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PostSubject: Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on   Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on Icon_minitimeWed Jul 02, 2008 2:30 pm

Classic Rock magazine reports that Mel Galley, former guitarist of TRAPEZE and WHITESNAKE, has lost his battle with cancer of the oesophagus.

In February, Galley
announced that he was dying of cancer. Bravely, instead of wallowing in
self-pity he made the most of the time he had left. "I have been very
lucky," he wrote on his MySpace page. "I have seen some great bands,
played with many great musicians and enjoyed some tremendous
experiences. I am thankful that I can say a proper goodbye to all the
friends I have made, who are now rallying round me.'

Even as his condition worsened, Galley
continued to post encouraging, amusing updates. When he was no longer
able to go to the pub, 'now the pub [comes] to me," he joked. "Friends
visit me each day, I have drugs in me 24/7, and I have a plentiful
supply of gin and tonic by my bedside. I even have my own ice machine!
In fact, it's just like my WHITESNAKE days."

During WHITESNAKE's recently completed European tour, David Coverdale dedicated "Love Ain't No Stranger", a song he co-wrote with Mel for the "Slide It In" album, to Galley on a nightly basis.

"Melville, your legacy is in safe hands with me," sums up Glenn Hughes, Galley's TRAPEZE bandmate and childhood friend, adding: "I'll see you in the Garden one day, and truly recognise you as my brother..."

Read the full report at www.classicrockmagazine.com.
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PostSubject: Re: Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on   Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on Icon_minitimeWed Jul 02, 2008 2:48 pm

Sad news.
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PostSubject: Re: Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on   Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on Icon_minitimeWed Jul 02, 2008 3:15 pm

Wow that blows. I am so tired of death.
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PostSubject: Re: Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on   Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on Icon_minitimeWed Jul 02, 2008 5:39 pm

spectrefate wrote:
Wow that blows. I am so tired of death.

I'll join you in that sentiment.
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PostSubject: Re: Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on   Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on Icon_minitimeWed Jul 02, 2008 6:43 pm

Damn. Rest in peace.
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PostSubject: Re: Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on   Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on Icon_minitimeWed Jul 02, 2008 7:09 pm

Trapeze was a fantastic, pioneering band. RIP Mel.
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PostSubject: Re: Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on   Former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley passes on Icon_minitimeWed Jul 02, 2008 7:38 pm

That's sad, Trapeze were a fine band.
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