The "which famous person died today" thread
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andthesunshineband
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That'll be a long cortege come funeral day? 95 was a good run (no pun intended). RIP sir
MellowJoe
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Alwaysed looked for the girls name on his lorries, they went away with the white shirt black tie look a while back didn't they?
roman totale
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NZBlue
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Amazing (not that amazing really) fact for you then- Grace Dent is from there and she's replacing Gregg Wallace on Celebrity MasterChef.
I knew you'd be impressed :-)
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For a town of its size there's very few famous people from there but George MacDonald Fraser who wrote the excellent "Flashman" series of novels is an exception.
The books featured the further adventures of the school bully from "Tom Brown's Schooldays" and was the inspiration for Lord Flashheart in Blackadder Goes Forth.
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What about Simmo
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NZBlue
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Jon Camp. Bass player with Renaissance
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Jon Camp, bassist and vocalist for UK prog rock group Renaissance, has passed away at the age of 75 on December 13th. A key member of the band's classic lineup, Camp joined in 1972 and contributed to albums from Prologue (1972) to Time-Line (1983). He provided the male lead vocals on tracks like "Song Of Scheherazade" and occasionally played guitar.
Beyond Renaissance, Camp collaborated with Annie Haslam on her 1977 solo album Annie In Wonderland and worked with Roy Wood during the '70s and '80s. He also played on Robin George's debut album Dangerous Music and later co-founded Cathedrale, a pop/prog rock band whose sole album was released in 2017
Renaissance bassist Jon Camp passes away at 75
PAUL NATKIN
Jon Camp, bassist and vocalist for UK prog rock group Renaissance, has passed away at the age of 75 on December 13th. A key member of the band's classic lineup, Camp joined in 1972 and contributed to albums from Prologue (1972) to Time-Line (1983). He provided the male lead vocals on tracks like "Song Of Scheherazade" and occasionally played guitar.
Beyond Renaissance, Camp collaborated with Annie Haslam on her 1977 solo album Annie In Wonderland and worked with Roy Wood during the '70s and '80s. He also played on Robin George's debut album Dangerous Music and later co-founded Cathedrale, a pop/prog rock band whose sole album was released in 2017
Mad Eyed Screamer
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At work and it’s all quiet so googled who was born in Carlisle.
Footballers Kevin Beattie, Matt Jenson, Geoff Twentymen and Peter Thompson.
And former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton and the broadcaster Melvyn Bragg.
roman totale
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Thank you for your service.
I would never have known the others, but now you say Melvyn Bragg, I’d forgotten knew that.
After he retired and became a journalist, City legend Ivor Broadis went to live in Carlisle.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Carlisle is mentioned in The Smiths song “Panic”
But there’s panic on the streets of Carlisle, Dublin, Dundee, Humberside….. I wonder to myself….
Deepest Blue
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Stoke City legend George Eastham has died.
He was also a member of England's 66 World Cup squad which now has only 3 survivors Geoff Hurst, Terry Paine and Ian Callaghan.
He was also a member of England's 66 World Cup squad which now has only 3 survivors Geoff Hurst, Terry Paine and Ian Callaghan.
Eastham is an important figure in the history of football. In 1963 he sued Newcastle and won his freedom breaking the old retain and transfer system in English football. The start of freedom of contract.
RIP George Eastham.
manimanc
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You know your stuff pal I'll give you that.
FogBlueInSanFran
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For those who care about what you lot call (derisively) “rounders”, one of the greatest ever — Rickey Henderson — passed away yesterday.
I saw him play a lot, and he was a quote machine. Along with “Rickey don’t like it when Rickey can’t find Rickey’s limo” was his takedown of those American morons who bring Bible quote signs to sporting events.
A well-known one was John 3:16, to which Henderson supposedly said, “Rickey don’t want to hear about no John 3:16 when Rickey is hitting .330.” Legend on the basepaths; only his mouth was faster than his feet. RIP Rickey.
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I saw him play a lot, and he was a quote machine. Along with “Rickey don’t like it when Rickey can’t find Rickey’s limo” was his takedown of those American morons who bring Bible quote signs to sporting events.
A well-known one was John 3:16, to which Henderson supposedly said, “Rickey don’t want to hear about no John 3:16 when Rickey is hitting .330.” Legend on the basepaths; only his mouth was faster than his feet. RIP Rickey.
Oakland A's legend Rickey Henderson dies at 65
Rickey Henderson, the legendary Major League Baseball star who played much of his career with the Oakland A's, passed away on Friday.
www.sfgate.com