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The Gone But Not Forgotten RIP Thread
why not? as they say, suzy, there's folks dying now that've never died before! :)
I simply couldn't have ever put it any better myself, tech! ;o>
Great idea Suzy. I've been thinking about doing this for some time but I would probably have put it in The Holding Pen and added others from the world of film and stage, literature, sport, even politics.
Tech wrote: "why not? as they say, suzy, there's folks dying now that've never died before! :)"There'll be some as have 'died' on stage a few times, to be sure!
Great idea, suzy
Val wrote: "Great idea Suzy. I've been thinking about doing this for some time but I would probably have put it in The Holding Pen and added others from the world of film and stage, literature, sport, even pol..."I very nearly did that, Val, as this is indeed a far more open and diverse Group Forum to just being about Music. Please feel free to use this RIP Thread to post up Memorials to anyone you like - and I'll also ask Gordon if he would kindly move it into the Holding Pen ;o>
here is a list (I like lists) of those i saw, and are no longer with us - often as a direct result!Jackie leven
tony waite - doll by doll
leonard cohen
lux interior
bryan Gregory - the cramps
joey Ramone
dee dee Ramone
johnny Ramone
tommy Ramone - em, ramones
joe strummer - the clash
mikey dread
ian Curtis - joy division
delvin Tyson - misty in roots
ian dury
Charlie Charles - blockheads
ari up - the slits
alan vega - suicide
adam MCA yauch - beastie boys
Malcolm owen - the ruts
stuart adamson - the skids
William mysterious- the rezillos
john mcgeoch - magazine
john Bradbury - the specials
sean oliver - rip rig and panic
Robert quine - voidoids
root boy slim - root boy slim and the sex change band
ian kilminster
Edward Clarke
Philip taylor- motorhead
steve new - the rich kids
james 'the rev' Sullivan - avenged sevenfold
there you go!
Dennis Edwards, U.S. soul singer who did three stints as lead vocalist with the Temptations 1968-76, 1980-84, and 1987-89) died on 1st February, two days before what would have been his 75th birthday.Edwards's career began with gospel group, The Mighty Clouds Of Joy. After a stint in the military he was signed by Motown, who assigned him to The Contours. After quitting the group he tried to get out of his contract, but eventually got the gig with the Temps, replacing original singer David Ruffin. He sang on what, for many, are the Temptations's defining hits, such as 'Ball of Confusion', 'Papa was a Rollin' Stone' etc. In the mid-80s he attempted a solo career. From the 90s until his death he led 'The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards', a spin-off group.
The mighty Cyrille Regis whose passing was celebrated last week, an inspiration to many.🎶Nice 0ne Cyrille, nice one son. Nice one Cyrille, let's have another one!
Martin wrote: "The mighty Cyrille Regis whose passing was celebrated last week, an inspiration to many.🎶Nice 0ne Cyrille, nice one son. Nice one Cyrille, let's have another one!"
The song's not about the great Cyrille Regis, but nobody cared when it was invoked last week in his memory. :-)
My dear Dad was a life-long Baggies supporter and he was a huge Regis fan.
On 28th January guitarist and original songwriter Neil Harris died from cancer at the age of 63. He was one of the founding members of Sham 69 who left and then rejoined the "Tim V" version of the band in 2011.
he'd already left by the time i saw their first scottish show, and maybe he was partially responsible for sham's initial hard-hitting and exciting material and live shows............way before they became chart clowns with embarrassing guff like 'hersham boys' and 'hurry up harry'!
It's very hard to find out all that much about Neil Harris but I did find this Interview that he gave a couple of years ago - which helps to fill in a few gaps and to set some of the Sham 69 record straight ...http://www.punkglobe.com/neilharrisin...
Just saw that actor John Mahoney, who played crotchety Martin in Frasier, died a few hours ago at 77 from throat cancer.
Martin wrote: "Just saw that actor John Mahoney, who played crotchety Martin in Frasier, died a few hours ago at 77 from throat cancer."Natalie Wood's Death case was reopened in 2011. The Coroner changed the cause of death from drowning to unknown. More details have pointed to Robert Wagner~ he is 88~ He "ain't talkin'" so my guess is the case will die with Wagner .
"Neil Harris, the footballer?"no, joanie, depending on your generational status, i reckon you're either thinking of the millwall manager, and former player for same, neil harris, or maybe ron 'chopper' harris, former chelsea hardman.
RIP to the brilliant John Mahoney. Absolutely loved him in Frasier. A sad loss.
Collette wrote: "RIP to the brilliant John Mahoney. Absolutely loved him in Frasier. A sad loss."Martin and Eddie always made me smile ;o>
Peter Mayle, author of the bestseller “A Year in Provence” and other books, died on January 18th. According to a statement, released by his Publisher, he died at a hospital near his home in the south of France after a brief illness. He was 78.
Joaniepony wrote: "Martin wrote: "Just saw that actor John Mahoney, who played crotchety Martin in Frasier, died a few hours ago at 77 from throat cancer."Natalie Wood's Death case was reopened in 2011. The Coroner..."
Mrs O' has malntained for years that Mr. Wagner was involved in Natalie's death and the current investigation does seem to support that. As you say though at 88 it looks unlikely that he will recieve his just desert.
