The R.I.P. Thread

[Dire Wolf]

Alan Arkin, aged 89 years.

Yossarian.

 

[nimrod]

Rick Froberg of Drive like Jehu and Hot Snakes aged 55

Remembering Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes’ Rick Froberg With 5 Essential Songs

With an artist’s eye, Froberg started band after band that would help define post-hardcore and influence generations of rock bands to come

pitchfork.com

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Wayne Evans, former Walsall defender in the 90s, 51.

 

[darlowolf64]

Former Scotland scrum half, Greig Oliver aged 58 in a paragliding accident in South Africa

 

[darlowolf64]

Millwall's owner and chairman John Berylson has died at the age of 70 following a "tragic accident"

Millwall owner Berylson dies in 'tragic accident'

Millwall's owner and chairman John Berylson dies at the age of 70 following a "tragic accident", the club announce.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[leedswolf]

Milan Kundera (Czech author), aged 94 years.

 

[Sniffer]

George Armstrong (Alan Humphries of Grange Hill) Aged 60.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1679263525758181376

 

[Derby Wolf]

Tony Butler. Radio WM presenter.

Remember him well from the 90's.

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

Tone, Tone! He’s pissed off Tone!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Tony Butler. Radio WM presenter.

Remember him well from the 90's.

Remember him being racist about Shane Westley and we banned WM from the press box for a while as a result.

 

[Derby Wolf]

Remember him being racist about Shane Westley and we banned WM from the press box for a while as a result.

Just read about that. To qualify, I was 4 in 1989 so that bit did pass me by. Didn't realise he was such am abrasive character tbf, just remembered the phone in on the way back from football training on a Tuesday evening.

 

[sycophantia]

He made me laugh at the time but I was a kid, actually on reflection it might have been the Jasper Carrot send up of him that made me laugh. Don't remember the racist stuff but suspect my racism radar was set low at that time.

 

[Keef]

Actress and singer Jane Birkin 76 best known for J’taime with Serge gainsbourg found dead in her Paris flat,

 

[leedswolf]

<pedant alert> Je t'aime...moi non plus.

 

[Keef]

<pedant alert> Je t'aime...mois non plus.

Crap pedant

Je T’aime MOI ( not mois) non plus

 

[leedswolf]

Crap pedant

Je T’aime MOI ( not mois) non plus

Ooops...

 

[lemonjelly]

Tony Bennett, singer

 

[Keef]

Saw him twice, not my usual thing but when legends play locally you have to go see them just in case it’s the last time they tour, he was amazing

 

[sycophantia]

Saw him twice, not my usual thing but when legends play locally you have to go see them just in case it’s the last time they tour, he was amazing

Slipped something in his drink?

 

[Loki]

Last of the old crooners?