RIPs

[Tony Angelino]

pete burns of dead or alive, has died from a cardiac arrest.

I know next to nowt about him, but You Spin Me Right Round is one of the best pop songs ever.

Someone was talking about Pete Burns recently on the radio. I think it might have been on Kermode and Mayo and they mentioned that You Spin Me Round was the first No 1 produced by Stock Aitken and Waterman. Never knew that.

[rogue69]

the veteran DJ Sir Jimmy Young passed away aged 95

[NapalmKev]

 Veteran actor and Biddy impersonator Clive Dunn dies at the grand old age of 92.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20239694

[Molch-R]

Veteran actor and Biddy impersonator Clive Dunn dies at the grand old age of 92.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20239694

Four years ago

[GordonR]

Veteran actor and Biddy impersonator Clive Dunn dies at the grand old age of 92.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20239694

Four years ago

I think the traditional reply is "What, again?

Btw, does anyone know how Tony Hart's doing? I heard he'd been poorly recently, but hopefullly the old fellow is in the mend.

[NapalmKev]

Veteran actor and Biddy impersonator Clive Dunn dies at the grand old age of 92.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20239694

Four years ago

I've truly outdone myself this time! I'll put it down to Election Fever.

Cheers

[Magnetica]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35363394

[JOE SOAP]

Leonard Cohen Dead at 82

[TordelBack]

My all-time favourite musician, by some margin. I used to sing Suzanne, Sisters of Mercy, Famous Blue Raincoat and That's No Way to Say Goodbye in an endless loop as a lullaby to my fractious, sleepless babies, as much to keep me going as to soothe them. There's usually a Cohen lyric running around my head at all times.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

[Rately]

Earlier i was wondering where 2016 had gone, seeing as we are so close to Christmas.

Now i can't wait to be done with it. Good riddance.

RIP Leonard, and thanks for the music.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Yep, one more kick in the teeth from 2016. What a fucking awful year. Can we possibly make it to Christmas without another tragedy, political, cultural or otherwise?

[Hawkmumbler]

This is honestly what frustrates me when I see folk complaining about public mourning for cultural icons. Look at Tordels up thread, Cohen has clearly had a profound effect on the his life, as Bowie and Prince did on young me. Culture doesn't live in a void, it continues to mold and influence us, give up escapism and hope, and Cohen was just one in a long line of a talented artists who dominate our world view, they mean everything to us.

RIP Mr. Cohen, you'll leave behind a legacy of fans and music for all to hear.

[von Boom]

Profoundly sad news about Mr. Cohen. RIP.

[Something Fishy]

Very sad news.  RIP.

[Tiplodocus]

DON'T GO HOME WITH YOUR HARD-ON.

82 is not a bad innings though.