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Jeff Conaway from Grease and Taxi fame.
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Jeff Conaway from Grease and Taxi fame.
And more recently, Dr Drew's Celebrity Rehab. Was in an awful state on that. An early death was sadly inevitable really.
Flick Colby (front), founder of the dance troupe Pan's People who used to appear on Top of the Pops in the 1970s/80s and who are one of the reasons I am half blind ;)
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Janet Brown, impersonator of Margaret Thatcher:
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For quiz buffs of a certain vintage, Peter Murphy of RTE's Cross Country Quiz. Met him a few times at our local annual quiz night in the mid 80s - a very unassuming, modest man.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0604/murphyp.html
Irish author Josephine Hart, probably best known for Damage, filmed with Jeremy Irons and, mmm, Juliette Binoche.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13642120
Surprised this hasn't been posted before, but I only heard about it yesterday too. Martin Rushent, last Saturday.
Hugely influential and legendary producer, outstanding list of productions for those of us of a certain vintage, including the first three albums for both the Stranglers and the Buzzcocks, Happy Birthday and Pinky Blue for Altered Images, the Human League's Dare and the seminal remix album Love And Dancing.
Breaking news that Brian Lenihan (ex finance minster) lost his battle with cancer this morning
RIP
Very sad for his family.
Thread title edited. I'm afraid I won't be holding him in the high esteem he bizarrely achieved in the last few years. Must've been tough for the family though.
I'm not going to get into the politics now, but I wish the media would drop the "heroic" stuff already. Speaking as someone who's lost on parent to cancer, and has the other undergoing treatment, I don't see anything positive in creating the expectation that cancer sufferers should put their career, as opposed to their family, first.
Sad to hear, looked like he had overcome the worst before now. All criticism aside, he was about the only experienced politician left in FF after the last election, so in that respect at least, he'll be a loss to the Dáil.
I was wondering if I would feel any compassion for the man at all but I don't.
Atrocious human being and I'm not going to be hypocritical and pretend I haven't cursed his name for years now
Can echo that. Just found out recently my dad is terminal and has a little while to go. He was determined to continue working. It took a few days for him to see sense.Quote:
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Just watching the beatification on RTE, it's normal in such circumstances, though a bit ott and nauseous. He was wilting as time passed and even when he was elected he looked like a very, very ill man. The most disgusting thing, and this was pointed out on other threads earlier this and last year, he was left in palce when clearly the stress was not going to prolong his life. I'm sorry for what your Dad is going through Kingdom, and for your family too, I live in dread that any of mine (despite too many scares) go through this.
sorry to read that Kingdom.
It's standard procedure in these things (political deaths) to proclaim the deceased as the second coming and he/she had it all (particularly by his/her own party members),the words intellect, decency,compassion,humanity and a host of outstanding attributes will be attached to him yet when they had an election for party leader he came third and finished behind Eamon O' Cuiv.-go figure.
To be fair, it's not only for political deaths. Any funeral I have ever been to, the eulogy extolls what a great person the deceased was. Seems as if there are only great people in the world.
I don't think when someone dies, that's the time to "have a go". Let the dust (ash) settle and then review the person's legacy.
Oliver Norris
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Once told to bugger off by Danny Blanchflower. Got two pages in Matt Busby's autobiography. Flattened England captain Billy Wright in the cup run within seconds of the cup game to show him he wasn't scared of him.
Pretty cool guy.
Clarence Clemons, saxophone player and member of the E Street Band, has passed away after complications arising from his stroke.
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Ryan dunn from jackass
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Just one thing ......................
Columbo - Peter Falk
Yes the dreaded words the murderers would hate to hear just as they thought they had got away with it:Quote:
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He's gone to the raincoat graveyard in the sky.
David Dunseith, 76: Derry fella who was host of Talkback on Radio Ulster for 20 years.
Always loved his show.
He also did Seven Days at the weekend, reviewing the week's news. Only retired last month there.
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Only found out reading the front of The Irish Times this morning but the great George Kimball died on Wednesday. Shocked that it hasn't been widely circulated yet. One of my favourite ever journalists and his commentary on the boxing was legendary. RIP.
Michael ‘Würzel’ Burston, ex-Motörhead guitarist has died aged 61.
RIP
what a waster. RIP.
No disrespect to her as she was a decent singer, but why are most News Channels running her death as the main story instead of what's been happening in Norway? One death V how many? I hope most front pages in tomorrows papers are about Oslo rather than her. RIP, such a young age to go.
Dan Peek, former lead singer with the band AMERICA who had classic hits like "Horse with no name".
http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/jpg/peek.jpg
Bubba Smith, Moses Hightower in Police Academy and NFL defensive linesman.
http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0804/smithb.html
R.I.P Naoki Matsuda, defender for Japan at the 2002 WC, who collapsed during training.
He played for my club's rivals for years, then dropped way down to Matsumoto Yamaga who play in the second division of what is effectively non-league football here. I lived in Matsumoto for a year, and watched quite a few of their games (this was years before he went there).
Nice picture of him here (on the left):Quote:
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On checking this out I found out that David Graf aka Officer Tackleberry died in 2001. WTF!!!
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Francesco Quinn (Played Rhah in Platoon). Died Friday of a suspected heart attack.
Marshall Grant of Johnny Cashs Tenessee Three died 2 days ago.
Quiz Master and Journalist Robert Robinson:
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Also from that movie: Annette CharlesQuote:
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was never the biggest fan of Cha-Cha DiGregorio but RIP anyway.Quote:
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Oliver Napier, co-founder of the Alliance Party in Norn Iron and its leader for 11 years.