BADFINGER'S MIKE GIBBINS R.I.P.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:07 pm

I figured someone would have posted something by now. I just found out.

I have a copy of Straight Up signed by him and Joey Molland.

This is a complete and total bummer.

Story here.

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:17 pm

Only one left now. So sad. He was not exactly an old man either. They were a great band. One of my favorites

242_foxtrot · Post by **242_foxtrot** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:57 pm

He was a nice guy. Met him in the early 90's. Talked about Beatles, Mal Evans, and of course Badfinger. I remember looking at his dinning room wall, and seeing a gold Apple record of "Come And Get It". Need to call some other friend who knew him. Sad Day.

harley · Post by **harley** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:18 am

Did he ever play other instruments in the band? I remember when I first heard "My Heart Goes Out" from their first Warner Brothers album it didn't sound like the kind of thing I expected from a drummer. There's no drumming on it, it's guitar and mandolin based. It's almost "folky" and one of their better songs. A lot of stuff from the seventies didn't age all that well, but I'm listening to this one right now and it has a bit of a timeless quality to it.

I hope his family and friends find comfort in their memories of him.