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Mostly show business and sports people whom I'd never heard of. An interesting and long list.
It was good to see Robbing Mugabe there, hardly an honourable mention, as he is dispatched to the sewers of history.
It was good to see Robbing Mugabe there, hardly an honourable mention, as he is dispatched to the sewers of history.
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Hmm. Like Cape, not 'Notable' to me - I probably recognised less than 10% of that lot.
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Can we have a Brit list please?
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I counted 29 I recognised by name. Others I was aware of once I read the accompanying text.
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Llondel, was it edifying?
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I thought a few were worthy of mention but not many. They omitted my aunt, who passed away a few months ago so clearly not an inclusive list.
I think on balance it was more ossifying than edifying.
I think on balance it was more ossifying than edifying.
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Anybody remember Vivian Stanshall? Now long gone.
Though you remain
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"To be alive
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To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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Need a new thread then we can have a running total. Of the two mentioned, never heard of either.
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Prospective candidates 2020:
Olivia de Havilland - 103
Kirk Douglas - 103
Vera Lynn - 102
Olivia de Havilland - 103
Kirk Douglas - 103
Vera Lynn - 102
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I'd put Prince Philip on the list too, he's not quite ready but it wouldn't surprise me to wake up one morning and hear on the news that he'd passed away.
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I hadn't realised that Peter Sissons had shuffled off this mortal coil in 2019. Only 77! He always struck me as a good chap.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... s-obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... s-obituary
Though you remain
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I used to listen to a local (well, regional) radio programme which had a feature called Brown Bread.
The presenter would announce the name of a well-known person and then listeners would call in and guess whether that person was still alive or not.
This was in the days before mobile phones were so widespread, so listeners had little chance to google it.
The presenter would announce the name of a well-known person and then listeners would call in and guess whether that person was still alive or not.
This was in the days before mobile phones were so widespread, so listeners had little chance to google it.
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Well, until I saw Dame Edna on the box I would have plumbed for dead. Having watch a few minutes I am not sure.
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I was at school with Peter Sissons and a good friend of mine - who also went to the same school - was a good friend of his brother who later became a doctor. You could tell even at school what direction his career would take. He was a good orator and was often asked to read out passages from the bible in the days when the bible formed part of everyday school life. I didn't know him well, but he seemed a decent enough chap at school. It still amazes me just how many famous (and one or two infamous) people my old school turned out.TheGreenGoblin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:54 amI hadn't realised that Peter Sissons had shuffled off this mortal coil in 2019. Only 77! He always struck me as a good chap.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... s-obituary
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Somewhere I have a CD called Gravelands with tracks by artists who are no longer with us.