Celebrity Deaths

[Gav]

David Trimble,  Northern Island first minister and Nobel piece prize winner.

RIP

[oldjamfan1]

RIP Bernard Cribbins - one of the voices of my childhood, who has passed away at the grand old age of 93.

[Nate]

12 hours ago, oldjamfan1 said:

RIP Bernard Cribbins - one of the voices of my childhood, who has passed away at the grand old age of 93.

I still haven't forgiven my mother for giving my plush Womble toy away when I was a kid. Being from Australia, I don't even know how it got there! 

[Nate]

On 03/07/2022 at 00:03, oldjamfan1 said:

Apparently sustained heavy drinking over a number of years can also cause it.

As can bad uncontrolled acid reflux 

[oldjamfan1]

RIP Terry Neill, former Northern Ireland and Arsenal player and manager among other things. He has died aged 80, which would have made him a very young manager indeed back in the day (late 20s/very early 30s maybe?).

[Dreyski]

NBA Hall-of-famer Bill Russell (88)

Star Trek actor Nichelle Nichols (89)

[Gav]

Judith Durham from The Seekers has died aged 79.

What a voice, was still touring up until a few years ago.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

39 minutes ago, Gav said:

Judith Durham from The Seekers has died aged 79.

What a voice, was still touring up until a few years ago.

 

For some reason back in the day I always thought she was carrying a bit of timber compared with other women in music. Now she looks pretty normal in that film. Just shows how we’ve all got bigger over the years.

[bazza]

Lead guitarist looks a bit like Matt Damon.

[iacok]

Best ever.

[oldjamfan1]

RIP Olivia Newton John - every teenage lad’s crush when I was growing up 🥲

https://www.bbc.co.uk/

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I remember being in the pub on the Saturday night they first showed that excerpt from “ Grease “ on TV. The one with her and John Travolta doing “ You’re The One That I Want “.

My mates wife, who was very attractive on her own account, had seen it and she said “ I’d give £100 to fit into those trousers she was wearing “.

Edited August 9, 2022 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[oldjamfan1]

RIP Lamont Dozier, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, who has died at the age of 81. The Holland/Dozier/Holland team at Motown was responsible for countless classics, and was right up there with Goffin/King, Lieber and Stoller, Bacharach and David etc

[Mike E]

13 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I remember being in the pub on the Saturday night they first showed that excerpt from “ Grease “ on TV. The one with her and John Travolta doing “ You’re The One That I Want “.

My mates wife, who was very attractive on her own account, had seen it and she said “ I’d give £100 to fit into those trousers she was wearing “.

Have to confess my favourite thing about the film is during Summer Lovin', during John Travolta's bits. There's some bloke dancing who's not even involved in the conversation dancing to the song about 50yds away.and it cracks me up whenever I see it.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

9 hours ago, oldjamfan1 said:

RIP Lamont Dozier, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, who has died at the age of 81. The Holland/Dozier/Holland team at Motown was responsible for countless classics, and was right up there with Goffin/King, Lieber and Stoller, Bacharach and David etc

Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman were in that league also.

[Gav]

On 09/08/2022 at 11:46, oldjamfan1 said:

RIP Lamont Dozier, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, who has died at the age of 81. The Holland/Dozier/Holland team at Motown was responsible for countless classics, and was right up there with Goffin/King, Lieber and Stoller, Bacharach and David etc

What a talent, apparently they found song writing tough 😂

Genius, RIP Lamont.

[bazza]

Lenny Johnrose. Died this morning aged 52. In March 2017 he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Born in Preston he played for us, PNE, Bury, Burnley, Hartlepool Utd and Swansea City.

R.I.P. Lenny

[Riversider28]

Very sad news. The BBC have just reported his death and ran a story of his battle against his illness and the foundation he set up. Nice touch.

[Gav]

Mikhail Gorbachev the former soviet leader and widely acclaimed for bringing an end to the cold war has died.

Nobel Piece prize winner also.

How we could do with a man like Gorbachev leading Russia right now!

[Armchair supporter supremo]

With some of the things being said on the news it is sounding like we could sadly soon be losing the biggest British celebrity of them all

[bazza]

Well, we've lost her. It had to come. Nobody lives forever.

Goodbye, Ma'am. Thank you for all that you have done.

RIP Lizzie.

Officially it should be, "The Queen is dead. God save the King".

[JohnD]

A magnificent monarch and a sad loss.

If only we could abandon the monarchy now though as what follows really isn't worthy.

[Armchair supporter supremo]

12 hours ago, JohnD said:

A magnificent monarch and a sad loss.

If only we could abandon the monarchy now though as what follows really isn't worthy.

Give it a few weeks and the media will be ripping Charles to shreds. I think "The Media" just want William on the throne

[oldjamfan1]

RIP Coolio.
But how many of you pop pickers knew that Gangsta’s Paradise was based around the Stevie Wonder song Pastime Paradise?
 

 

[oldjamfan1]

RIP Robbie Coltrane, aged just 72 😢