The RIP thread...

He is critical of many people in the video but its a good history prior to his untimely death.

Granted, but he could have also used a tasteful image of the deceased rider as the thumbnail, or an image of the climb or whatever. Instead he used an ai image of a completely unconnected, higher profile rider crying instead, in order to get more clicks. Seems rather distasteful to me

Raphael Geminiani, ex-rider and illustrious directeur sportif, has died, aged 99.

Good article of Geminiani, by James Startt who knew him well, here:

https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/remembering-raphael-geminiani

RIP - Shelley Duvall.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/shelley-duvall-dead-the-shining-b2578207.html

Bill Viola, artist

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/jul/13/bill-viola-the-rembrandt-of-the-video-age-dies-aged-73

Richard Simmons.

double rip
https://youtu.be/NqWepczRvH8

Just seen this, sad news. Memory might be tricking me, was he on the KP/Balance Brewery ride a few weeks back?

Shannen Doherty

Tomcraft.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9r3np0l430o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QV8cOmsTdI

No way! I wonder what he died from.

This was a choon when I used to go to the club.

RIP Bob Newhart. A funny, funny man

Aw. I've got The Button down mind of on OG picture sleeve 7" somewhere

Loved The Bob Newhart Show, I think I may have absorbed a lame version of his timing.

Toumani Diabate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOWqqTQQC9w

Oh, that's a real shame. Last of that generation, I think. He was still popping up on U.S. late night TV when Don Rickles and the rest were in their graves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag-t-cINJ74

Yeah. Passing of a comedy legend

RIP Ray Reardon

Ah shit. Proper legend . RIP

Complete legend of the sport. He always looked the same age though (old) with that distinctive hairstyle

And the inspiration for one of the oddest musical films ever.

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Frank Ifield. About 40 years ago, waiting for John Peel to come on, I caught a song on Radio 2 called I Remember You. What the hell was that? So began a hunt for every Frank Ifield record I could find.
Looking for versions of one of my favorite tunes tonight I discovered he died a couple of months ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xumb2N0nLpk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgm0KNICGcU

What film is this?