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This message on Facebook hit me hard this week. I regard Darryl as a friend for many years after listening and contributing to his World’s Worst Records radio show.

He was an award-winning author of books like David Bowie Made Me Gay and The Velvet Mafia. His new book, Love and Fury: The Life, Death and Legacy of Joe Meek, is due for release in March. He was heavily involved in XTC conventions and close to Andy Partridge. I will miss him.

“It is with the greatest sadness that I have to announce the very sudden death of my beloved husband, Darryl Bullock. He died at home early on the 23rd of December 2024, aged just 60.”

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Died aged 73. Legendary Indian classical tabla player.

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93.

Together with Hugh Trevor Roper and Rupert Murdoch, one of the biggest dupes in forger Konnie Kajau’s Hitler Diaries hoax as detailed in Robert Harris’ splendid Selling Hitler

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86.

My MP for the four years I lived in Hull though I never met him.

While probably the last of the old school Labour pols of the Wilson/Callaghan years, probably best known for his right hook and malapropisms

Jake Paul will be sleeping a little easier tonight.

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King Crimson lyricist responsible for: The rusted chains of prison moons are shattered by the sun I walk a road, horizons change, the tournament’s begun The purple piper plays his tune, the choir softly sing Three lullabies in an ancient tongue for the court of the crimson king

he also wrote: Run for the sun, little one You’re an outlaw once again Time to change, Superman He’ll be with us while he can In the land of make believe

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/peter-sinfield-lyricist-for-king-crimson-c%C3%A9line-dion-and-more-dies-aged-80/ar-AA1u9Ky2?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=dc84934cd0f34f958e2adcc6d997437b&ei=11

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The Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes hit maker, Bradley Hardacre in Brass, Geoffrey in Not Going Out, canal enthusiast, Mr Prunella Scales, and star of some other high-brow stuff.

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91.

What a stellar career he had.

RIP Mr Jones

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A jazzer down here who recorded there reckoned it was all Erik and was a bit dismissive of Manfred Eicher’s role. That may jut have been his experience but Konshaug was pivotal to that wonderful lustrous sound.

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84.

RIP Mr bassman

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You may not have thought of him for many years, but for anyone of my age the name will instantly conjure up a whole list of memories.

World’s Strongest Man! Policeman! Highland Games! Shot put! Budgerigars (never ‘budgies’)!

That’s a decent cultural footprint for the big man to leave, and from his Wiki page I have learned that he still holds the British shot put record he set in 1980.

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Instigator of the Stanford Prison Experiment and up there with Stanley Milgram as one of the Best known/controversial psychologists of the 20th centiury

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Not my sort of music, and probably not yours, but Jeez, 31 isn’t even half a life.

Must be awful for his friends and family

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Creator of 64 years worth of instantly identifiable cartoons

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Amazed no one has posted this yet

Wonderful actress who was always in her prime

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Synonymous among footie civilians like me with Italia 90. I went to the 3rd/4th playoff in Bari. I was with the English supporters and there was a lot of downright rudeness exchanged between the opposing supporters until Italy won, then it all turned lovey-dovey with exchanges of scarves and hats. The atmosphere in Bari that night was great, very friendly and rambunctious, with neither side particularly disappointed. Football, eh? I think I saw Martyn Wayre there but wasn’t 100% and didn’t like to disturb. Though that might have been the previous match against Cameroon. The stadium was designed by Renzo Piano who also designed the Pompidou Centre together with Richard Rogers. It seemed an incredible stadium at the time (might still be for all I know), looking like a spaceship had landed. It did wonders for the morale of the Barese, used to being looked down on as southerners and led to many further radical developments in the city, like the swanky airport and central station. Roberto Baggio scored for Italy then David Platt for England (he went on to captain Bari the following year) and Golden Boot winner Totò Schillaci scored Italy’s winner with a penalty in the » Continue Reading.

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Died peacefully at home so the reports go but at the same time had an imminent tour with Karla Bonoff. Credited with co writing quite a few Eagles hits but I always liked Out To Sea off the first album best.

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I cant say that I know the name, but that looks like a pretty impressive CV!

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Vocals, guitar and keys for the Jackson 5.

Not Michael, Janet, er, Jermaine or, um, the others.

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Famously Minnie Caldwell’s lodger, Sunny Jim, during the early days of Corrie, and arguably even better known as Marty “only you,Jeff…” Hopkirk in Randall and Hopkirk Diseased.

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RIP Frankie Beverly. Maze’s Joy and Pain was the sound of young Essex when I was growing up and their Live In New Orleans album is still an absolute classic. Even now, I still wish I had a Maze car sticker (and an XR3i to stick it on).

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Impressive career. Worth a read.

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“Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who helped popularise bossa nova and samba with Western audiences, has died at the age of 83, his family has confirmed.”

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I am just the right age for his work at Cosgrove Hall to be a fundamental part of my lunchtime and after school TV diet whilst growing up. Chorlton and The Wheelies and Danger Mouse were essential viewing.