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Off Topic The R.I.P Thread

Discussion in 'Charlton' started by User deleted as requested, Mar 6, 2018.

  1. lardiman

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    One of the few true giants of football.

    A great man.
     
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    John Challis gone too. A lovely, lovely man who I had the good fortune to meet a few years ago.

    RIP Boycie
     
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    Some big names in that England squad




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    RIP Paddy Moloney, leader and founder of the Chieftains. I've seen them at Dartford, he was a fantastic musician and a wonderful character. A huge loss to anyone who, like me, loves Irish music.
     
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    R.I.P Sir David Amess. A good man who served his constituency with pride and devotion.
     
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    I've lost my old phone and bought a replacement, and so I am now Penguin permanent. RIP FHB.
     
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    RIP Walter Smith. A good man.
     
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    He will be missed.

    Is the Penguin name a 'Batman' reference FHB... er, Penguin?
     
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    I used to have a workmate whose nickname was Pengy because when he came in from the rain he flapped his arms like a penguin. Always stuck in my mind for some reason.
     
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    RIP Lionel Blair

    A good, old fashioned entertainer who had the talent not to have to stoop to vulgarity and a loud voice.
     
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    Admired by Messi's Dad so much that he named his son after him. True.
     
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    RIP Barry Coope, of the a capello trio Coope Boyes and Simpson. They did many songs from and about WW1, and Hill of Little Shoes, lyrics by Clive James about the holocaust, would bring a tear to the most cynical eye.
     
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    RIP Dave Roberts, who wrote my favourite football book The Bromley Boys. It was made into a film, but the book is better.
     
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    RIP Jethro , a very very funny man
     
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    RIP Desmond Tutu.

    A brave man, and a man of Peace <peacedove>
    How many lives he saved while standing up for justice and freedom, will never be known.
     
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    RIP Sidney Poitier, loved his films
     
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    RIP Meat Loaf. Preferred death to the jab, very sad pointless death.
     
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    Fantastic voice and a unique personality in the world of rock. I saw him at Hammersmith Odeon in 1984 and his onstage performance with a very scantily clad young lady during Paradise by the Dashboard Light still lingers in my memory.

    His partnership with Jim Steinman will ensure that their music lives on long after they have left us.
     
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    RIP Barry Cryer. Not only funny, but a genuinely nice man, liked by everyone who knew him.
     
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