Calliope Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 John Updike, at 76 from lung cancer. Two Pulizers, two National Book Awards, one of the truly great writers of the 20th century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuntzy Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 John Updike, at 76 from lung cancer. Two Pulizers, two National Book Awards, one of the truly great writers of the 20th century. The first contemporary American writer I ever admired. Thanks for Rabbit, John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Friend Jack Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Billy Powell, the original keyboard player with the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Rother Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Iconic Scottish singer / songwriter John Martyn has died. The rather wonderful "May You Never". http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LOi_wxypeGc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagesmann Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Iconic Scottish singer / songwriter John Martyn has died. He was on BBC4's Transatlantic Sessions only a couple of weeks ago. Great performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Rother Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Bill Frindall cricket scorer extraordinaire RIP - contracted Legionnaires Disease it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammath Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Shame. Test Match Special won't be quite the same without Bearders' grumpy interjections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Rother Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 David Cameron's 6 year old son Ivan died overnight. Severely disabled from birth he suffered with cerebral palsy and epilepsy - he was taken into hospital and died during the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barblue Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 I was shocked by this news. A child dying seems so awful. I know they didn't talk about their son much, but this seems such a shock. My thoughts are with the parents and their extended family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megustaleer Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 The death of a child is the worst thing a parent can experience, and my heart goes out to that family today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirelightSpirit Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Yes, very sad news. Rest in peace little Ivan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barblue Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 I see Wendy Richard has lost her battle against cancer and died today. Peace at last Wendy! I remember her on a Mark Sarne (I think that's the spelling) record in the 1960s I believe entitled Come Outside. Despite all her fame and recognition in Eastenders I will always remember her for that quirky little number. Ed: I originally put Coronation Street - that's because I don't watch soaps and get them muddled up. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonsuch Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 The first contemporary American writer I ever admired. Thanks for Rabbit, John! Especially for Rabbit at Rest, the last and, to my mind the finest of the lot. Also of course his short stories and penetrating but sympathetic criticisn (In eg Picked-up Pieces) as well as his frank autobiography Self-Consciousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 The actor Ron Silver, known to me as Bruno Gianelli on The West Wing, dies at 62 of cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Rother Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Kelly Groucutt, bass player of ELO in their pomp died last month as a result of a heart attack, just a few days after a friend saw the reformed band on stage. They were very good and he was very much the main man on stage apparently, doing most of the vocals. He sang on a number of songs on the original recordings, including The Diary of Horace Wimp and Sweet Is The Night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Friend Jack Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Crumbs, I hadn't heard that, RR. I heard him being interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire about a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Rother Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 On another subject, I see you have discovered Digital Blasphemy as well - I've used their stuff as wallpapers on and off for the last few years! Very good aren't they... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calliope Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Jade Goody is resting in peace, before she's even dead. In loving memory. Bloody hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 In loving memory. Bloody hell. Yes, I gagged myself when that was advertised on the telly last night. Quite appalling. How low can you go as an editor to put out that sort of edition when she's still alive? Why not wait until the inevitable has happened? Oh yes, so that then you can put out another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterHobgoblin Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 All of it paying Ms Goody handsomely for cooperation and exclusivity. Let's not forget that all this is being fed voraciously by Goody and her advisors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowRain Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Natasha Richardson, Liam Neeson's wife. Actress Richardson dies aged 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 In case you couldn't make out which issue number of OK it is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfp Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Natasha Richardson, Liam Neeson's wifeThis saddens me. BTW I thought of her as an actress rather than as a wife... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirls Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Actress Richardson dies aged 45 How very, very sad. She was a beautiful and talented lady. When someone of a similar age to you dies so suddenly like that, it brings to mind your own mortality and how very much on a knife edge we all are. We certainly need to live life to the full and enjoy it. I don't really know that much about her personal life but I suspect she very much lived life to the full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazel Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I was shocked this morning to hear of Natasha Richardson's death - I hadn't even heard about the accident. I thought she was wonderful in Asylum. A very sad piece of news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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