The RIP thread...

Bruce Gordon

https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2019/06/07/framebuilder-bruce-gordon-dies#.XPtb8FPRadM

Stuart Benstead

Last Wednesday.

Stuart may not be well known here, but he was an important promotor of road races, particularly The Pernod International (AKA The Archer Grand Prix), which was certainly the most important West London event, and arguably the best single day race in the national calendar.

There is already a proposal to rename the Hillingdon circuit after him.

I don't know of any obituary as yet, but when it comes up I'll put a link to it here.

Here is a link to Stuart's obituary:

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/about/article/20190606-Obituary--Stuart-Benstead-0

Justin Edinburgh

49 is no age at all and he was having probably the best time, having got Orient back into the Football League.

RIP

I'd certainly heard plenty of Stuart, never met him, though. Was he related to Philip Benstead?

I was at a gig last night with my brother when I got the news. Absolutely shocked, both of us are O’s fan who just had the best season in years, it really ruined our night.

Yep. As a Daggers fan (and a closet Spurs fan) even I had a bit of a cry. Surreal and you’ve got to feel it for his wife and kids.

Bushwick Bill from the Geto Boys, still the greatest record artwork ever

RIP Little Fella.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ko0svXHgs

RIP withdrawn

Not to my knowledge.

RIP re-established:

Bill’s death was reported prematurely, with his son writing on Instagram on Sunday: “My dad IS NOT dead, he’s still alive and fighting for his life. He needs your continued prayers and support. Certain people have been so quick to write him off as dead so they can capitalize off it.” His publicist has confirmed he died later that evening.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/10/bushwick-bill-rapper-with-geto-boys-dies-aged-52

Also, this sort of thing probably doesn't happen to too many people:

In 1991, Bill lost an eye after accidentally shooting himself in an argument with his girlfriend. He was pronounced dead, but later regained consciousness while in the hospital morgue. “My toe was tagged and they were pushing me in the drawer,” he recalled in a 2014 interview. “I looked both ways and I saw frozen people to the left and frozen people to the right. I thought I was dreaming, then I saw people in front of me pushing the door closed and I was like, ‘Yo!’” Following his cancer diagnosis this year, he said: “It’s not like I’m afraid of dying, because … I died and came back already, in June 1991. I know what it’s like on the other side.”

Philippe Zdar

Fuck.

When are French electronic wizards going to stop being allowed near windows on tall buildings?

Might go and listen to 15 Again.

Banging out a solid diet of Cassius today.

still have this on vinyl somewhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db7guZRx0QY

oh no that's really sad. That la funk mob no wax motorbass remix is one of my favorites.
RIP.

MTB Freerider Carlin Dunne

Joao Gilberto

My old workmate succumbed to cancer at the weekend, bit of a legend, liked him a lot, we shared some good times... RIP Jamie Palmer, miss you already...

https://youtu.be/f2RKGfIsHPY

Sad news, I'm sorry.

sorry to here this. RIP.

RIP Rip Torn. One of the best in the best sitcom ever made.

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Rip Torn

RIP SLUGS

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