The RIP Famous Person Thread

[Neverna]

Well Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five
Speed jive, don't want to stay alive when you're twenty-five

[Gazza]

When I was younger it was mostly only older relatives that seemed to die.
Now that I'm older it's not only relatives but friends, old work colleagues, neighbours, movie stars, tv celebs and band members etc.
Damn near everyone seems to be dying around me.


Hello?.................. anybody there? ......................Helloooooo?

[NZdick1983]

The thing is with aging is this... we will all get old and die.. (stating the bleedin' obvious, I know)..

My point is this... let's just say for argument's sake, you are Justin Beiber 21 years old brimming with youth (and cum)...

Well.. in 20 years, he's gonna be 41.. not so cute and adorable then (not that I think he's cute and adorable now) just making a point lads...

So, if at 41 he could rewind time to 21, in 20 years he's still gonna be 41, 42, 43 on and on until death... so, point being... fuck it... let's get it over with... the sooner we get old, the sooner we die and see what's up with 'what's on the other side'... heaven, dreamlike state, reincarnation.. or simply lose consciousness forever...

no sense in delaying the inevitable... bring that shit on, I say...

There are only 2 possibilities after death...

1. An afterlife...
2. Nothing...

Both have their redeeming features IMHO... floating around in another dimension/never never, might get old after a trillion years... it might be a form of hell in itself...
losing all consciousness i.e. dying in a true scientific sense, might be the way to go...
either way, I can't see why we feel sorry for our loved ones that have passed on, because sure as shit, they don't feel any pain anymore...

It's just us that are left behind who miss them and feel pain in our fragile cocoon bodies...

[Sumbitch]

Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Glen Frey: Rock In Peace

[can123]

It's just us that are left behind who miss them and feel pain in our fragile cocoon bodies...

Reading crap like this can lead to a loss of will to live.

[harrybarracuda]

A lifelong job has just passed into the ether.

Mustafa Koç, the chairman of Turkey's largest conglomerate, died of a heart attack on Jan. 21, the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital in Istanbul has announced.

[can123]

A lifelong job has just passed into the ether.

Mustafa Koç, the chairman of Turkey's largest conglomerate, died of a heart attack on Jan. 21, the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital in Istanbul has announced.

A lifelong lob ?

[Cujo]

It's just us that are left behind who miss them and feel pain in our fragile cocoon bodies...

Reading crap like this can lead to a loss of will to live.

[klong toey]

Cricket commentator Jack Bannister dies at the age of 85.

Cricket commentator Jack Bannister has died at the age of 85.
Bannister's employers Talksport, where he was still working as a cricket correspondent, announced the news on Saturday morning.
Born in Wolverhampton, Bannister spent his entire playing career with Warwickshire, finishing with 1198 first-class wickets at an average of 21.91.



He made his name as a commentator with the BBC in the 1980s before moving on to Talksport.
Sky Sports' cricket reporter Tim Abraham, currently in South Africa covering England's tour, tweeted: "Been filming around the ground to return to the sad news of Jack Bannister's passing. Encouraging to me and great listen."
Former England bowler Darren Gough, a colleague of Bannister's at Talksport, tweeted: "RIP Jack Bannister. A great man who was opinionated, honest, knowledgeable and passionate. A top cricketer, writer, broadcaster will be missed."
A seam bowler, Wolverhampton-born Bannister played for Warwickshire between 1950 and 1968, taking 1,198 wickets during his first-class career.
Former England international Jonathan Agnew, a presenter on the BBC, also paid his tributes to Bannister, writing on Twitter: "Very sad to hear of the death of a great cricketing servant and good friend, Jack Bannister.


http://www.skysports.com/cricket/new...-the-age-of-85

[Bobcock]

My point is this

just making a point lads...

Did you actually make one?

What a load of waffle, a young 'un trying to sound enlightened,..... stick to telling us how amazing your Thai is.....

[BaitongBoy]

Well, he sounds more "enlightened" than some old crusts on here...And that doesn't need much debate...

[Bobcock]

You are easily impressed....

[BaitongBoy]

And you know this how, oh "enlightened" one?...

[Bobcock]

Me, I'm not enlightened, I'm one of the most unspiritual people you would meet, but I can smell bullshit when I read it.....

