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chemist

General

09 Mar 17 15:52

diver

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 123571

22 Dec 25 18:22

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Just before Christmas itself; impeccable timing Mr Rea. RIP.

What a wonderful timeless song.

Green Paladin

Pale Blue Dot

Joined: 22 Jul 07
Moves: 21637

27 Dec 25 00:46

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@Proper-Knob said
FMF - longtime contributor to these forums unexpectedly passed away this week.

Sad news. He liked The Grateful Dead and the Socratic method. RIP FMF.

ptobler

Patzer

Canberra

Joined: 16 Oct 06
Moves: 12369

28 Dec 25 12:15

Brigitte Bardot, 91

moonbus

Über-Nerd (emeritus)

Joined: 31 May 12
Moves: 9797

28 Dec 25 13:28

@ptobler said
Brigitte Bardot, 91

Good bye, Brigitte. We could not always agree with everything you said or did, but at least we knew where you stood. RIP.

🙁

Earl of Trumps

Pawn Whisperer

My Kingdom fora Pawn

Joined: 09 Jan 19
Moves: 23089

28 Dec 25 23:34

yes, Brigitte was quite the beauty in her time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/movies/brigitte-bardot-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AFA.bGAf.wfSOT8SpY1xy&smid=url-share

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chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 711298

07 Jan 26 11:23

Aldrich Ames, soviet spy.

hakima

Illumination

The Razor's Edge

Joined: 08 Sep 08
Moves: 19665

11 Jan 26 01:16

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Bob Weir, singer, musician, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead. Bobby, you will be missed. I’m so glad I got to see you play.

“The music never stops…”

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-weir-grateful-dead-dead-obituary-1234810106/

PS say hello to FMF from Hakima…

Earl of Trumps

Pawn Whisperer

My Kingdom fora Pawn

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11 Jan 26 16:56

Erich von Däniken has died

moonbus

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11 Jan 26 18:40

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@Earl-of-Trumps said
Erich von Däniken has died

Naw, he just disappeared down a rabbit hole.

🙄

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12 Jan 26 02:07

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@Earl-of-Trumps said
Erich von Däniken has died

Interesting. It seems we are both old enough to remember his books.

diver

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 123571

12 Jan 26 02:12

This week we lost two exceptional footballers; Martin Chivers (predominantly played for Tottenham Hotspur) and Terry Yorath (predominantly played for Leeds United).

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12 Jan 26 02:15

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@hakima said
Bob Weir, singer, musician, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead. Bobby, you will be missed. I’m so glad I got to see you play.

“The music never stops…”

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-weir-grateful-dead-dead-obituary-1234810106/

PS say hello to FMF from Hakima…

Nice to see your post, and kind of surprising that there were not more acknowledgments here.

Earlier today I read a few news articles that had collected some eulogies from those who knew him and who had played with him.

I was never a Deadhead, but I do remember and like "Touch of Grey".

On a tangent, today I also learned a little more about John Mayer.

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Mr Sand Box

Otago

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12 Jan 26 05:05

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Pawn Whisperer

My Kingdom fora Pawn

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12 Jan 26 19:14

The post that was quoted here has been removed

he was.

he still was an interesting character/