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Foxseal
Champion Joined: 06 Dec 2011 Status: Online Points: 2705 |
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I’m a big fan of 70’s hard rock - Deep Purple, Led Zep, Black Sabbath & Uriah Heep being at the forefront of the genre.
Sadly reported overnight that John Lawton passed away a few days ago aged 74 - he was lead vocalist on 3 Uriah Heep albums in the late 70’s. The Fallen Angel album from 1978 is one of my fave Heep albums. Uriah Heep’s 70’s lineup has been decimated in the past year with Lee Kerslake (drummer) & Ken Hensley (keyboards & guitar) passing away in Sept & Nov 2020 respectively. And now John Lawton
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Passing Through
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Haitian President Jovenel Moise in a hail of bullets.
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acacia alba
Champion Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Hunter Valley Status: Offline Points: 41483 |
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Wonder who he pissed off ???
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animals before people.
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jujuno
Champion Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Coasting Status: Offline Points: 36447 |
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Jonathan 'Jono' Coleman, at age 65, from prostate cancer.
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Desert War, Rain Lover, Latin Knight, Hay List, Mustard...my turf heroes...
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ExceedAndExcel
Champion Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Status: Offline Points: 16244 |
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Former WWE star Mr Wonderful, 71.
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horlicks
Champion Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Status: Offline Points: 8407 |
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Former Carlton great Sergio Silvagni, aged 83
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VOYAGER
Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 18737 |
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Flags at half mast down Lygon Street.
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Remember, it might take intelligence to be smart , but it takes experience to be wise
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jujuno
Champion Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Coasting Status: Offline Points: 36447 |
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not me...sorry Macca, you don't get ten points plus the age difference.
The Princess has a fractured nose, though...
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Desert War, Rain Lover, Latin Knight, Hay List, Mustard...my turf heroes...
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Gay3
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Kiwi Hall of Fame trainer passes awayNew Zealand Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, whose list of achievements included winning a Melbourne Cup and multiple Singapore training premierships, has passed away. Laxon had lived in retirement in the Coromandel seaside town of Whitianga in New Zealand since returning from Singapore in 2017, the year after his induction to the NZ Racing Hall of Fame. He had ruled supreme in Singapore training ranks after relocating there in 1999, claiming nine premierships and becoming the first to win 100 races in a season, as well as the first - and still only - trainer to reach 1000 wins at Kranji on the way to a full tally in excess of 1250. Laxon was born into racing as a member of a family involved since NZ's earliest European settlement years. Growing up north of Hamilton, as a teenager he became an amateur rider and in his final race-day ride he won the Duke of Gloucester Cup. After completing a carpentry apprenticeship, he was drawn fully into racing when he established a stable near Ngaruawahia. From there he first made his mark with 1974 Great Northern Hurdle winner Cobland, who he owned with his late wife Jenny, before establishing his credentials as the trainer of major flat performers. A big part of that early success was the association Laxon built with brothers Philip and Peter Vela, leading to their joint maiden Group 1 success with Sir Tristram filly Noble Heights in the 1981 New Zealand 1000 Guineas. Sir Tristram was also the source of the Laxon-trained, Vela-owned-and-bred Romanee Conti, winner of the 1993 Hong Kong International Cup, and dam of Ethereal, who was trained by Laxon's second wife Sheila to win the 2001 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Sir Tristram also sired the Vela-owned-and-bred Riverina Charm, a four-time G1 winner on either side of the Tasman under Laxon's training, while for owner-breeder Fred Bodle, Laxon prepared giant Sir Tristram mare Empire Rose to win the 1988 Melbourne Cup. "Laurie was an outstanding trainer and horseman who was particularly skilled with fillies and mares," commented his close friend and near neighbour, NZ Bloodstock Chairman Joe Walls. "His astute horsemanship was noted by a number of successful breeders, most notably Peter and Philip Vela, and they had some great times together. "When Laurie went to Singapore, he remained staunchly loyal to the New Zealand-bred and much of his success there was down to the horses he sourced from New Zealand," added Walls, who confirmed that Laxon, who recently turned 75, passed away in his sleep overnight. Another to pay tribute to Laxon was highly respected former trainer Bruce Marsh, who developed a close friendship as a fellow Kiwi expat in Singapore. "Laurie was the instigator of me going up to Singapore," said Marsh, who is now retired in Cambridge. "He was an immense help to every New Zealand and Australian expat who went up there - myself, Mark Walker, Cliffy Brown, Michael Freedman, all of us. "He went out of his way to show us the ins and outs, and he was always there if you needed any help. "Obviously Laurie was a top-notch trainer, he will always be remembered for his huge success back home, in Australia and up in Singapore." Laxon is survived by his sons Craig, Roger and John, and daughter Lucy. |
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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Mary Ward best known as Mum Brooks in Prisoner.
She's passed away at the age of 106
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oneonesit
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Refer ALP Election Promises
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Former Channel NINE boss David Leckie aged 70
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John (Strop) Cornell aged 80.
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jujuno
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seemed like a nice guy.
my brother has early onset Parkinson's. It's not a fun disease. |
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Desert War, Rain Lover, Latin Knight, Hay List, Mustard...my turf heroes...
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Australian actor Dieter Brummer aged 45. Found dead in his home.
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That's sad about Dieter PT, way too young. The inference is suicide. Sad for all involved.
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www.snowshoecats.webs.com
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Yes it is very sad. Apparently wasn't coping with his acting career going nowhere.
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stayer
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Must have been that.
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ExceedAndExcel
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Sad news. Even more so given he was so young. Haven’t watched Home And Away for many years but at the time he was on it was a rightly ritual so remember him on there well.
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stayer
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Sadly missed. Who's gonna jingle Santa's bells this Christmas?
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stayer
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Can somebody explain why my phone is currently saying that this thread was created by Baghdad Bob? Frightening if true.
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horlicks
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Your phone is correct
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stayer
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Well eff me.
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Baghdad Bob
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Sure did, because at the end of 2019 there was a thread started for the Dead Poll of 2020, so I started this one named Dead Poll of 2021. No other reason.
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Baghdad Bob
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E & E posted this late in 2020...
Well this is a fair point. It’s my competition and the thread has always been posted 2 weeks prior to the new year since it began a few years ago. Nevertheless, I’m glad to see Bob champing at the bit to get involved in the 2021 version. Seeing as he’s been so kind to jump the gun, here is the I to and rules: With just over three weeks to go until 1 January it’s time to get your entries in. Plenty of time to think carefully about who will be visited by the grim reaper in the next 12 months. Entries close 11:59pm Sydney time 31 December. - List 10 people (celebrities preferably) who will kick the bucket in 2021 - No people with - Death must be confirmed by a reputable source as occurring during 2021 in the location of their death – IE Someone dying in the USA at 6am Sydney time 1 January will not count. Correct selection = 10 points Bonus points = 100 minus age at death (eg a 75 year old correct selections scores 100-75=25 bonus points. NOTE: If your selection is over 100 you will lose points here. I will again put up a $20 bonus bet to the winner. Scoring to be done individually at the end of the year I may or may not check these reported scores. Depends if I could be bothered. Enjoy this wonderful competition! |
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And what an outstanding thread it is Bobby.
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oneonesit
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Highly unlikely any TBV member will ever be honoured on here.
Big bunch of nobodies I once had my big boofhead on a Ch 7 news clip once
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Refer ALP Election Promises
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As a result of an appeal from Crime Stoppers?
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oneonesit
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Well its not my fault she wouldn't let go of her handbag
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Refer ALP Election Promises
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stayer
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Glad there's an explanation. You'd think the mod would have explained in his response, but that would be too normal.
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