But seriously.... explain what all this tosh was all about?

The thing is with aging is this... we will all get old and die.. (stating the bleedin' obvious, I know)..

My point is this... let's just say for argument's sake, you are Justin Beiber 21 years old brimming with youth (and cum)...

Well.. in 20 years, he's gonna be 41.. not so cute and adorable then (not that I think he's cute and adorable now) just making a point lads...

So, if at 41 he could rewind time to 21, in 20 years he's still gonna be 41, 42, 43 on and on until death... so, point being... fuck it... let's get it over with... the sooner we get old, the sooner we die and see what's up with 'what's on the other side'... heaven, dreamlike state, reincarnation.. or simply lose consciousness forever...

no sense in delaying the inevitable... bring that shit on, I say...

There are only 2 possibilities after death...

1. An afterlife...
2. Nothing...

Both have their redeeming features IMHO... floating around in another dimension/never never, might get old after a trillion years... it might be a form of hell in itself...
losing all consciousness i.e. dying in a true scientific sense, might be the way to go...
either way, I can't see why we feel sorry for our loved ones that have passed on, because sure as shit, they don't feel any pain anymore...

It's just us that are left behind who miss them and feel pain in our fragile cocoon bodies...

[harrybarracuda]

Tory grandee Cecil Parkinson dies aged 84
James Tapsfield in London
PUBLISHED
26/01/2016



Former Tory cabinet minister Lord Parkinson (pictured) has died aged 84 after a long battle with cancer, his family has announced.


The Conservative grandee served in a variety of senior posts in Margaret Thatcher's governments.
A family spokesman said: "Cecil passed away on January 22 after a long battle with cancer. We shall miss him enormously. As a family, we should like to pay tribute to him as a beloved husband to Ann and brother to Norma, and a supportive and loving father to Mary, Emma and Joanna and grandfather to their children.
"We also salute his extraordinary commitment to British public life as a member of Parliament, cabinet minister and peer - together with a distinguished career in business."
Mr Parkinson was responsible for managing the 1983 Conservative Party election campaign, which delivered Thatcher the parliamentary majority that she used to push through controversial reforms.
He was rewarded with the post of secretary of state for trade and industry, but resigned later that year after it emerged that his former secretary, Sara Keays, was pregnant with his child.
He later served as secretary of state for energy and then for transport, leaving office at the same time as Thatcher in 1990. He was made a peer two years later.
Mr Parkinson briefly made a comeback as Conservative Party chairman after the Tories' general election hammering in 1997.
He retired from the House of Lords last September.
The family spokesman said: "There will be a private family funeral. The family requests that their privacy be respected in this matter.
"Details about a memorial service will be announced later."

Tory grandee Cecil Parkinson dies aged 84 - Independent.ie


Another one who will mostly be remembered for being a hypocrite who was caught with his pants down.

After managing the Conservative Party’s 1983 election campaign, leading to a landslide victory four years after Mrs. Thatcher had become prime minister, Mr. Parkinson was poised to rise in the government. Mrs. Thatcher considered elevating him to foreign secretary or chancellor of the Exchequer.

But his prospects ended the day after the election when, according to Mrs. Thatcher’s memoirs, she received a letter from Col. Hastings Keays saying that his daughter Sara had been having a long-running affair with Mr. Parkinson and that she was carrying his child.

Mr. Parkinson was instead put in charge of the trade and industry department. He resigned a few months later, when the affair became public.

Sara Keays said that Mr. Parkinson had promised to leave his wife and marry her and had pressured her to have an abortion, but that she had refused.

[kmart]

^Particularly oily bloke, even for a Tory politician. No tears shed here.

[Cujo]

^Particularly oily bloke, even for a Tory politician. No tears shed here.

And not in the least bit famous FFS.

[Bobcock]

Cecil Parkinson... not famous??

Not to a septic maybe but I couldn't name a current senator because, well... they're just no famous enough....

[BaitongBoy]

He has a disease named after him, Dawg...

[harrybarracuda]

^Particularly oily bloke, even for a Tory politician. No tears shed here.

And not in the least bit famous FFS.

That's because you're a poorly educated slob.

Fortunately your imbecilic lack of knowledge is not important.

