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01-25-2022, 08:48 AM
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I guess his death can't go unrecognised here: he...
I guess his death can't go unrecognised here: he was very influential upon my music choices back when I was a teenager in the late seventies. I hated punk, so moved my appreciation to his (and...
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12-07-2021, 12:17 PM
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John Miles also wrote some great ballads, but...
John Miles also wrote some great ballads, but this song was his only hit (at least in the UK and, I think, Australia)
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12-07-2021, 11:27 AM
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Rock musician John Miles has died at the age of...
Rock musician John Miles has died at the age of 72, his family have confirmed.
Was it really 1976? How time flies. I was in my mid-teens then, and remember it well from then, and now.
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10-18-2021, 11:58 AM
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At that age, no-one dies from "COVID-19...
At that age, no-one dies from "COVID-19 complications".
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08-24-2021, 12:11 PM
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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged...
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80. The following is copied & pasted from press sources:
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06-04-2021, 01:44 PM
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Well he was indeed a Star! Thank you Devo_stevo...
Well he was indeed a Star! Thank you Devo_stevo for bringing his name to the Bogley fore.
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04-28-2021, 02:47 PM
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It was far more than a "greatest" fear for...
It was far more than a "greatest" fear for Collins...it was more of a likelihood of failure (you mention 50%; most gave it a much lower chance of success). Fortunately, it worked out better.
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04-28-2021, 10:42 AM
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Michael Collins, Apollo 11 dies aged 90 ...
Michael Collins, Apollo 11 dies aged 90
https://e3.365dm.com/21/04/2048x1152/skynews-michael-collins-armstrong_5359167.jpg?bypass-service-worker&20210428174856
A very humbling interview:
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04-09-2021, 09:55 AM
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The Queen's Consort, Prince Philip (aka Phil the...
The Queen's Consort, Prince Philip (aka Phil the Greek) has left the building just two months short of his 100th birthday.
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02-09-2021, 02:42 PM
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Mary Wilson ...
Mary Wilson
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12-29-2020, 10:27 AM
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Pierre Cardin has departed this mortal coil. ...
Pierre Cardin has departed this mortal coil.
Fashion designer of some note (but not to my taste). 98 years old; not a bad inning. -
12-13-2020, 12:17 PM
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POS? What is that please Byron?
POS? What is that please Byron?
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12-12-2020, 09:34 AM
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I met him briefly once in Oshkosh, Wisconsin,...
I met him briefly once in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, back in the early or mid-nineties or thereabouts. I found him to be the most supercilious arrogant git that I'd ever had the displeasure of meeting.
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10-31-2020, 10:52 AM
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I met him once. He said: "Rob, you're a shite,...
I met him once. He said: "Rob, you're a shite, for shore eyesh"
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10-06-2020, 04:08 PM
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Well he didn't get up this morning with that...
Well he didn't get up this morning with that feeling :roll:. Stunning guitarist all the same.
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10-06-2020, 02:48 PM
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A great loss. ...
A great loss.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54443394
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09-10-2020, 01:46 PM
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Diana Rigg has died aged 82. Aka Emma Peel in...
Diana Rigg has died aged 82.
Aka Emma Peel in "The Avengers" , she was also the only woman to marry James Bond.
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08-03-2020, 11:35 AM
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I liked him in "Cocoon" (comedy) and "The Firm"...
I liked him in "Cocoon" (comedy) and "The Firm" (Serious) [Grisham is a great Author] but had not seen Wilford Brimley in "The Natural"; I'll look it up. Thanks.
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07-27-2020, 01:57 PM
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A good life. Thanks, savanna3313, for the...
A good life.
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04-03-2020, 10:44 AM
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How do you turn a duck into a Country & Western...
How do you turn a duck into a Country & Western singer? Heat it up until it's bill withers.
Bill Withers lost aged 81
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03-21-2020, 11:59 AM
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I saw his death reported on the UK news this...
I saw his death reported on the UK news this evening. He appears to have had that issue that makes the eyes shuffle rapidly sideways; but it evidently did not affect his ability to sing great songs....
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02-24-2020, 12:52 PM
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Darwinism at work
Darwinism at work
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01-31-2020, 03:08 PM
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The UK has left the EU (thank goodness)
The UK has left the EU (thank goodness)
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10-14-2019, 01:10 PM
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Actor Stephen Moore (aka the"Paranoid Android" in...
Actor Stephen Moore (aka the"Paranoid Android" in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) has died aged 81
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06-15-2019, 02:27 PM
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Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96. Famous for his...
Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96.
Famous for his operatic directorial film work.
Infamous for putting a 15-year old girl in a topless scene.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48648278
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