German jazz guitarist Heinz Jakob 'Coco' Schumann has died on 28th January at the age of 93. Born to a Jewish mother and a father who converted to Judaism, he discovered swing music at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Often he played fast and loose with the nazis, removing the star all Jews were forced to wear and playing in clubs whilst still young. One time he told a gestapo officer who entered a club looking for another person, 'I'm underage and Jewish; why don't you arrest me?' That time he got away with it, but was arrested in 1943 and sent to the notorious Theresienstadt camp where he was forced to join the camp band, the Ghetto Swingers, who had to perform for the nazi officers. After the war he discovered both his parents had survived; his mother had gone into hiding and his father told the authorities she had died in a fire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europ...
Berlin based Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhansson died on the 9th February, aged just 48.He is probably best known for his score to the Steven Hawking biopic, 'The Theory Of Everything', but had also put out several solo albums combining electronic music with classical forms.
That’s really sad, so young. A brilliant composer. His IBM 1401 A User’s Manual is just marvellous.
He did the music for 'The Mercy', which I've just been to see. The tragic story of Donald Crowhurst, who some on here will remember as the amateur sailor who entered a round the world race for which he was ill- equipped (in all senses).
Tom Rapp was a singer, songwriter and a founding member of the band 'Pearls Before Swine' (an influential psychedelic folk rock group of the late 60s and early 70s) before becoming a Civil Rights Lawyer. He died of cancer on February 11th aged 70.Vic Damone also died on February 11th aged 89. He was an American traditional pop and big band singer, actor, radio and television presenter, and entertainer best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My Heart", and "On the Street Where You Live" (from My Fair Lady) and "My Heart Cries for You".
One of Mrs O's hit parade, she'll be saddened to hear that. Still 97 is not a bad innings if you've had a decent quality of life. Tom Rapp is quite unknown to me, as are Pearls Before Swine and psychedelic folk rock is definitely not on Mrs O's radar!
Always liked Pearls Before Swine, they were a bit different. Can’t believe they were that long ago.This is the marvellous ‘When The War Began’
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rhVrRAH...
John Perry Barlow, died aged 70 on 6th Feb. 2018.‘Cattle rancher, lyricist for the Grateful Dead, internet pioneer and digital rights activist’
Obituary in the Guardian :
https://www.theguardian.com/technolog...
Bit of a shock to see Emma Chambers death from a heart attack at only 53, not a big fan of Vicar Of Dibley but she was a very talented actress who succeeded in bringing her character too life.
It certainly was, Martin - and also to see it announced the other day that the British Novelist, Penny Vincenzi, died on the 25th at the age of 78. At the launch of her 19th book 'A Question of Trust' last year, Penny said ... “If nobody buys it then it will be my last book; otherwise, no, I don’t want it to be my last book … I still love writing and the whole process” ... and at the time of her death she was already several chapters into writing a new book.
Also film director Lewis Gilbert died a few days back. He made around 40 films, including war films 'Reach For The Sky' and 'Sink The Bismarck', Alfie, Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, and three Bond movies, 'You Only Live Twice', 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 'Moonraker'.
David Ogden Stiers who played pompous and snobbish Charles Winchester in MASH died yesterday from bladder cancer. He was 75. Another good actor gone.
I’m really upset to hear the wonderful Michele Hanson of the Guardian has died aged 75 after a stroke. I looked forward to her column every week, she never put a foot wrong for me.
Awww, I really like her style and sense of humour ;o<Her Death announcement also says that she was registered as an Organ Donor and that all of the Organs that were taken from her were successfully transplanted over the Weekend.
Trevor Baylis, a British inventor, of the world's first wind up radio, has died at the age of 80.I'm just mentioning this, cos I've got one of his hand cranked radios...still works!
Ken Dodd has died aged 90. I used to pass his house every day when I went to Knotty Ash infants and my mum remembered him with his dad on the coal wagon. He was a borrower at one of the libraries I used to go on relief to, he never smiled and just about managed a ‘thank you’. He was incredibly funny though!
A comedian has joked in his tribute that (based on the now legendary long lengths of each of Ken Dodd's Show) ... "The funeral will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and most of Saturday"
he was one funny man - i rate his 'audience with...' as a comedy masterclass, i was in stitches! the only other that came close in that series, peculiarly, was bob monkhouse!
I also liked what came across as being his genuinely kind and gentle side ... the lovely things that he would say about people and the sincere sentiments of the Songs that he chose to sing ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "A comedian has joked in his tribute that (based on the now legendary long lengths of each of Ken Dodd's Show) ... "The funeral will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and most of Saturday""Incredible to think that ol' Kenny was still touring in 2017, still doing his those long shows....I dunno how he managed to keep that up at his age.
I think he still holds the record for the most jokes told in one session in the 1960's. 1500 jokes in a 3 1/2 hour session, averaging 7.1 jokes a minute! What a guy!
nocheese wrote: "- "I see Ken Dodd died"- "Diddy?""
No, Doddy!
Yes, a true comedy genius and legend our Ken, the world will be a lot emptier for his passing. Glad to say "How tickled we were, by jove!"
I wonder too just how many people there are out there that were born, lived all of their life, married, and finally died in the same House?
2 of my mum’s aunts did! Where I lived there were lots of 3 storey Victorian villas having large rooms and extra spaces like sculleries, pantries, washhouses, cellars and attics. They often housed 3 or even 4 generations and like today, newly married couples couldn’t afford their own home and stayed put.
Quite a lot of the Houses around here are like that, Lez Lee ;o>
instantly doubling the work of 'the big bang theory's' scriptwriters!and didn't he write your biography? 'a brief history of tim'
:) - very poor!
I'm just absolutely amazed that he managed to survive for over half a century after being diagnosed with MND (or ALS as the Americans call it) - because that in itself is such an incredible achievement.
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