Ronnie Sinclair Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Jet Black of The Stranglers aged 84 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Jet Black of The Stranglers aged 84 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63904248 Yes. 84, I remember that they were considered old for the punk scene, but didn't realise that any of them were that old. Edited December 8, 2022 by Port Said Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63904248 Yes. 84, I remember that they were considered old for the punk scene, but didn't realise that any of them were that old. He was by far the oldest, and was de facto manager by virtue of the fact he sold his ice-cream van business in the early days to finance the band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Only Hugh and JJ left now from the original lineup. RIP Jet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Jet Black of The Stranglers aged 84 crikey 84, he’d have been into his 40s when I first saw them. Must have been one of the most popular bands that came to Bristol in the late 70s early 80s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: crikey 84, he’d have been into his 40s when I first saw them. Must have been one of the most popular bands that came to Bristol in the late 70s early 80s Absolutely brilliant band, saw them in Bristol 7 or 8 times. The classic line up of Cornwell, Burnel, Greenfield (who died of COVID) & Black took some beating. They were so much better than most punk bands, much smarter & far better musicians. Their gigs resembled going to football back then too, always the possibility of a scrap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Absolutely brilliant band, saw them in Bristol 7 or 8 times. The classic line up of Cornwell, Burnel, Greenfield (who died of COVID) & Black took some beating. They were so much better than most punk bands, much smarter & far better musicians. Their gigs resembled going to football back then too, always the possibility of a scrap. Yeah I think I saw them a similar amount of times, mainly in Bristol but once at Wembley Arena and once in France. I always thought they were one of those bands that were better live than on vinyl, there were a good few in the eighties that weren’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) Ruth Madoc aged 79 Edited December 10, 2022 by Ronnie Sinclair 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Ruth Madoc aged 79 Well known in Hi de Hi as Gladys Pugh with her very Welsh accent who was smitten by the camp manager. Sad news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 20:21, GrahamC said: Absolutely brilliant band, saw them in Bristol 7 or 8 times. The classic line up of Cornwell, Burnel, Greenfield (who died of COVID) & Black took some beating. They were so much better than most punk bands, much smarter & far better musicians. Their gigs resembled going to football back then too, always the possibility of a scrap. Went to see 'em at the Exhibition Centre in 77, they didn't turn up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Ruth Madoc aged 79 Sad indeed. As a youngster I loved watching Hi-de-Hi, still makes me laugh now, especially the awkward moments between Gladys and Jeffrey Fairbrother. I also remember watching the entire Hi-de-Hi cast in Dick Whittington (Ruth Madoc in the leading role) at the Hippodrome back in the early 80's and it was brilliant. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 26/10/2022 at 22:44, phantom said: Jerry Lee Lewis has passed away this evening It's not clear now... I'll delete this in the morning if necessary Live in Bristol just started on bbc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 This thread is unfortunately becoming more active recently. Victor Lewis-Smith aged 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: This thread is unfortunately becoming more active recently. Victor Lewis-Smith aged 65 He made a fantastic radio series back in the late 80s/early 90s, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was called. A very funny man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) R.I.P Angelo Badalamenti (85) Brilliant, atmospheric music composer, mainly known for his work with the equally brilliant David Lynch. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/arts/music/angelo-badalamenti-dead.html Edited December 14, 2022 by AppyDAZE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 17:35, Port Said Red said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63904248 Yes. 84, I remember that they were considered old for the punk scene, but didn't realise that any of them were that old. I always thought Charlie Harper was the oldest of the punks, turns out I was wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 Former AC Milan and Bologna boss Sinisa Mihajlovic has died at the age of 53 following a long battle with leukaemia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 That's a sad one, brilliant footballer in his day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 17 hours ago, Northern Red said: That's a sad one, brilliant footballer in his day. I was so sad when I heard this morning. I loved watching him for Lazio. One of the best ever at taking free kicks. I don't think many realise how good he was. Some cracking goals on this clip. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 Dave Rollitt one of the greatest rugby players ever to play for and captain Bristol, died aged 79. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 On 17/12/2022 at 10:37, spudski said: I was so sad when I heard this morning. I loved watching him for Lazio. One of the best ever at taking free kicks. I don't think many realise how good he was. Some cracking goals on this clip. A real Curva Nord idol. As you say, his free kicks were incredible: I really struggle to think of a better free kick taker than he was. And yet the game I best remember seeing him live was when he missed a penalty! In the last minute of a Rome derby - would have given Lazio the winner. Perhaps not quite so good under pressure as Mbappe or Messi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, italian dave said: A real Curva Nord idol. As you say, his free kicks were incredible: I really struggle to think of a better free kick taker than he was. And yet the game I best remember seeing him live was when he missed a penalty! In the last minute of a Rome derby - would have given Lazio the winner. Perhaps not quite so good under pressure as Mbappe or Messi! Apparently his father had to replace their garage door regularly when he was a youngster, as he practiced freekicks against it. He was a pleasure to watch. Skillful but full of passion and aggression. The Balkan war certainly left its mark on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 Terry Hall lead singer of the Specials - age 63 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, Robbored said: Terry Hall lead singer of the Specials - age 63 Shit that's a tough one to take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, Robbored said: Terry Hall lead singer of the Specials - age 63 Wow, that is a shock. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 14 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Shit that's a tough one to take He had his demons - diagnosed some years ago with bi-polar after he attempted suicide. No idea if it’s linked to his death tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Robbored said: He had his demons - diagnosed some years ago with bi-polar after he attempted suicide. No idea if it’s linked to his death tho. Short illness apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, frenchred said: Short illness apparently I was only listening to their first album yesterday, no age at all was he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, Robbored said: He had his demons - diagnosed some years ago with bi-polar after he attempted suicide. No idea if it’s linked to his death tho. I was/am a big fan of The Specials but I didn't know much about their back story. Just been reading Terry's obituary in the online Guardian - he was a talented football player as a boy and was asked to go to train with West Brom but his parents weren't prepared to take him preferring to spend their time in the pub, similarly he passed the exams to go to grammar school but again his parents wouldn't send him as it meant buying uniforms, books, etc. He also was a victim of paedophilia aged 12 but said he couldn't tell his family. So a tough start and probably the reason for the issues you describe. Fortunately he had a great career in music and brought pleasure to many fans. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonbed Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 So sad. I was too young in the 80’s, but watching them at Birmingham 02 on their 30th anniversary tour was phenomenal. RIP Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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