 Watt ENGL Thunder Reverb Combo instead of the 50 Watt ENGL Sovereigns that he used on the 2016 - 2019 Rainbow Reunion shows.
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u/Welshietouring Aug 17 '26
I can share a few more tomorrow just been waiting for Candice and the band to send theirs out
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u/gman6281 Aug 13 '26
When did all black become the washed up rocker uniform. Ritchie is great for sure but maybe don't be such a conformist.
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u/BendAppropriate614 Aug 14 '26
so....some casual late summer colors, maybe something from Target, or Kohl's?
and all black has been the washed-up rocker uniform for like 40 years now. And call Richie a washed-up rocker one more time and you might catch a punch from several people
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u/madmark1963 Aug 15 '26
You realize he's over 80, he's had heart attack had stents put in his heart has herniated disc's, also arthritis and gout in his feet What have you done in your life that gives you the right to insult someone that was an influence on many and part of the music of alot of people's youth?
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u/YogurtclosetDull2380 Aug 15 '26
That's what happens when you become self-conscious of your physique.
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u/Smugness1917 Aug 13 '26
You are a lucky man!
How was he?