Notable Obituaries.

[crystal ball]

Martin Chivers

Martin Chivers: Former Spurs and England forward dies aged 80

Former Tottenham and England forward Martin Chivers dies at the age of 80.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Odds]

Former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath has died at the age of 75 following a short illness.

 

[Elsa TLC]

Former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath has died at the age of 75 following a short illness.

Strong hard player.

Didn't remember him playing for Tottenham

 

[Elsa TLC]

You'll think its him

Tributes flood in as Death in Paradise legend dies aged 37 | Wales Online https://share.google/pBaPcae6YcHabg3sL

But it not him. It's her

 

[Mottie]

Bob Weir. Grateful dead co-founder

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78

Weir was a fixture in the psychedelic rock group and its various spin-offs over 60 years.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[blup]

Those old bands had great names: Grateful Dead; Sisters of Mercy ; Bonzo Dog Doo Dah band etc. Now we get Five, East 17 etc. Is there a band called the M25’s?

 

[SPLINE]

Most of the Grateful Dead are now dead.

 

[Brigadier]

Now we get Five, East 17 etc.

I thought someone had resurrected an old thread, when I saw your post

 

[blup]

I thought someone had resurrected an old thread, when I saw your post

To be fair if the Beatles or Oasis hadn't produce great music their band names would be a bit cringeworthy

 

[Elsa TLC]

Bob Weir. Grateful dead co-founder

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78

Weir was a fixture in the psychedelic rock group and its various spin-offs over 60 years.

www.bbc.co.uk

He'll find out how grateful they are
when he gets to them Pearly Gates.

 

[Brigadier]

To be fair if the Beatles or Oasis hadn't produce great music their band names would be a bit cringeworthy

It was more that the "now" in your post was doing an awful lot of heavy lifting.

East 17 were around when I was at university, and that was almost 40 years ago.

 

[blup]

It was more that the "now" in your post was doing an awful lot of heavy lifting.

East 17 were around when I was at university, and that was almost 40 years ago.

The heavy lifting has turned into back ache

 

[SPLINE]

Oasis were great, always found Julian Lloyd Weber a bit weird though...

 

[blup]

That’s the first time I’ve heard oasis and JLW in the same sentence

 

[fillyboy]

Oasis were great, always found Julian Lloyd Weber a bit weird though...

One of my customers the other side of the River Fowey joined a choir and they would have mentoring sessions from Peter Skellern, the albums he'd made became increasingly 'hymnal' and by this time he was a church warden, his biggest ambition was to become a priest. Anyway, he ended up with an inoperable brain tumour and was ordained as a priest on his death bed by the Bishop of Truro.