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Gloucestershire Cricket is deeply saddened by the news that former Gloucestershire captain and England player Tom Graveney has died at the age of 88. An elegant batsman, Graveney played 79 Tests for England, scoring 11 centuries at an average of 44.38.

He scored more than 47,793 first-class runs – including 122 hundreds – in a career that stretched from 1948 to 1972 which included spells at Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Queensland. Tom went on to captain Gloucestershire in 1959 and 1960.

After retiring, he became a BBC commentator and served as president of the MCC in 2004-05.

His batting style was so slow you thought he was half a sleep when playing a shot - he obviously had excellent eye/ball coordination.

http://www.gloscricket.co.uk/tom-graveney-r-i-p/
 
Regally tall and strong-featured, the Australian-born actor Keith Michell, who has died aged 88, made his reputation in the 1960s and 70s in classical roles, and probably played the part of King Henry VIII more than any other performer. But he also made a significant contribution to British theatre when he followed Laurence Olivier and John Clements to become artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre. The appointment in 1974 was Michell’s first of this kind.........The rest can be read here:-

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/20/keith-michell

Another one of those novelty records we (British/Pommies) apparently loved back in those days, Keith Michell telling us all about 'Captain Beaky'. The song climbed all the way to #5 in the UK singles chart:-

https://youtu.be/4SWOF5QHsGg
 
John Bannon, 72, died in hospital on Sunday after a long battle with illness, which began with a cancer diagnosis eight years ago while in training for a marathon. He was surrounded by his family.

SOUTH Australia’s longest-serving Labor premier, John Bannon, has been remembered as a man of passion and vision for the state he deeply loved, but who will forever be shadowed by the State Bank catastrophe that ended his political career.
 
No one here cares about the Starman?

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David Bowie will be remembered in a private ceremony, says his family, who have thanked fans for their support after the British rock star's death from cancer on Sunday but repeated requests for privacy.
A statement on Bowie's official Facebook page followed British media reports that the 69-year-old Space Oddity singer has already been cremated quietly in New York without his friends or family in attendance.
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http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment...nking-fans-20160115-gm6m0d.html#ixzz3xHfrkGnu
 
Tisme said:
Only saw him in concert a few months back.

They are dropping like flies ....
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Thank goodness you have that memory, I've seen them 3 times and would have gone again....too late....my primary school english teacher once said, the 2 saddest words in the English language are ....too late.
 
captain black said:
First Bowie and now Glenn Frey, 2016 sucks.

To borrow a line from another 70's icon, "today the music died". :cry:
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Mott the Hoople's drummer Dale Griffin died on the 17th Jan aged 67 ...anyone remember them hitting the charts with David Bowie's song "All the Young Dudes" with David providing backing?
 
RIP to all these people that contributed much in society, and thank you.

Alan Rickman

David Bowie

Glenn Frey

We too saw the Eagles in concert, and they were fabulous.

 
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Today is an "All Eagles Day" for me, thanks Glenn, I'm really gonna miss you mate!
 

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