Re: Celebrity deaths

Andrew Sat 24 Dec 2016, 3:47 pm

Bloody hell. RIP.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4064028/Status-Quo-guitarist-Rick-Parfitt-died-hospital-Spain-aged-68.html

bluebell Sat 24 Dec 2016, 3:49 pm

Andrew Sat 24 Dec 2016, 3:52 pm

My favourite Status Quo song:

**candyfloss** Sat 24 Dec 2016, 3:55 pm

Oh no

Heisenburg Sat 24 Dec 2016, 4:06 pm

Bit of a bummer to say the least.

**Freedom** Sun 25 Dec 2016, 11:10 pm

OMG!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862#"

Mimi Sun 25 Dec 2016, 11:12 pm

Wasn`t he a favourite of Candyfloss.

**Freedom** Sun 25 Dec 2016, 11:13 pm

One of my favourite songs of his.

Mimi Mon 26 Dec 2016, 12:00 am

Wonder why he died so young.

**Freedom** Mon 26 Dec 2016, 12:02 am

No doubt we'll know in due course. He nearly died with pneumonia a few years ago so maybe it was another bout of that.

Andrew Mon 26 Dec 2016, 12:03 am

Bloody hell, again.

He was on deaths door a few years back, Mimi.

I actually never knew his full name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

RIP.

Guest Mon 26 Dec 2016, 6:35 am

Oh no! This is very sad news, such a loss.

Jesus to a child was my favourite.

RIP George Sad

Guest Mon 26 Dec 2016, 7:55 am

Cowboys and Angels Sad

The Grim Reaper has been so busy this year.

2016 please STOP!!

Heisenburg Mon 26 Dec 2016, 8:44 am

Another sad loss to some one close to him no doubt,his Christmas song is one of the better Christmas songs around.

**candyfloss** Mon 26 Dec 2016, 8:52 am

Mimi wrote:Wasn`t he a favourite of Candyfloss.

His song 'Last Christmas' was one of my favourite ever records.

Very sad news - I am in shock. Sad

**Freedom** Mon 26 Dec 2016, 9:39 am

http://metro.co.uk/2016/12/26/rip-george-michael-these-are-the-stars-2016-has-stolen-from-us-6344730/

One who has been omitted from the list is Greg Lake.

unreorganised Mon 26 Dec 2016, 10:13 am

Freedom wrote:One of my favourite songs of his.

That song came out when I'd just started secondary school - I vividly remember completely failing to "get it" at the time, musically or lyrically, and being totally nonplussed by its success. I think I was about thirty by the time it finally sank in.

RIP George - one of those few times it feels safe to come out with something trite like "Great singer, great songs" without it seeming like a platitude trotted out because the guy is brown bread.

Heisenburg Mon 26 Dec 2016, 10:58 am

Slightly off topic but have a listen to "A different drum" from Linda Ronstadt and the Stone ponys,same meanings I believe.before your time though.

**Freedom** Mon 26 Dec 2016, 11:06 am

Not alas before my time! It was written by Mike Nesmith of the Monkees. Pedantic old git as I am, I've been looking at the word poneys, thinking surely that's not right and of course it should be ponies.

Maybe of course it's poetic licence, similar to Monkees and Monkeys.

Châtelaine Mon 26 Dec 2016, 3:59 pm

2016: the year the music died ...

**Freedom** Mon 26 Dec 2016, 11:07 pm

Another one but she was 95.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38440648

**candyfloss** Tue 27 Dec 2016, 8:38 am

Freedom wrote:Another one but she was 95.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38440648

just to mention her name, 'nana from the Royle family.

Royle Family and Dibley actress Liz Smith dies aged 95

**Freedom** Tue 27 Dec 2016, 5:03 pm

Another one but at a ripe old age.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38446309#"

Andrew Tue 27 Dec 2016, 6:01 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4068848/Carrie-Fisher-dies-aged-60-just-days-rushed-hospital.html

bluebell Tue 27 Dec 2016, 6:10 pm

Andrew wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4068848/Carrie-Fisher-dies-aged-60-just-days-rushed-hospital.html

Gosh, sad to hear this.
The most recent news was that she was doing OK but if I recall the incident on the plane had been an extremely serious one..
RIP.

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