Paid Members Statto Posted July 19 Paid Members Posted July 19 Another solid innings of 90 for Terence Donovan, London-born Aussie actor who played Doug Willis in Neighbours and Al Simpson in Home & Away, among roles in many other shows and films down under. He was also Jason Donovan's dad, which I only found out a couple of years ago in one of those "how the hell did I not see the resemblance?" moments (along the lines of never noticing that Macho King and The Genuis looked kinda alike). Quote
davertfnewman Posted July 19 Posted July 19 And not to be confused with the photographer who directed Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love video. Quote
deathrey Posted July 19 Posted July 19 Jennifer Finch from L7 has passed away after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer just last week. L7 were one of the first all female rock bands I was ever aware of. I remember being very young and watching their infamous appearance on The Word and my mind was truly blown, I'd never seen female bands that behaved anything like that before. I grew up to appreciate so much more of their back catalogue. They were real pioneers. RIP Jennifer. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted July 19 Paid Members Posted July 19 Pretend We're Dead is a heck of a song. We covered it when I was in a punk band after I dropped out of uni. Quote
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted July 19 Author Paid Members Posted July 19 Bricks Are Heavy is a great album. Obviously Pretend We're Dead gets most of the plaudits, but I quite often bung Wargasm and a of few others from it on. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted July 20 Paid Members Posted July 20 The great Kevin Keegan has passed away, aged 75. What a massive loss. Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted July 20 Paid Members Posted July 20 I’ve never been a football fan, but Kevin Keegan was a name as big as David Beckham back in the day. Massive British superstar. Quote
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted July 20 Awards Moderator Posted July 20 1 minute ago, tiger_rick said: The great Kevin Keegan has passed away, aged 75. What a massive loss. I haven't known much about football for maybe 20 years, but Kevin Keegan in charge of Newcastle (both times) was huge for me. They were my team when I got into football at the start of the 1995/96 season, and he was in charge, and they were good and he was instrumental to that. He was Newcastle to me. He was Our Guy. Hugely important in a way I couldn't explain to you. I was in middle school when he left the job and I can vividly remember the canteen ladies had written "KEEGAN HAS RESIGNED" on the canteen blackboard instead of what was for lunch that day, because this was more important. It's how all of us found out. Football was never the same after that, and I know he came back and it wasn't as good, but he was still Kevin Keegan. And before that, when he was in charge of Manchester City, was the last match I went to in person, them against Newcastle, and I was excited because even though he was managing the other team it was still Kevin Keegan at St James Park. Hugely important to me. Really sad to hear he's gone. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted July 20 Paid Members Posted July 20 Loved him when I was a kid. I remember my gran telling me all the time how he used to be my hero. He was a heck of a personality as a player and a manager, and his teams always played exciting, if not successful, football. Heck of a loss. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted July 20 Paid Members Posted July 20 Keegan was a giant of a man. An incredible footballer who was an utter hero everywhere he went. He'll clearly be remembered as a manager, for taking Newcastle from obscurity to touching distance of the league title (Touching Distance is a great book btw), for rocking up at Fulham and kick-starting the Al Fayad (cunt) project, resurrecting Man City and managing England. But he was an even better footballer. Won two Ballon d'Ors, when it was for Europe's best footballer, the European Cup, two UEFA Cups, league titles in two countries, 60-odd England caps and scored twice in the FA Cup final. Probably the only shame of the Nottingham Forest fairytale is that it denied Kev a second European Cup. He transcended football though. The haircut was legendary. He was a pop culture icon, was on Superstars (not that one, never got squashed by King Kong Bundy), released records, had a documentary years before Amazon Prime thought they invented them and was on big prime time TV shows. Not bad for a lad from Doncaster who learned the game at Scunthorpe United. RIP Kev. Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted July 20 Paid Members Posted July 20 That's a kicker. One of the most likeable football personalities going. Quote
Paid Members Wretch Posted July 20 Paid Members Posted July 20 Ah, man It was just a few months ago it was announced he had cancer, and that he was responding well to treatment, wasn't it? Very sad. Treat yourself to this video from his testimonial, the best bit being Big Kev leaving the pitch via helicopter in full kit. He also gifted a £6k bus to take underprivileged kids to and from the footy. What a hero. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted July 20 Members Posted July 20 Ah bullshit. A wonderful, wonderful player and a top lad. Bless him. Quote
BrodyGraham Posted July 20 Posted July 20 I always say as a foundational cultural event in my life Keegan's retirement at St James' Park is top 3 next to the opening crawl of Star Wars and Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark. I was 3 when that 'copter took the great man over the horizon and into legend and going into high school when he returned as the Messiah. He believed in football and footballers that excited, and whilst he was prickly and had no interest in organising a defense, his Newcastle team was such a source of joy and entertainment that they're still a by word for fun football 30 years on. It's sad that he hadn't been back to the club since his return and exit under Ashley but surely there's a statue on the way. Forever The King. Quote
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