Groovychook Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Couldn't believe it when I heard of his passing last night. Another shocking loss for 2016 and so young R.I.P. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Part of my teenage years. I know they keep telling us it's just coincidence etc but this year feels weird for the number of famous people who have died. Dave Swarbrick, Leonard Cohen and Rabbi Lionel Blue are three that I'm particularly sad about, but there have been so many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 So sad, but a tortured soul. He lived just round the corner from me when I grew up, we weer the same age and attended the same schools, although I didn't know him well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Saw Wham the final years ago. Loved them . Favourite Cypriot after OH. RIP George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Sad news, I think sadly every year from now is going to bring a lot of deaths of people who were part of our youth. At that time there was just an explosion of talent that TV and the media brought into our lives and when they go it is a loss. RIP George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Dave Swarbrick Oh no...I had missed that news entirely. Being only one year younger than George Michael it does make me realise just how tragically cut short his life was. Also read that Rick Parfitt had died too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Yes, Rick Parfitt - and now Liz Smith (Nana in The Royle Family). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I guess some of these guys are paying for their hedonistic past....Rick Parfitt springs to mind, Carrie Fisher - although hopefully she'll get better, David Bowie etc etc. It amazes me that some are still with us, how on earth is Ozzy Osbourne still going strong(ish)......and the Rolling Stones. I think the sex, drugs and rocknroll pigeons are coming home to roost for some people. That's not meant to be harsh or judgemental but it must have wreaked havoc with their bodies. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and we really do benefit from better knowledge now how to take care....if we choose to listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Goodness, now Carrie Fisher too..............as PL wisely said it does seem to be lifestyle related with these 'younger' deaths. Apparently Carrie Fisher was a bit of a ladette before ladette's were invented! I guess there is only so much that the human body can take...Oliver Reed and Keith Floyd also spring to mind (not this year of course but hedonism catching up!) Maybe with Ozzy Ozbourne it was all a front and he was secretly on the museli and orange juice all those years Mick Jagger might be one of the 'knit your own yogurt' brigade but just putting on an act Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 It's thought Ozzy Osbourne has genetic mutations enabling him to survive that drugs and Rock n Roll life style http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/genetic-mutations-ozzy-osbourne-party-hard/story?id=12032552 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