[harrybarracuda]

Colin Vearncombe, AKA 'Wonderful Life' Singer Black, Dies After Car Crash
1/26/2016 by Lars Brandle



Colin Vearncombe, the British singer-songwriter who recorded under the name Black and scored an international hit in the late ‘80s with “Wonderful Life,” has died following a car accident. He was 53.

Vearncombe suffered head injuries in a crash in Ireland on Jan. 10 and was placed in an induced coma, the BBC reports. He never regained consciousness and passed away on Tuesday (Jan. 26) surrounded by his family in hospital.

Born in Liverpool in 1962, Vearncombe had his first hit with the single "Sweetest Smile" in June 1987, lifted from his debut album Wonderful Life, which peaked at No. 3 in his homeland.

"Sweetest Smile" reached No. 8 on the U.K. singles chart, as did its follow-up, the bittersweet "Wonderful Life" (an earlier release of the song peaked at just 72 on the chart). "Wonderful Life" was to be Black’s signature song, earning top 10 chart positions across Continental Europe and Australia.

Vearncombe’s Black released a handful of albums in the following years, Comedy from 1988 (which peaked at No. 32 in the U.K.) and his last to chart, Black, from 1991 (which managed a high of No. 70).

Vearncombe went on to release 15 albums under his own name, including the 2015 crowd-funded set, Blind Faith.

His funeral will be a private one, though Vearncombe’s family will be holding a memorial service for him in his hometown in the near future as “we know there are many, many people who will want to celebrate Colin’s life and work,” according to a statement posted to the artist’s Facebook page.

The message ends with a poignant lyric from Vearncombe’s best-known piece, “No need to laugh or cry. It’s a wonderful, wonderful life.”



Colin Vearncombe, AKA ?Wonderful Life? Singer Black, Dies After Car Crash | Billboard

[kmart]

^Love that song. RIP Colin.

[nidhogg]

He has a disease named after him, Dawg...

Cough. Not quite. The disease was named after James Parkinson, a British doctor who wrote a medical essay on the subject. Before that it was generally known as "shaking palsy".


However, be that as it may, the guy (Cecil Parkinson) was a pretty major facet in British politics for a good chunk of time. So yes, he was "famous".

[BaitongBoy]

Cheers...Kinda figured t'weren't Cecil...

[Sumbitch]

But seriously.... explain what all this tosh was all about?

I'm not going to explain what all this tosh is about, just two sentences.

I can't see why we feel sorry for our loved ones that have passed on, because sure as shit, they don't feel any pain anymore...

Sure as shit, we don't know what our loved or hated ones feel or don't feel after they have passed on. That doesn't mean they do or they don't feel pain anymore.

That's why it's a golden opportunity for you, if you can help make their last moments guiltless, content, pain free, happy, joyful and, most especially, glad to be moving on. That could be a 'WOW' moment for you.

It's just us that are left behind who miss them and feel pain in our fragile cocoon bodies...

Right on. It's that simple.

Sad to say, there is nothing you can do about any grieving you have to go through. And, no shit, we don't all grieve for our passed on loved ones. And some grief is easier to get over than others: no harm, no foul. You may never even experience the kind of grief I'm going to talk about, no matter how many of your loved ones pass on in your life time.

In my case, it was my mother in her mid 80's when she passed away, myself age 45, that's been the only case of extreme grief I've ever had (I'm now 65). There were several weeks where, sitting on the couch, watching TV or reading, where I'd break down uncontrollably. But I'm a pretty sensitive guy. I mean, I swear, these Asian movies on Red, with English sub-titles? Sometimes, it's like reading TV, so I watch the film and neglect the plot. I've remember one movie, in particular one scene, that brought me to tears. And those were tears of grief but tears for a fictional character and my rational mind is all it takes to get over that kind of grief.

But the grief over the death of a real person is different. I think it's the realization that that real person would not be part of your life anymore that is the most common reason for our grief.

So your rational mind can not cope with this serious grief at all at first. But, thankfully, your mind has another power: the power of forgetfulness. I can now think of my mom and just remember her but especially remember how much love I felt for her because of the grieving I went through. I think that's the purpose of it. How easily we forget about people, eh? It's that simple.