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Celeb Deaths that have stuck with you
Following Sean Locks death there’s a few celebrity deaths that have given me a lump in my throat in Anthony Bordain
& George Michael and even shed a few tears when Whits and Speedo died.
Strange really when you don’t know them.
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WJ99mobile
Following Sean Locks death there’s a few celebrity deaths that have given me a lump in my throat in Anthony Bordain
& George Michael and even shed a few tears when Whits and Speedo died.
Strange really when you don’t know them.
Margaret Thatcher.
Even with the passing of time, her demise still makes me happy.
*cue howls of outrage*
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elvis presley.......... but hate that word celeb
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Amy Winehouse. Such a waste of that talent.
Speedo obviously. Had proper shock. Was watching it on Sky Sports News and just couldn’t comprehend it.
Same for Whitt’s. Just didn’t want it to be true.
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Kurt Cobain , as I had a ticket.
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Robin Williams, one of my favourite actors growing up
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Robin Williams, one of my favourite actors growing up
One of the greats
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Following Sean Locks death there’s a few celebrity deaths that have given me a lump in my throat in Anthony Bordain
& George Michael and even shed a few tears when Whits and Speedo died.
Strange really when you don’t know them.
I think realising Sala had been killed tragically was one of the worst for me. Hoping for good news, then when it never materialised. I'd heard that Whitts was critically ill in hospital before it was made public and that was a real choker. I admit to sharing a tear over the death of Phil Suarez, even though I never met the guy.
An anecdote about my son and the death of Sala. He wanted a new City shirt with Sala's name on it when it was announced we'd signed him. He printed a photo of Sala and pinned it on his bedroom wall. He was 6 at the time. I remember picking him up from school the day we knew Sala had died, so I wondered how to tell him. In the end I just said what had happened. His reply was "it's ok Dad, we've got other strikers"...
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Eric the Half a Bee
I think realising Sala had been killed tragically was one of the worst for me. Hoping for good news, then when it never materialised. I'd heard that Whitts was critically ill in hospital before it was made public and that was a real choker. I admit to sharing a tear over the death of Phil Suarez, even though I never met the guy.
An anecdote about my son and the death of Sala. He wanted a new City shirt with Sala's name on it when it was announced we'd signed him. He printed a photo of Sala and pinned it on his bedroom wall. He was 6 at the time. I remember picking him up from school the day we knew Sala had died, so I wondered how to tell him. In the end I just said what had happened. His reply was "it's ok Dad, we've got other strikers"...
That's a great post and I'm glad it ended with making me smile. I don't think I could take any more emotion on here today after reading Blue Matt's post about the Afghan lad as well.
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Layne Staley , Alice In Chains
Chris Cornell , Soundgargen
Kurt Cobain , Nirvana , as already mentioned
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Robin Williams, one of my favourite actors growing up
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Many of the above... Bolan, Bowie and Freddie Mercury oh and John Lennon.
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None.
I've admired many from afar and it's sad for their families when they croak but I've never felt sad at the death of someone I watch on telly etc.
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John Lennon, Gary Speed and Prince.
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Stan Ogden, when hilda opened his glasses case that she had back from the hospital
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...loved Rock DJ..
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John Lennon, Gary Speed and Prince.
That's one hell of a back 3.
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Lennon, still f*cking annoyed at the senselessness of it.
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I was gutted when Johnny Owen got killed in the ring it felt close to home, more than when Lennon got killed a few days later.
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I was gutted when Johnny Owen got killed in the ring it felt close to home, more than when Lennon got killed a few days later.
My father was his main sparring partner in the build up to the fight and was one of the pallbearers. He still wears a St Christopher that Jonny Owens gave him as a thank you. Very sad.
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Only one that i would say stuck with me would be whittingham and sala to a lesser extent.
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Rick Parfitt, still can’t believe he’s gone.
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Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Bolan, and of course Speed and Whitts.
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My father was his main sparring partner in the build up to the fight and was one of the pallbearers. He still wears a St Christopher that Jonny Owens gave him as a thank you. Very sad.
Well im sure I would have crossed paths with your old man, I was a regular at Ynysowen boxing gym Troedyrhiw in the 70's and remember Johnny visiting regular, I loved the amateur circuit back then there were some great boxers like John Wall and Martin Galleozzi.
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My father was his main sparring partner in the build up to the fight and was one of the pallbearers. He still wears a St Christopher that Jonny Owens gave him as a thank you. Very sad.
Some story that. I remember the fight with Lupe Pintor, and heard about him being stretchered off on the radio the following morning. The radio announcer was very sombre. Obviously a very serious matter. And so it proved. Very sad.
RIP The Matchstick Man
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...loved Rock DJ..
I'm not on drugs, so not on your wavelength :hehe: no idea what you're on about sorry butt :hehe:
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Peter Sellers, John Lennon and Jonny Owen from a long time ago. Also Amy Winehouse.
