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Otus Nycteus Posted Dec 18, 2010
Don van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12024652
One of the best.
RIP
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KB Posted Dec 19, 2010
Anthony Howard http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12035026
God help the poor guy, he had a voice and a face that made the written word his perfect medium.
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Icy North Posted Dec 20, 2010
I walked past Anthony Howard in the corridor at a client's office a couple of years ago. I recognised his face but couldn't place the name: "that journalist bloke" I thought.
Now I know his name.
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Dec 20, 2010
...and Brian Hanrahan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12037973
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Sho - employed again! Posted Dec 20, 2010
I had a most excellent book by him and Jeremy Hands called Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major about the Falklands campaign.
I must dig it out and read it as a tribute to a really really good journalist.
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Mol - on the new tablet Posted Dec 20, 2010
I had a little sniff over Brian Hanrahan. I always feel it more when it's the death of somebody I've regularly invited into my living room, so to speak.
Mol
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KB Posted Dec 23, 2010
Judge Pickles http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12063845
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Icy North Posted Dec 23, 2010
I'll never forget that day when he found the World Cup after it had been stolen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/photo_galleries/newsid_1645000/1645519.stm
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The Groob Posted Dec 30, 2010
Bobby Farrell
http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/article830618.ece/Bonny-M-star-Bobby-Farrell-dies
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Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. Posted Dec 30, 2010
By way of tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdkBs0VCSX0
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Orcus Posted Jan 3, 2011
A new thread title is now required methinks.
And all because of a death in limbo - no points for anyone here I'm guessing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12106753
In common with Spielberg, I thought he was a wonderful actor.
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Deathlist 2010 - for those not on the list
- 261: toybox (Nov 29, 2010)
- 262: Otus Nycteus (Dec 18, 2010)
- 263: toybox (Dec 18, 2010)
- 264: KB (Dec 19, 2010)
- 265: Icy North (Dec 20, 2010)
- 266: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Dec 20, 2010)
- 267: Sho - employed again! (Dec 20, 2010)
- 268: Mol - on the new tablet (Dec 20, 2010)
- 269: KB (Dec 23, 2010)
- 270: Icy North (Dec 23, 2010)
- 271: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Dec 23, 2010)
- 272: KB (Dec 23, 2010)
- 273: The Groob (Dec 30, 2010)
- 274: Icy North (Dec 30, 2010)
- 275: Magwitch - My name is Mags and I am funky. (Dec 30, 2010)
- 276: Orcus (Jan 3, 2011)
- 277: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Jan 3, 2011)
- 278: Otus Nycteus (Jan 4, 2011)
- 279: The Groob (Jan 7, 2011)
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