The RIP Police will get you for that one. You're 30 years late :)
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The 12th Man has previous for this.
Joni Sledge from Sister Sledge https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...ledge-obituary
Raymond Kopa died over a week ago but I only heard it on Saturday.
He had some career and seemed to be a lovely man too.
Former Bishop of Galway Eamon Casey
http://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0313/859...p-casey-death/
Chuck Berry
Was still playing up to what - last year?
One of the most influential people ever in terms of shaping popular culture, and that's one hell of a claim to fame.
Though not sure if he'd have done it were it not for that mysterious phone call from his cousin, Marvin.
One of the greatest a*seholes to ever step onto a stage, but nobody can doubt the legacy he's left behind in terms of his music alone.
A story about how he almost refused to play in Letterkenny in 2008 because the wrong type of Mercedes picked him and his wife up from Dublin airport sums up just how much of a tit he was, but everyone who has ever held a guitar has tried to either mimic his famous duck walk, or tried to play that opening riff from Johnny Be Goode at some point.
A proper legend of the game.
Let's not mention what he liked to get up to with women of the night..
Waking up to the death of Martin McGuinness.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0321/861...uinness-death/
Even though he's been ill and was not gonna be for this world much longer, it's still shocking.
Coin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39342698
ex-Liverpool player and coach, Ronnie Moran
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/...-ronnie-moran/
Author of "This Sporting Life", David Storey, aged 83.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/20...e-dies-aged-83
Civil rights activist and broadcaster, Darcus Howe, in his sleep.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...r-dies-aged-74
Surprised no one mentioned Don Rickles.
John Geils AKA "J Geils Band"....CentreFold.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...-at-71-w476279
Cracking little song, that.
How is 1980 so far away?!
Steelers owner, Obama money bundler, and Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney.
Aaron Hernandez, former tight end with the Pats. Death by suicide.
1990's Premier League player, Ugo Ehiogu... cardiac arrest at Tottenham's training ground. He was an underage manager there. Very sad.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39664839
http://www.sportsworldcards.com/ekmp...er-57340-p.jpg
I saw TOWK's thread yesterday and he was the first player came to mind oddly enough. RIP.
The fake Eddie Murphy one doing the rounds again.....:rolleyes:
Erin Moran "Happy Days" Star http://www.tmz.com/2017/04/22/happy-...in-moran-dead/
Had a horrible later life.
Former Czech international Frantisek Rajtoral of Gaziantepspor in Turkey and formerly of Viktoria Plzen.
He earned his first Czech cap against us in 2012.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...-republic-dead
Director of one of the great great great movies, Jonathan Demme, dies at 73
http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017...mme-dies-aged/
I hate hanks and denzel... That ain't the movie
Why do you have that Denzel poster in your bedroom then?
What's the other movie called? Silence of the Hams?
Lots of rumours on sm that Prince Philip has passed away and that it is due to be announced at 8am GMT.
Stepping down from 'duties' is all I've seen.
Very sad to hear that Kevin Garcia of Grandaddy died of a stroke aged just 41. https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...-bassist-death.
yeah, false alarm buachailli! Sorry!
I'm fake news.