Speed and Whitts a couple of years back. And of course Sala, who died 10 days after my son! An awful month January 2019.
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Linda Smith (maybe not a celeb but well known on TV comedy shows and almost a neighbour), Gary Speed, Whitts.
I was shocked by the deaths of Lennon, Heath Ledger, Prince and Amy Winehouse (the days of musicians cashing out at 27 were long gone) but they didn't 'stick'.
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Prince was a shock.
I remember being in school when Mercury died, but I wasn't too bothered. I hated Queen, and still think he was over-rated. Plus, we knew he was dying.
Bowie was a huge shock. Was driving to work, actually listening to Ziggy Stardust. The CD ended before I got to work, so I put the news on and they were reporting something on Radio 5. Got to work and just didn't feel like doing much because he was such a massive hero of mine.
Harrison dying was another shock, my car-sharing mate used to listen to Red Dragon, and I'd always moan about how crap the music was on the station. One morning they were playing "My Sweet Lord", I guessed it was a quiz question but then they said it was George Harrison dying and it was another day where I didn't do much in work.
I remember my gran coming to our flat to tell us Tommy Cooper had just died, and I also remember feeling sad when Morecambe died too. But, as a kid, all these were "old men" so their time had come. My gran also came to our house to tell us Diana had died.
Wacko Jacko was a shock but I honestly think the world is a better place without him.
Winehouse was a terrible tragedy, and I remember shouting out "No" in disbelief when news came through that Speedo had died.
Whitts is one of those I can't ever get my head around and so is probably the one that "sticks" with me at the moment.
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My list would be too long but having been born into a motorcycle racing family, far far too many deaths than I care to recall. They may not be celebs in some peoples minds but then I’m not familiar with some of the names associated with music in this thread.
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Speed because apart from the shock and sadness it was the realisation of just how not ok people who seem absolutely fine can be
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Eric the Half a Bee
I think realising Sala had been killed tragically was one of the worst for me. Hoping for good news, then when it never materialised. I'd heard that Whitts was critically ill in hospital before it was made public and that was a real choker. I admit to sharing a tear over the death of Phil Suarez, even though I never met the guy.
An anecdote about my son and the death of Sala. He wanted a new City shirt with Sala's name on it when it was announced we'd signed him. He printed a photo of Sala and pinned it on his bedroom wall. He was 6 at the time. I remember picking him up from school the day we knew Sala had died, so I wondered how to tell him. In the end I just said what had happened. His reply was "it's ok Dad, we've got other strikers"...
Absolutely this. Horrific following the story over a few days, and the hope that they would be found alive.
Bowie’s death affected me a bit. I wasn’t a massive fan particularly, but it happened around two weeks after my mother passed, and I think I found it a bit overwhelming.
Whitts, Chris Barker and Speedo. Just gone way too soon.
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Sorry to hear that Cardiff55
It’s not natural for a child to pass away before it’s parents
Heartfelt condolences my friend x
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Eddie Cochran, saw him at Gaumont Cinema Cardiff January 1960, died in a car accident April that year. Fabulous gig that night in January.
The Gaumont ended up as Top Rank a couple of years later.
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Felt like I been punched in the stomach when I heard about Whitts and I still can’t get my head around it. Even though I wasn’t a fan, George Michael on Xmas day really shocked me also.
Always remember getting out of bed in 1977, walking down the stairs and finding my mum in floods of tears over the death of Elvis Presley. She explained to me when I was older, it was just the shock of someone that iconic passing away unexpectedly. She wasn’t even that much of a fan of his.
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Rik mayall for me
Me too
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Prince was a shock.
I remember being in school when Mercury died, but I wasn't too bothered. I hated Queen, and still think he was over-rated. Plus, we knew he was dying.
Bowie was a huge shock. Was driving to work, actually listening to Ziggy Stardust. The CD ended before I got to work, so I put the news on and they were reporting something on Radio 5. Got to work and just didn't feel like doing much because he was such a massive hero of mine.
Harrison dying was another shock, my car-sharing mate used to listen to Red Dragon, and I'd always moan about how crap the music was on the station. One morning they were playing "My Sweet Lord", I guessed it was a quiz question but then they said it was George Harrison dying and it was another day where I didn't do much in work.
I remember my gran coming to our flat to tell us Tommy Cooper had just died, and I also remember feeling sad when Morecambe died too. But, as a kid, all these were "old men" so their time had come. My gran also came to our house to tell us Diana had died.
Wacko Jacko was a shock but I honestly think the world is a better place without him.
Winehouse was a terrible tragedy, and I remember shouting out "No" in disbelief when news came through that Speedo had died.
Whitts is one of those I can't ever get my head around and so is probably the one that "sticks" with me at the moment.
Funny you say ‘as a kid, they were old men and their time had come’. Eric Morecambe was 58, same age Sean Lock.
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