Famous singer, Johnny Halliday, known as the French Elvis, has died. He was like a God to the French people.
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Famous singer, Johnny Halliday, known as the French Elvis, has died. He was like a God to the French people.
People outside France don't know what a big name he was (In his day),saw some footage of a gig he did in Parc De Princes in 1993 and it was wedged,his gig in front of the Eiffel Tower in 2000 had a crowd estimated at about half a million.He sang to more than 750,000 at a free concert he held near the Eiffel Tower again on France’s Bastille Day national holiday in 2009.
King Michael of Romania https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...l-1-of-romania Interesting career that spanned his country's alliance with the Nazis, changing sides to the Allies, Soviet invasion and forced abdication and exile.
I was in Bucharest recently, a tour guide talked a bit about the royal family. Michael was admired, but in "Ah sure, isn't he nice" sort of way, in that he was a harmless old man whose return reflected well on the country. The grandson was more outwardly liked, but had just been removed from the line of succession (as the linked obituary notes). Not that it would appear to matter, the monarchy being an empty vessel.
I met him once, he was a genuinely terrific guy. He came across as he had all the time in the world for you and just a really nice guy.
Jordan Feldstein........who's he you say?
40 year old Manager of Maroon 5 and brother of Actor Jonah Hill.
http://variety.com/2017/music/news/j...ad-1202648455/
Another one I missed at the time - Benjamin Massing died last month at the age of 55. Best known for one of the worst fouls in World Cup history -
Peter Sutherland, 71, former AG, EC Commissioner, DG of GATT, chair of Goldman Sachs, UN Special Rep on Migration, and a lot more besides. It's only when you see everything he did you realise how highly regarded he was internationally.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0107/93...er-sutherland/
Loved by politicians and bankers everywhere, yeah what a guy:D
Why, your cynicism sounds almost gleeful.
Tommy Lawrence - former Liverpool and Tranmere goalkeeper http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42634388
http://teamrock.com/news/2018-01-11/...rke-dead-at-67
Fast Eddie Clarke, aged 67.
Now reunited with Lemmy and Philthy Animal..the classic Motorhead lineup now all gone.
Cyrille Regis, 59, following a heart attack.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...r-dies-aged-59
Ah no. One of my childhood football idols. Loved that West Brom team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eminence Grise
I think that team also included another great black player in Laurie Cunningham who died in his early 30s.Quote:
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Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries, aged 46.
Gutted by that one. A huge talent, they never got quite as big as they should have in my opinion.
They were massive. Couldn't say that about them. Over 40 million records sold says it all!
Cyrille Regis
https://www.theguardian.com/football...regis-obituary
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When people think of music and Ireland, the kind of acts that come to mind first are U2 and Thin Lizzy.
For me, Cranberries should be up there too. I know they were huge, I know they sold a lot of records, but I'm saying they weren't quite as big as they should have been. Dolores wrote some of the finest lyrics to ever come out of this country.
You're right. Just think those statements sometimes undersell them a bit.
The Cranberries were huge back in the day. They played Woodstock back in 94 I think which must have been one of the first times modern Woodstock was held. When I lived in Italy they always seemed to be doing a live set on Italian TV. Maybe they almost had a bigger profile abroad then at home, either way they had some great songs.
Not sure I'd agree with that. Always felt a lot of the lyrics were quite simplistic but not familar with all their songs.Quote:
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But very untimely death. Certainly makes you stop and think.
Jimmy Armfield RIP
I recall Jimmy commentating on one of our games - he kept referring to us as "we" - endearing in the best sense.
R.I.P. the one and only Mark E Smith https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...l-dies-aged-60
IKEA founder, Ingvar Kamprad.
https://www.theguardian.com/business...d-dies-aged-91
Supposedly he left detailed plans for his funeral but nobody can follow them...
One out of the blue... Howard Lew Lewis of "Maid Marian and her Merry Men" fame. Died on Jan 20.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-...-fife-42852757
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lew_Lewis
John Mahoney, who played Frasier's Martin Crane, dies aged 77 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...e-dies-aged-77
Never got in to the show which is strange because whenever I channel surfed on to the programme, I'd often watch it and found it entertaining.
Vic Damone ,American crooner has died aged 89.
Actor Kenneth Haig http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354078/
Catherine Nevin, Publican and spousal killer
https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0220/94...e-nevin-death/
Actress Emma Chambers https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...icar-of-dibley
Roger Bannister(88)
http://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/43273249
David Ogden Stiers (Major Charles Emerson Winchester III)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/o...mash-dies.html
a private ambition of mine was always to run the four minute mile, but after doing some training for it realised it was beyond my abilitiesQuote:
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Ken Dodd, aged 90, two days after getting married. Sounds like a Ken Dodd joke.
His tour calendar was booked up to July of this year.
I think when you get in to the nervous 90s, I am amazed he booked that far ahead. His statement on the front page is a bit ironic really.
Gone among the stars, Stephen Hawking, 76.
Jim Bowen, host of TV Show BULLSEYE https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-dies-aged-80/ Terrible show to be honest.
Definitely of it's time and not ageing well.Quote:
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Double tops for the fridge, best of luck chap.