The "which famous person died today" thread

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Annabel Giles: TV presenter and actress dies

Annabel Giles, TV presenter, model and actress, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in July.

www.bbc.co.uk

Wow! That's brutal. Poor girl. Fancied her like mad when I was a kid. Life is so cruel.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Annabel Giles: TV presenter and actress dies

Annabel Giles, TV presenter, model and actress, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in July.

www.bbc.co.uk

Sad news

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Mars Williams
Saxophonist for The Pyschedelic Furs

 

[mexico1970]

Mars Williams
Saxophonist for The Pyschedelic Furs

For anyone not knowing who the group are.

Superb stuff.

 

[idahoblues]

For anyone not knowing who the group are.

Superb stuff.

Saw these guys a month ago backing up Squeeze. Couldn’t sit through the whole set

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

For anyone not knowing who the group are.

Superb stuff.

The debut, Talk Talk Talk and Mirror Moves are all excellent.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Saw these guys a month ago backing up Squeeze. Couldn’t sit through the whole set

Is that because you were standing up, dancing in the aisle?

 

[idahoblues]

Is that because you were standing up, dancing in the aisle?

I wish that were the case, alas they were shite and I was running for the nearest bar

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I wish that were the case, alas they were shite and I was running for the nearest bar

I saw them a few years ago in Tampa. A group of 40 something women in front of me, sat on their arses throughout the gig motionless. Pretty in pink comes on and up they all jump, dancing and singing as if their life depended on it. Song ends and they left! They paid $40 to hear one song.

 

[PinkFinal]

Terry Venables: Former England manager dies aged 80 after a long illness

Terry Venables, who led England to the semi-finals of Euro 96, dies at the age of 80 after a long illness.

www.bbc.co.uk