The RIP thread...

https://youtu.be/svpcW1s7JV4

Sarah White founder of new beacon books.

Anyone tell me why the Lufguss logo is black today, 5 ‘Feb 22?

A fatality that happened last year only came to attention yesterday.

Ah. Thanks J.

RIP Bambi

Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60301687

Douglas Trumbull, special effects genius. 2001 & Blade Runner and many more.

Betty Davis

https://youtu.be/fxKBnR_8LIM

Ivan Reitman, 75

He wasn’t exactly a fan of the bicycle:

http://notanothercyclingforum.net/bikereader/contributors/misc/menace.html

Ha - was that piece in jest or not?! Good writing, shame it's making that particular argument

Bappi Lahiri, Bollywood disco deity :-/

https://youtu.be/j5E3h95n880

Sorry @amey - going to have to greyscale your avatar 😢

Everything he wrote was at least partly in jest. It's a style that leaves you to wonder how much if anything in it is something he really felt and also gave him the cover, if backed into a corner, of saying "It's a joke and you have no sense of humour". I'd guess it was mostly a joke but he'd have loved to double down on it if cyclists were outraged. There wasn't a "cycling lobby" really back then, though.

My Dad was holed up with him in Sarajevo in the holiday inn during the civil war. He knocked on my Dads door one night and proposed “Hey Bob, let’s get shit faced knee walking drunk “ and they did.

As above he played the part and as fair as I was told by my dad wasn’t like how he wrote in person but liked playing the role

Andrew Weatherall 2 years ago today RIP.

https://youtu.be/RXWKxP_6iiU

After the recent death Of Bongo Wende, another enormous loss for Congolese music; Nene Tchakou. Few people have brought me as much joy.

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

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

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

Dave, @stevo_com's faithful garden shredder, loved by all who knew him.

Dallas Good from The Sadies.

Oxford United legend, Joey Beauchamp, at the age of 50.

Dan Graham, American artist, what a legacy.

Jamal Edwards. I met him once at the Hempel in Bayswater shooting a video for a little known ginger singer songwriter.

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That’s really sad. A true pioneer. RIP Jamal.

really sad he has done so much for uk muisc as well as setting up countless clubs, startups and mentoring. A really amazing human. so sad

Jessi, the Brixton/West Norwood/Stockwell transvestite/fashionista/cyclist/etc... has died:

https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2022/02/rip-brixton-legend-jessi-veronica-morgan/

To be honest I found her difficult to deal with, but that was probably the idea. The article says she died in November. I could have sworn I saw her in January, but now assume this was a feverish dream.