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To return to a measure of gravity; My old man died this morning after a short illness. He was RL through and through, a former groundsman and director at Batley amongst other roles at a number of

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my mum, aged 82. Proud Leigh supporter, season ticket holder for god only knows how many years, the woman that took me to my first match and made me a knitted scarf for the event( Leigh versus Austral

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RIP Hughie, a proper legend and a damn nice bloke as well. I only saw him a few years ago when he was playing a veterans’ game and he was in fine form then. This is one of my favourite pics of mine of

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Jerry Moss, the "M" of A&M Records, which he founded with Herb Alpert.
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jerry-moss-dead-a-and-m-records-1235698242/ 

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31 minutes ago, The Masked Poster said:

When celebrities were genuinely famous, Michael Parkinson was THE show to go on. We're not talking 2 bit reality no marks here but genuinely world famous iconic people like M Ali and actual living legends. 

 

like EMU 

see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile 

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18 hours ago, The Masked Poster said:

Obviously that has been shown several times already. But he did also have lesser lights like Bette Davis and Bing Crosby on too. 

I mean he started off in 1971 with Orson Welles Muhammad Ali and John Lennon!

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34 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

Bernie  Marsden 72

There's a name I haven't heard in decades. Seems like a life lived happily.

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Mohamed Fayed, shopkeeper and conspiracy theorist, aged 94.

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24 minutes ago, Wolford6 said:

Country & Western singer Jimmy Buffet, aged 76. According to the Daily Star, his estate is worth around a billion dollars.

Jimmy did a cameo as a guy with the right priorities, 27 seconds into this clip from 'Jurassic World'.

 

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Zimbabwe cricketer Heath Streak, aged only 49: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66693655

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44 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Kiwi Cricketer Heath Streak, aged only 49: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66693655

That's truly shocking. A decent man from a decent family that was treated terribly under the Mugabe regime.

https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1295672/the-many-silences-of-heath-streak

 

Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police

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Just now, DavidM said:

Sad , a genuine world class bowler . Carried them Hadlee style 

I assume the news has percolated quickly enough for an act of commemoration to be held at the T20 international on BBC2 this afternoon.

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Singer/keyboard player Gary Wright, mainly known for his solo hit Dream Weaver and as a member of Spooky Tooth.

 

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Singer Joe Fagin, best known for the theme tune to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-auf-wiedersehen-pet-legend-30871972 

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Runrig singer Bruce Guthro, aged 62: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66727738

Perennial regional favourites, rather than international breakout stars, but their music is worth exploring.

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27 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Runrig singer Bruce Guthro, aged 62: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66727738

Perennial regional favourites, rather than international breakout stars, but their music is worth exploring.

Gutted.

Not as great a singer as Donnie Munro but, man, he could hold a tune and a crowd.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

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