Quinn Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/26/colin-vearncombe-dies-the-voice-of-black-aged-53 2 Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Glen once said his tastes were " Booze , Broads and Blow".....later in life he reversed into a fitness fanatic but one supposes the damage was done . RIP Bit late on this, sorry Tomcat... 555, I remember really well, the complete 180 degree turn around, & also gleefully watched the manifestation that accompanied it, from rock n' roll, cool dude to strutting pseudo pimp/business man, with those awful boxy, zoot suite, type arrangements that he adorned himself in & the slicked back, greased up hair do's.... Fuck, what an awful way to see a hero go! Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Shit, Richie Havens has just passed away... This is just even more nasty news at the beginning of the year Damm, what a talent! Quote Link to comment
Quinn Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Richie Havens Eh ? Are we in a time warp ? He was called to Buddha in 2013.! 1 Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 555555555555555... I live at the bottom of Doi Suthep & hardly listen to the news... I've only just found out. Shit, I'm getting out of touch Quote Link to comment
Quinn Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 5555 Good job you don't live at the top or news would never reach you. 1 Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) dead at 74 http://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/music/jefferson-airplane’s-paul-kantner-dies-at-74/ar-BBoQUpz?li=AAggNb9 Quote Link to comment
Jimslim Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Luung Quinn heard this ? Richie Havens with Groove Armada a few years ago ... beautiful . 3 Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Luung Quinn heard this ? Richie Havens with Groove Armada a few years ago ... beautiful . Whoooooah, thanks for sharing, Jim!.. Corr, at this rate it'll be worth saying someone else is dead, who isn't I'd heard this before & then forgot all about it... Silly me Quote Link to comment
deleted Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Richie Havens with Groove Armada a few years ago ... beautiful . Beautiful indeed, and true--can't turn back the hands of time. Now on my iphone too. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Sir Terry Wogan: Veteran broadcaster dies, aged 77 In a statement, they said: "Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short but brave battle with cancer. R.I.P. Terry Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Quite a shock when I head this earlier today. RIP Terry. Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Sir Terry Wogan: Veteran broadcaster dies, aged 77 In a statement, they said: "Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short but brave battle with cancer. Quote Link to comment
dixon cox Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 A bit unnecessary I wasn't his biggest fan but he was central to much of the BBC's TV and radio output for many, many years. RIP. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 A bit unnecessary I thought so too Unc. Happy Birthday by the way. Quote Link to comment
pentire Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 As long as I can remember, I've been listening to Terry Wogan's fabulous velvet tones, initially exclusively on BBC Radio2 then Television and Radio. I always enjoyed his shows, a natural entertainer. RIP Sir Terry. Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Aww, OK, to all the Woggie fans out there... I'm sorry RIP Happy birthday for Friday, Sam Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Thanks Unc. You're a good man. Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thanks Unc. You're a good man. I'm not really, Sam... I pick my nose & do all sorts of other nasty stuff SHIT.... Just heard that Dan Hicks as just popped his clogs... Someone had best verify it, as I've been wrong a couple of times lately. Anyway, if he is dead, which I think is?... Damm, what a shame, I really liked him, he was an incredible talent Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 .... Just heard that Dan Hicks as just popped his clogs... Someone had best verify it, as I've been wrong a couple of times lately. Anyway, if he is dead, which I think is?... Damm, what a shame, I really liked him, he was an incredible talent Yes, Unc. Dan Hicks has passed. He was 74. He's Gone Up the Country. Quote Link to comment
Kahuna Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Harper Lee, who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has died......She was 89......... A good long life............ She was also Truman Capote's life long friend.....They apparently grew up together and she honored him by making him a character in Mockingbird...............She won the Pulitzer while he was still writing his one great piece...."In Cold Blood." Even the learned Brits once proclaimed that if you could only read one piece of fiction in your life, make it "To Kill a Mockingbird." It is a marvelous piece of literature..... RIP Miss Lee...................... 2 Quote Link to comment
ciobha Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 To Kill a Mocking Bird - I remember reading it as a 15 year old in school, and then a few years back, while clearing out my attic, came across the very same book I had in school, complete with my name and form number on the inside page. So I decided to read it again, and was so glad I did - probably one of the best books ever. Even a recent pop band got their name from one of the main characters. I can't hear that song "Wake Up" without thinking of the book. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I remember there was a book that we all had to read at School but cant remember the name of it, maybe it was this one? Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I remember reading it as a 15 year old in school, n 2012, the Fordham Institute, an education policy think tank, surveyed 484 high school English teachers about which books they assigned. According to the group’s study, “Mockingbird” was taught by more ninth- and 10th-grade teachers — 35 percent of them — than any other book of fiction listed. It also tops most works in other categories, including poetry and plays. “Mockingbird” beats the most-taught works of Mark Twain, Shakespeare or John Steinbeck. The only reading material that topped it was Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, which was taught by 38 percent of teachers in those grades. http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/to-kill-a-mockingbird-author-harper-lee-dies/ Quote Link to comment
Topcat72m Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I'm surprised the Bible is not in that list. Quote Link to comment
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