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Re: RIP

Postby cato » 12 Feb 2012, 07:28

The dragons finally won. Sad to see such a talent lost...RIP Whitney.
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Re: RIP

Postby Lawrence » 12 Feb 2012, 08:05

cato wrote:The dragons finally won. Sad to see such a talent lost...RIP Whitney.


Yes, a shame indeed...
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Re: RIP

Postby Mr Tattie Heid » 12 Feb 2012, 08:52

Nick Brown wrote:RIP Whitney Houston

A woman who never understood the difference between being able to sing loudly and being able to sing well.

I wouldn't go that far...but she was responsible for an awful lot of excruciating karaoke.
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Re: RIP

Postby Nick Brown » 12 Feb 2012, 09:06

I have just hoovered up all the Whitney Houston stuff I could find on Amazon. I will ebay them over the coming days and make a fortune.

Mwahahaha
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Re: RIP

Postby orange_barnet » 12 Feb 2012, 15:20

How Whitney Houston sang and whatever views people had of her singing, will now influence the nature of comments about her death and repercussions from it. Her death was sad because it was unnecessarily premature, but since she was a 'celebrity' her death (and the cause of it), unlike countless other deaths in the world, will receive public scrutiny as will her career in retrospect. This is, I also think, unnecessary. I personally didn't enjoy her performances (singing or acting) but I think she made a significant contribution to entertainment.
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Re: RIP

Postby karlejnar » 12 Feb 2012, 17:40

Very well said o_b
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Re: RIP

Postby Mr Tattie Heid » 16 Feb 2012, 04:57

RIP Pedro, my brother's dog, named after Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez. As I recall, he was half something and half something else (yeah, I was paying attention). Chihuahua, maybe. All well and good when my brother went off to do his radio show; fell ill, taken to vet, sent to hospital, DOA. Shocking and upsetting, but he did not suffer long. My brother loved him, so I share his mourning.
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Re: RIP

Postby Mr Tattie Heid » 17 Feb 2012, 02:33

David Kelly, 82, Irish actor with a long and distinguished list of screen and stage credits, perhaps known best to many of us as the naked motorcyclist in Waking Ned Devine.

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Re: RIP

Postby Nick Brown » 17 Feb 2012, 03:41

Mr Tattie Heid wrote:David Kelly, 82, Irish actor with a long and distinguished list of screen and stage credits, perhaps known best to many of us as the naked motorcyclist in Waking Ned Devine.

And better known to others of us as Mr O'Reilly in Fawlty Towers.

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Re: RIP

Postby Daftmill » 18 Feb 2012, 02:13

Was that not the dish washer in Robins Nest?
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Re: RIP

Postby Nick Brown » 18 Feb 2012, 08:02

Daftmill wrote:Was that not the dish washer in Robins Nest?

Yes indeed. What a star we have lost.
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Re: RIP

Postby Aidan » 18 Feb 2012, 08:47

I used to see him here and there in Dublin. A tiny slip of a man. He was great as Rashers in Strumpet City.
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Re: RIP

Postby two-bit cowboy » 22 Feb 2012, 07:31

those of Christchurch, one year hence
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Re: RIP

Postby C57 » 22 Feb 2012, 19:20

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Re: RIP

Postby Rogerdodger » 22 Feb 2012, 21:51

Frank Carson.
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Re: RIP

Postby Aidan » 23 Feb 2012, 11:03

Old school...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80zDslF ... _embedded#!
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Re: RIP

Postby orange_barnet » 23 Feb 2012, 11:33



:D Great stuff!
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Re: RIP

Postby John Barleycorn » 23 Feb 2012, 11:56



That brightened up my day. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: RIP

Postby two-bit cowboy » 24 Feb 2012, 07:49

Lost another friend today. John Hester. A great man. 4 years my junior.

He's the fourth to go in six months. Dang, I'm weary of this. The threads are bare.
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Re: RIP

Postby orange_barnet » 24 Feb 2012, 09:58

two-bit cowboy wrote:Lost another friend today. John Hester. A great man. 4 years my junior.

He's the fourth to go in six months. Dang, I'm weary of this. The threads are bare.


I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your friend two-bit cowboy, especially so soon after the loss of several other friends during such a short time. My condolences.
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Re: RIP

Postby Pudge72 » 24 Feb 2012, 14:26

orange_barnet wrote:
two-bit cowboy wrote:Lost another friend today. John Hester. A great man. 4 years my junior.

He's the fourth to go in six months. Dang, I'm weary of this. The threads are bare.


I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your friend two-bit cowboy, especially so soon after the loss of several other friends during such a short time. My condolences.



My condolences as well, two-bit cowboy. :(
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Re: RIP

Postby two-bit cowboy » 24 Feb 2012, 21:18

orange_barnet wrote:I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your friend two-bit cowboy, especially so soon after the loss of several other friends during such a short time. My condolences.


Pudge72 wrote:My condolences as well, two-bit cowboy.



I appreciate your thoughts, you two. Very special.
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Re: RIP

Postby whiskytime » 24 Feb 2012, 21:40

two-bit cowboy wrote:Lost another friend today. John Hester. A great man. 4 years my junior.

He's the fourth to go in six months. Dang, I'm weary of this. The threads are bare.


I'm sorry to hear about your 4 friends two-bit cowboy. I've been thinking about this a lot this winter since my father-in-law also lost 2 friends within a week; reminds me of what's important. Keep your friends close, share your whisky & make the best of now because we never know when we won't have that option.
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Re: RIP

Postby two-bit cowboy » 24 Feb 2012, 22:00

whiskytime wrote:I'm sorry to hear about your 4 friends two-bit cowboy. I've been thinking about this a lot this winter since my father-in-law also lost 2 friends within a week; reminds me of what's important. Keep your friends close, share your whisky & make the best of now because we never know when we won't have that option.


Thanks.

Yeah, "what's important...."

Also been working on a few projects today that needed finishing. Like you said, "...because we never know...."
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Re: RIP

Postby Rogerdodger » 25 Feb 2012, 19:31

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