Saturday, 5 December 2015

Saturday Scratch #52


It's been a while since the last edition of Saturday Scratch and this one comes bearing some bad news. A couple of days ago, part of Lee Perry's Swiss home was destroyed by fire. Thankfully no-one was hurt in the incident and, clearly distraught, Perry himself took to Facebook to explain what happened.

HALLO MY FANSSOMETHNG VERY VERY SAD HAPPENDI FORGOTT TO OUT A CANDLE AND MY WHOLE SECRET LABORATORY BURNED OUT.MY...

Awful news. We wish you the best and send good vibes your way Scratch.

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3 comments:

TheRobster said...

Poor Lee. He does look genuinely gutted, as you would be. I hope it doesn't stop him working and things can be somewhat restored.

5 December 2015 at 13:22
Anonymous said...

That's terrible news. Poor old Scratch. Didn't he set fire to the Black Ark? What a kick in the teeth. Hope he gets back on track.

5 December 2015 at 20:31
Walter said...

Awful news indeed. As TheRobster said, I hope this won't stop him from keeping on doing his great work.

6 December 2015 at 08:53

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