RIP Bob Moog

The King of All Wookies would like to send a post-mortem big ups to the King of All Beeps, Boops, Swishes, Swooshes, Bwaaaaaaaaaahs, and the Like.

On Sunday, Bob Moog died. His stable of synths include (among others) the Rogue, Source, Prodigy, MultiMoog, MicroMoog, and the analog synth that is and will always be the gold standard - The MiniMoog.

He also added a extremely important page in the rock snob dictionary. For the non-playing geek, a mention of Moog instantly brings up Dark Side of the Moon, Kraftwerk, and the fact that it was an ARP and not a Moog that was used to create the intros that bookend the tunes on Who's Next.

For musicians, Moog synthesizers are just about the sexiest things in the world. If you were to ask a working musician which would he rather have: a MiniMoog or a way to eat on a regular basis, the synth would win. Every time.

Musicians will always pronounce his name incorrectly (like the sound a cow makes with a "g" at the end), but it is upon that incorrect pronunciation that his legend will forever rest. People wearing recently purchased tight t-shirts may tell you that his last name was pronounced like "vogue". Hell - those writing his obituaries for "real" "publications" may try to sell you on that, too. The aforementioned have (a) never dreamed of owning a monophonic analog synthesizer created, numbered, and signed on the interior by the master, and (b) no idea how creepy their slightly erotic musings about school buses are.

RIP Dr. Moog.