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    @Crucial

    Country music isn't my thing but he sure was a great singer who broke down musical barriers. Didn't even know he was black - not that it matters.

    Absolutely revered in Ireland (Nth & Sth) as he refused to cancel a tour there when the Troubles were at their worst and helped ensure other acts followed him in appearing there. That took courage.

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Didn't even know he was black - not that it matters.

    Apparently it does.

    There's a bit of a "thing" at the moment about black lives mattering.

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    @Snowy said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @Victor-Meldrew said in R.I.P. 2020:

    Didn't even know he was black - not that it matters.

    Apparently it does.

    There's a bit of a "thing" at the moment about black lives mattering.

    Hahaha, another ‘spit coffee on your screen’ moment for 2020 !!

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    @Snowy said in R.I.P. 2020:

    There's a bit of a "thing" at the moment about black lives mattering.

    Thank God Bob Marley didn't die in 2020 then. I could have really put my foot in at and said "I didn't even know he was white...."

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    Dec 13, 2020  /  Books

    John le Carré, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 89

    John le Carré, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 89

    Thriller writer most famous for stories of complex cold war intrigue began his career as a real-life spy in postwar Europe

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @Snowy said in R.I.P. 2020:

    There's a bit of a "thing" at the moment about black lives mattering.

    Thank God Bob Marley didn't die in 2020 then. I could have really put my foot in at and said "I didn't even know he was white...."

    I fucken hate Bob Marley and his music.

    Is that unpopular thread still going ?

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    Loved his books. Think he might just be up there with the best in the annals of english literature.

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    First the original Darth Vader.....now the original Boba Fett.....

    Redirect Notice
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    @MN5 said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @Victor-Meldrew said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @Snowy said in R.I.P. 2020:

    There's a bit of a "thing" at the moment about black lives mattering.

    Thank God Bob Marley didn't die in 2020 then. I could have really put my foot in at and said "I didn't even know he was white...."

    I fucken hate Bob Marley and his music.

    Is that unpopular thread still going ?

    I got the missus and I Ben Harper tickets a few years back. She was telling her work colleagues about it, said we were off to Bob Marley tonight. Was convinced it was him 🤣

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    alt text

    Lung problems - non covid related

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    George Blake. Soviet spy.

    Stuff
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    Good that the traitorous fluffybunny got to see the Communists fall before he died

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    @Stockcar86 aged 41 with a family at Christmas, just brutal. For wrestling fans who only know WWE, he was Luke Harper.

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    @Godder said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @Stockcar86 aged 41 with a family at Christmas, just brutal. For wrestling fans who only know WWE, he was Luke Harper.

    Never heard of him but sadly he’s about the age that so many of them pass away

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    @MN5 said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @Godder said in R.I.P. 2020:

    @Stockcar86 aged 41 with a family at Christmas, just brutal. For wrestling fans who only know WWE, he was Luke Harper.

    Never heard of him but sadly he’s about the age that so many of them pass away

    Normally we'd blame drugs or the lifestyle, but this was a lung issue (not Covid-related) that basically came out of nowhere.

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    And Pierre Cardin ...

    .. a little like Mrs Boo who thought he had already departed...

    ... RIP

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    @booboo said in R.I.P. 2020:


    Great record but sounds like he gave it away pretty early

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    @MN5 that was my recollection. He was an excellent batsman then just stopped

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    @canefan He was an amateur and gave it away to concentrate on his teaching career. Couldn't spare the time away from his job.

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