This weeks RIP's........

[ChrisC]

Is it just me, or does it seem like we are losing a lot of famous names this year?

It's just an age thing mate. Older you get, the more people you know, or have heard of seem to die off. That's life I suppose...........

I suppose your right

[TANGODANCER]

Is it just me, or does it seem like we are losing a lot of famous names this year?

It's just an age thing mate. Older you get, the more people you know, or have heard of seem to die off. That's life I suppose...........

I suppose your right

To a man approaching his 76th birthday this isn't the best thread to greet a Monday with.

[Il Pirate]

Is it just me, or does it seem like we are losing a lot of famous names this year?

It's just an age thing mate. Older you get, the more people you know, or have heard of seem to die off. That's life I suppose...........

I suppose your right

To a man approaching his 76th birthday this isn't the best thread to greet a Monday with.

Plenty of life in you yet Tango. You're not going anywhere until you've given us the radio Tango commentary of Bolton lifting the champions league trophy ................

[Montreal Wanderer]

Arthur Cave, 15, fell to his death from a cliff near Brighton. The son of Nick Cave, the Australian musician, his maternal Grandmother used to live on Chorley New Road and was at school with me in the late-1940s. She lost her husband a couple of months ago and now a grandson. Too young to die, Arthur. RIP.

[Harry Genshaw]

In the absence of a 'Rot in hell' thread....I see Paul Massey has been shot dead. Shame

[clapton is god]

He'll be sadly missed by someone, but I agree with the sentiment.

[Montreal Wanderer]

In the absence of a 'Rot in hell' thread....I see Paul Massey has been shot dead. Shame

Police are looking for a motive - better keep those sentiments to yourself! I had never heard of the man, btw.

[Bijou Bob]

In the absence of a 'Rot in hell' thread....I see Paul Massey has been shot dead. Shame

Police are looking for a motive - better keep those sentiments to yourself! I had never heard of the man, btw.

No reason you should have Monty, people of that ilk are only of importance to those who mix in the same circles. 30 years ago, he allegedly offered a 10 grand reward to anyone who could kill a Police Officer and gained notoriety overnight. He was a major underworld figure in Salford , although no hard case himself. Its fair to say however, that he was very charismatic and a shrewd business person, which brought it's own rewards and ensured he out survived most of his peers. Live by the sword........etc etc there are few mourning cops today.

[malcd1]

Paul Massey had his own security company (read protection racket) that worked in Salford and the Quay's. Pretty much the sentiment was "pay us money and we will guarantee you will not get broken into. However, if you decline this kind offer, we will guarantee that you will be broken into, robbed and your premises burnt to the ground".

They basically let the local lowlife know which premises to avoid and which to target.

[bobo the clown]

Police are looking for a motive.

... yes, and to that end they are planning to interview 38,000 local people.

[Bruce Rioja]

RIP Pilot Kevin Whyman, killed when his display plane crashed at CarFest, Oulton Park. My younger brother and his family are there (they go every year). They were back at their tent at the time and had no idea as to what had happened until an announcement was made. Apparently a Police helicopter was circling the crash site with the press's helicopters circling like vultures further away waiting for it to feck off so that they can deliver gore-ish photo's of the crash site to those that buy such stuff.

[TANGODANCER]

Cilla Black 72, last night in Spain. R.I.P.

[Bruce Rioja]

Cilla Black 72, last night in Spain. R.I.P.

Crikey. That comes as something of a surprise (surprise) Sorry)).

[clapton is god]

St Peter will be at the Pearly Gates saying 'Step inside, love.' One of my all time favourites and the first singist I went to see live. That was as a 12yr old at the old Cranberry Fold above Darwen.

[Bruce Rioja]

St Peter will be at the Pearly Gates saying 'Step inside, love.' One of my all time favourites and the first singist I went to see live. That was as a 12yr old at the old Cranberry Fold above Darwen.

Yowzers. When I was a youth playing for Eagley 2nd's, the older guys in the side used to talk of going to The Cranberry Fold (though I'm sure that some used to refer to it as being 'Bogart's' or 'Bogies') after the game. Whereabouts above Darren was it, Chap?

[TANGODANCER]

I think here might be a few flowers on Scottie Road tomorrow.

[clapton is god]

St Peter will be at the Pearly Gates saying 'Step inside, love.' One of my all time favourites and the first singist I went to see live. That was as a 12yr old at the old Cranberry Fold above Darwen.

Yowzers. When I was a youth playing for Eagley 2nd's, the older guys in the side used to talk of going to The Cranberry Fold (though I'm sure that some used to refer to it as being 'Bogart's' or 'Bogies') after the game. Whereabouts above Darren was it, Chap?

Not got the foggiest. Remember the night there like it were yesterday but getting there was someone elses problem in them days.

[Montreal Wanderer]

St Peter will be at the Pearly Gates saying 'Step inside, love.' One of my all time favourites and the first singist I went to see live. That was as a 12yr old at the old Cranberry Fold above Darwen.

Yowzers. When I was a youth playing for Eagley 2nd's, the older guys in the side used to talk of going to The Cranberry Fold (though I'm sure that some used to refer to it as being 'Bogart's' or 'Bogies') after the game. Whereabouts above Darren was it, Chap?

It was North East of Egerton before you get to Darwen and east of the Blackburn Road (or maybe it is Bolton Road there). It was at the end of Cranberry Lane. I think it was later renamed Bogarts.

[bobo the clown]

I think here might be a few flowers on Scottie Road tomorrow.

Without doubt. Not that she'd have recognised the road these days.

Another who wore the badge but, in fact, got out as soon as she could and never came back.

The people of Denham, where her home was, won't be sorry however. She was real Queen Bee there and routinely pissdd people off.

Still, an icon of the mid 1960's who reinvented herself as a TV host. So quite a career.

[TANGODANCER]

I think here might be a few flowers on Scottie Road tomorrow.

Without doubt. Not that she'd have recognised the road these days.

I always thought of Scotland Road ( which I wouldn't recognise myself now) as just being a road at the end of Stanley Road which was yer actual Scouse country, stretching from Millers Bridge up to Scottie. I worked there (Brasenose Road) for best part of twenty years. A very rum place is Bootle.