George Kooymans - founder, lead guitarist and main songwriter of Golden Earring - is 75 today

[highplainsdem]

3. I'm not going to get into an argument with anyone today, if I can help it. Just

don't feel like arguing.

But I love Cesar's drumming. And since you mentioned Keith Moon, I should point out that Cesar was asked to join The Who after Keith died. The bands were old friends, had toured together, had the same managers at times. Cesar turned them down, as Golden Earring's bass player, Rinus Gerritsen, turned down Jimi Hendrix when he was asked to join Hendrix's band. They were Dutch and liked living in the Netherlands.

And their wanting to stay in the Netherlands rather than relocate to the US probably had a lot to do with Golden Earring never becoming as successful as they were in their home country and some European countries.

Cesar and Rinus were so amazing together.

As John Waite pointed out for a Dutch documentary:

Link to the thread for Cesar's birthday last July - and see the replies there as well:

https://democraticunderground.com/103478660