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

[Bruce Rioja]

I'm sure I've just heard Tara Palmer Tomkinson has died, aged 45? If so, RIP

RIP indeed. I used to love reading her column in the Sunday Times, which, for all her wonderful socialite activities, revealed an ultimately flawed character equally as vulnerable as any of the rest of us, regardless of wealth or anything else.

[Harry Genshaw]

I'm sure I've just heard Tara Palmer Tomkinson has died, aged 45? If so, RIP

RIP indeed. I used to love reading her column in the Sunday Times, which, for all her wonderful socialite activities, revealed an ultimately flawed character equally as vulnerable as any of the rest of us, regardless of wealth or anything else.

Her appearance on the Frank Skinner show, where she was so out of it she thought he was speaking to the fictional Frank Butcher off Eastenders was legendary. RIP

[TANGODANCER]

Just heard via the B.N of Keith Williamson who passed on last week. Professional wrestler under the name Keith Martinelli he appeared many times at the Wryton and was part of a tag team with another local lad I knew well who adopted Martinelli as a ring name. Wrestled at the same time as big Dave Shirland (Bobo Matu). Keith used to drink In Trevals when it was a club on Halliwell. Last time I saw him was at my nephew's funeral. R.I.P Keith.

[Bruce Rioja]

Just heard via the B.N of Keith Williamson who passed on last week. Professional wrestler under the name Keith Martinelli he appeared many times at the Wryton and was part of a tag team with another local lad I knew well who adopted Martinelli as a ring name. Wrestled at the same time as big Dave Shirland (Bobo Matu). Keith used to drink In Trevals when it was a club on Halliwell. Last time I saw him was at my nephew's funeral. R.I.P Keith.

A piece on yer man here, Tango.

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[TANGODANCER]

Just heard via the B.N of Keith Williamson who passed on last week. Professional wrestler under the name Keith Martinelli he appeared many times at the Wryton and was part of a tag team with another local lad I knew well who adopted Martinelli as a ring name. Wrestled at the same time as big Dave Shirland (Bobo Matu). Keith used to drink In Trevals when it was a club on Halliwell. Last time I saw him was at my nephew's funeral. R.I.P Keith.

A piece on yer man here, Tango.

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Aye, saw that, but Thanks Bruce.

[Bruce Rioja]

Just heard via the B.N of Keith Williamson who passed on last week. Professional wrestler under the name Keith Martinelli he appeared many times at the Wryton and was part of a tag team with another local lad I knew well who adopted Martinelli as a ring name. Wrestled at the same time as big Dave Shirland (Bobo Matu). Keith used to drink In Trevals when it was a club on Halliwell. Last time I saw him was at my nephew's funeral. R.I.P Keith.

A piece on yer man here, Tango.

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Aye, saw that, but Thanks Bruce.

No worries, mate. Didn't want you to miss it.

[TANGODANCER]

Peter Skellern, pop star turned man of the church died at 69. Another memory from the past gone....

[Dr Hotdog]

My constituency's MP, Sir Gerald Kaufman, aged 86. RIP.

[Hoboh]

My constituency's MP, Sir Gerald Kaufman, aged 86. RIP.

One of the few likable characters, easy to feel he actually believed in what he was doing, RIP

[Bruce Rioja]

This is the same Labour MP that claimed allowances to within about 30p of his allowances and then claimed that his flat in Mayfair was "a slum"? Is this the same man of the people? The MP for actual slums of Gorton? That one?

[Dr Hotdog]

Yeah, he died yesterday.

[CrazyHorse]

Chuck Berry.

[LeverEnd]

Chuck Berry.

I know! Rock n roll legend. I have my Dad's old vinyl that I grew up listening to.
Even if he nicked the riff for Johnny B. Goode from Marty McFly.

[TANGODANCER]

Chuck Berry.

I was seventeen when Rock and Roll Music/Maybeline,Roll Over Beehoven and the rest hit the Brit music scene via Chuck Berry. It was an amazing time, fabulous music and great characters. Hope he's being good wherever he is now...but somehow I doubt it. A real music legand. R.I.P.

[Bruce Rioja]

There's a word for when someone dies who you'd incorrectly assumed had been dead for years, but I can't remember what it is. This is one such occasion, as was the death of Micky Rooney. RIP

[Gary the Enfield]

Martin McGuinness.

[Bruce Rioja]

Martin McGuinness.

RIH

[Worthy4England]

Ikutaro Kakehashi founder of Roland... Farewell.

[Bruce Rioja]

Ikutaro Kakehashi founder of Roland... Farewell.

Roland keyboards? My first was a Juno 60. I wish to 4uck that I'd held on to it now, along with my Fender Rhodes 73.

[Worthy4England]

Ikutaro Kakehashi founder of Roland... Farewell.

Roland keyboards? My first was a Juno 60. I wish to 4uck that I'd held on to it now, along with my Fender Rhodes 73.

Indeed - over a grand's with in the Juno 60 and the Rhodes is well North of that... Roland recently bought out "boutique" models of some older Synths (I think including the Juno 60) and some of the VST emulations are pretty close these days.

They're still used on shit-loads of records too...