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That means the whole original Dad's Army cast has passed away now I think? It's a shame. 

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3 hours ago, Jazzy G said:

That means the whole original Dad's Army cast has passed away now I think? It's a shame. 

Of the main cast, yes. A few supporting actors are still with us, but even then it's only two or three.

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Damn. Toby Keith was far from my favourite country music star (he'd gone very MAGA in recent times), but he made some fine records in the 90s. 

He was also a huge wrestling fan and actually performer on the very first TNA show!

Cancer is a fucker. RIP. 

Here's one of my favourites of his. 

 

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yeah, he was also one of the money men behind Global Force Wrestling, and Jarrett tried to get him to buy/bankroll TNA more than once.

The MAGA thing was nothing new, sadly, he'd been a right-wing loon since the days of country music hating the Dixie Chicks for being anti-Bush and anti-war.

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14 minutes ago, BomberPat said:

yeah, he was also one of the money men behind Global Force Wrestling, and Jarrett tried to get him to buy/bankroll TNA more than once.

The MAGA thing was nothing new, sadly, he'd been a right-wing loon since the days of country music hating the Dixie Chicks for being anti-Bush and anti-war.

It's strange, because he was previously an outspoken democrat IIRC. But yeah, the Iraq war and feud with the Dixie Chicks seems to have been a turning point and it was no surprise to see him go the MAGA route. 

He was a massive star, of course, and a bunch of those 90s records are well worth a listen if anyone is interested in that era of country music. 

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Ah that sucks. Like Mojo a lot, and you've posted my favourite song! 

Edit: what the hell, I'll add this. Maybe tonight Mojo, maybe tonight... 

 

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Jesus.
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I mostly know Mojo from his collaborations with Jello Biafra - they did a fun cover of "Love Me I'm A Liberal" by Phil Ochs, which I actually knew before I ever heard the original. He was also inexplicably in the Mario Bros movie. 

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Fuck, that one hurts.

His stuff with Can is as good as anything ever recorded, and his never-ending improv tour was fantastic. I met him at ATP in 2007, and he was a real class act - wheelchair-bound at the time, but just super enthused to be around music and watching as much as he could.

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