2020 - Pushing up the daisies

[milo]

Tonight on Film4 we're paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman with a showing of his dynamite performance as James Brown.

Get on Up is on at 11.15pm. pic.twitter.com/hjNsJ3uYGh

— Film4 (@Film4) September 1, 2020

 

[milo]

Actress Dame Diana Rigg, known for roles from The Avengers to Games of Thrones, dies aged 82https://t.co/gbJ7BUmGSv

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 10, 2020

 

[milo]

Oh man. I loved Diana Rigg

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

She was good in the Detecorists as well.

 

[milo]

 

[Daisuk]

Simeon Cox of Silver Apples passed away two days ago. Saw the dude play live only a few years back! Still had it. Rip.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/trib...-duo-silver-apples-who-has-died-at-82-2748725

 

[Glenda's Legs]

Ronald Bell: Kool & The Gang founder dies aged 68
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54098501

Another player in the soundtrack of my younger days being lost.

 

[Glenda's Legs]

Too many today

Alan Minter RIP. Alan & I worked together many times a great boxer in his day I would ask people to look at the old footage of him fighting a great boxer a sad day for British Boxing RIP "Boom Boom" pic.twitter.com/frIBFp9FJO

— Frank Bruno MBE 🇬🇧 (@frankbrunoboxer) September 10, 2020

"He was a household name in the golden era of boxing."

Tributes have been paid to British boxing legend and former undisputed middleweight world champion Alan Minter following his death aged 69https://t.co/stn78lpaHE

— Standard Sport (@standardsport) September 10, 2020

 

[milo]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1304113557450227712

 

[mephitis]

Can't believe this hasn't been started????

Anyone of a certain age will relate to this.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54106509

RIP and condolences to Rachael Stirling and Guy Garvey

Beautiful but talented away and above that

 

[Robbo]

It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Stevie Lee, better known as "Puppet The Psycho Dwarf" in the early days of TNA. We send our deepest condolences to his friends and family. pic.twitter.com/tdVdCFkNCJ

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 10, 2020

 

[milo]

Reggae artiste 'Toots' Hibbert has died - https://t.co/bOf2kPX5qz

— Jamaica Gleaner (@JamaicaGleaner) September 12, 2020

 

[Baleforce]

Ron Cobb, designer of the 'Alien' ship and the #BackToTheFuture DeLorean, dies at 83 https://t.co/WvkrGwgvAK pic.twitter.com/hE7zBk209W

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 21, 2020

 

[Gilzeantoscore]

Australian middle order batsman Dean Jones died in Mumbai today of a heart attack, he was 59. Jones had gone for a run in the morning and suffered the heart attack around lunch time. Brett Lee unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate him

 

[Bullet]

^^ Yet another reason not to exercise

 

[Gilzeantoscore]

^^ Yet another reason not to exercise

Yep, i reckon you get to take so many steps in your life and with every one you are closer to death. Joggers don't seem to get it.

 

[Danishfurniturelover]

Yep, i reckon you get to take so many steps in your life and with every one you are closer to death. Joggers don't seem to get it.

Brilliant post of the year right there.


I actually do jog and hate it. When I got sick they told me exercise would help.

I think their in there offices back at the hospital laughing their arses off.

 

[Jordinho]

EDDIE VAN HALEN Dead At 65 https://t.co/f183iNm97N pic.twitter.com/nZSfRe5AFO

— BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) October 6, 2020

 

[Baleforce]

No fudging way, Eddie, one of the greats.

 

[Rorschach]

fudge. Soft spot for Van Halen. He's one of the main reasons I stopped playing air guitar and started playing a real one.