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[BomberPat]

another old punk; Johnny Green, most famously tour manager for The Clash, and a former roadie for the Sex Pistols, who wrote a book about his time with The Clash. 

I mostly knew him in the capacity I encountered him in; as an absolutely terrifying presence as combined manager/bodyguard/best mate to John Cooper Clarke, in garish '50s suits, but charming and hilarious if you could ever break through the act and get into conversation with him.

[SuperBacon]

Stedman Pearson, from Five Star, aged 60.

Very sad. Five Star were huge in our house, and my sisters bloody loved them. I remember my Dad driving them to stand outside their house in Sunningdale or Ascot, which is mental as why would you stand outside someone's house, but also because my Dad is a miserable sod who never did anything like that.

Absolute banger.

I'm glad that lad who called them shit on that phone in apologised because while it made us all laugh and was a classic clip, I always felt bad for them to be honest.

[Tim Healys Chutney Spoon]

The last of an amazing group of people 

John Hemingway who was the last known Battle of Britain pilot aged 105. Cracking innings really, by anyone's marker, and the last of 'The Few'

https://news.sky.com/story/john-paddy-hemingway-last-surviving-battle-of-britain-pilot-dies-aged-105-13330998

[SuperBacon]

Eddie Jordan, aged 76.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cq8y1335qlwo

[Tim Healys Chutney Spoon]

9 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

Eddie Jordan, aged 76.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cq8y1335qlwo

One of the most interesting aspects of F1 in the last 30yrs. Didn't always agree with him, but he always stood by his ideas and opinions, even if it went against everyone else. 

 

Will be a great loss

[Jazzy G]

He was a real maverick and character. Gave so many drivers either a leg up on their way to the top of F1 or a last time to shine on their way back down. Such a sad day for the sport. I loved those cars with their different themes to get around tobacco advertising rules. He was always fun on Top Gear as well, even during that Chris Evans series. 

[cobra_gordo]

Ah that's a real shame. Definitely one of those characters from F1 where, even though I haven't watched much F1 since being a teenager, was somebody who I'd always watch clips of. Just a really entertaining, charismatic bloke who I just really enjoyed listening to talk. 

[Chili]

Always liked Eddie Jordan for ability as a team owner in those burgeoning budget eras of the early 90's to launch a new team and be able to talk his way into several sponsorships on his patter alone. Took years for Jordan to really get a footing and it's always great when a team that isn't one of the establishment top line picks up a few wins. Plus they gave Michael Schumacher his F1 seat.

[wandshogun09]

Posted this in the MMA forum but he’s absolutely a big enough name to be in here as well. Absolutely gutted about this one. 

[Hugh Thesz]

4 hours ago, wandshogun09 said:

Posted this in the MMA forum but he’s absolutely a big enough name to be in here as well. Absolutely gutted about this one. 

I found this incredibly upsetting.

Seventy six or not, one of my few heros.

I watched him spark Michael Moorer, albeit on delay and I maked the fuck out.

Rest in peace champ.

 

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

A superb boxer. A man who liked the taste of both wedding and christening cake, though a somewhat limited imagination when it came to the names for his sons. RIP big man you had one hell of a life. 

[FLips]

Never seen a second of him actually boxing until I was older but I grew up playing George Foreman’s KO Boxing on the NES and my Grandad (who got me the game coincidentally) revered him. 

[johnnyboy]

TIL George Foreman was younger than my dad.

[Hannibal Scorch]

As much as we should commend his Boxing feats, let’s not ignore his greatest achievement, The George Forman Lean, Mean, Fat Reducing Machine which I used in tribute this morning. He was reportedly earning $4.5m a month at the peak of its success having taken a 40% of the profit of each grill sold. 

[Merzbow]

I wonder if Hogan is going to spout that lie about being the original guy the grill deal was offered to, again.