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Post by ethel on Jul 24, 2024 19:41:32 GMT
Blues Incorporated broke up in 1966, a very short lived band. I recommend the album "Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton" as an introduction to John Mayall, and Eric's playing is brilliant, outstanding, and very, very loud! Thanks ethel Ill give it a try. The Sky programme, after considering Blues Incorporated went on at length about the The Animals as a fundamentally important blues band and then considered at length The Yardbirds . I never liked The House OTRS (heard it too many times) and never took much of a look at either if these bands. I see that the album music might be a better guide than the singles in both cases. Happy exploring captainconfident! It might not be your cup of tea, as music is such a subjective thing, but worth a listen once I think. I like The Animals a lot, always have. Not over familiar with the Yardbirds, only the singles and the stuff Eric did with them.
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Post by captainconfident on Jul 24, 2024 21:28:25 GMT
Thanks ethel Ill give it a try. The Sky programme, after considering Blues Incorporated went on at length about the The Animals as a fundamentally important blues band and then considered at length The Yardbirds . I never liked The House OTRS (heard it too many times) and never took much of a look at either if these bands. I see that the album music might be a better guide than the singles in both cases. Happy exploring captainconfident! It might not be your cup of tea, as music is such a subjective thing, but worth a listen once I think. I like The Animals a lot, always have. Not over familiar with the Yardbirds, only the singles and the stuff Eric did with them. Actually its the rock n roll scene if that time that is my interest. Johnny Kidd, Johnny Burnette, Screaming Lord Such. If you haven't seen it, there is a really great documentary about Screaming Lord Such and the Savages from 1965 which really captures the spirit if the enterprise, and with a genuinely poignant bit when the guitarist reads out the fanmail. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jFBk-1H1ww&t=685s
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Post by ethel on Jul 25, 2024 11:24:19 GMT
Happy exploring captainconfident! It might not be your cup of tea, as music is such a subjective thing, but worth a listen once I think. I like The Animals a lot, always have. Not over familiar with the Yardbirds, only the singles and the stuff Eric did with them. Actually its the rock n roll scene if that time that is my interest. Johnny Kidd, Johnny Burnette, Screaming Lord Such. If you haven't seen it, there is a really great documentary about Screaming Lord Such and the Savages from 1965 which really captures the spirit if the enterprise, and with a genuinely poignant bit when the guitarist reads out the fanmail. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jFBk-1H1ww&t=685sThanks cc, I'll have a look at this as I don't know much about Screaming Lord Sutch, although I remember he turned on the Christmas lights at my local town in the 90's! 26/07 - I've just watched the documentary, never seen it before. Great stuff! I never saw him live so it was great to see it. he was doing it years before Alice Cooper!
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Post by bracknellboy on Aug 12, 2024 9:16:01 GMT
I don't think this got noted when it happened a few weeks ago, but Graham Thorpe, England batsman, at age 52. No cause was given, and I thought at the time I hope it wasn't suicide. Given the age. And strangely cricketers, but particularly high level batsmen, seem to have a propensity for extreme stress/mental health issues. Sadly it has now been confirmed by his family that he took his own life.  link |
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Post by overthehill on Aug 12, 2024 9:21:23 GMT
I don't think this got noted when it happened a few weeks ago, but Graham Thorpe, England batsman, at age 52. No cause was given, and I thought at the time I hope it wasn't suicide. Given the age. And strangely cricketers, but particularly high level batsmen, seem to have a propensity for extreme stress/mental health issues. Sadly it has now been confirmed by his family that he took his own life. link
What a player. Haven't looked it up but I'm sure I watched him get a 100 in his first test. There was also the test series in Pakistan which he won for England batting in the 'dark'
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Aug 12, 2024 9:42:02 GMT
I don't think this got noted when it happened a few weeks ago, but Graham Thorpe, England batsman, at age 52. No cause was given, and I thought at the time I hope it wasn't suicide. Given the age. And strangely cricketers, but particularly high level batsmen, seem to have a propensity for extreme stress/mental health issues. Sadly it has now been confirmed by his family that he took his own life. linkSadly at the time I assumed that was the case. Many of us have our 'demons' and not everybody can overcome them. Resting in peace may be totally accurate in this case but it always leaves those left with a 'guilt' that never really goes away.
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Post by agent69 on Aug 12, 2024 10:40:15 GMT
I don't think this got noted when it happened a few weeks ago, but Graham Thorpe, England batsman, at age 52. No cause was given, and I thought at the time I hope it wasn't suicide. Given the age. And strangely cricketers, but particularly high level batsmen, seem to have a propensity for extreme stress/mental health issues. Sadly it has now been confirmed by his family that he took his own life. linkA great batsman, who played in an era when cricketers didn't get the rewards available tody.
Had suffered from depression for some time and had previously tried to take his own life, believing his family would be better off without him. A great loss.
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Post by keitha on Aug 26, 2024 16:36:21 GMT
Sven-Goran Eriksson
the first non Englishman to manage the England men's football team
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Post by michaelc on Aug 26, 2024 16:39:31 GMT
Sven-Goran Eriksson the first non Englishman to manage the England men's football team Very politically correct.
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Post by keitha on Sept 1, 2024 9:35:14 GMT
Sol Bamba at only 39
Sven has a a face he knew from their time at Leicester to go in his celestial team
Sol described Sven as the best coach he ever had
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Post by agent69 on Sept 9, 2024 21:03:15 GMT
James Earl Jones (the voice of Darth Vader) passes away in New York aged 93.
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Post by captainconfident on Sept 9, 2024 23:06:34 GMT
Some bloke who appears to have written practically half the top 20 throughout the 80s. RIP.
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Post by bracknellboy on Sept 10, 2024 6:53:10 GMT
Some bloke who appears to have written practically half the top 20 throughout the 80s. RIP. so that's basically one tune with 183 variations then
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Post by mostlywrong on Sept 10, 2024 13:05:55 GMT
Some bloke who appears to have written practically half the top 20 throughout the 80s. RIP. so that's basically one tune with 183 variations then
Edited 'cos I jumped to the wrong conclusion...
MW
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Post by keitha on Sept 10, 2024 16:37:27 GMT
Ron Yeats , a rather underrated Liverpool player, Bill Shanklys Captain, and part of a they shall not pass central defence with Tommy Smith
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