The RIP thread...

One that I'm surprised he didn't sue over.

Also the inspiration for Nottingham thrash metal band Lawnmower Deth's Spook Perv Happenings in the Snooker Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oF0JxhuzgY

John Lydon did a cover of that.
It was called 'I remember you, you cunt'.

If you really must

https://youtu.be/WCcFScW2Mm8?feature=shared

“ The legendary author of gritty gems like Made in Britain (1982) and Elephant (1989) delivered one of the most unclassifiable works in British cinema, described by the BFI as “the first snooker-playing vampire musical in history.” And while nothing can go wrong with such a description, you should know that beyond the film’s freak appeal , Clarke goes one step further by constructing a cult film that also hides a powerful critique of Thatcherism.”

Evelyn Thomas.

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

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/abdul-duke-fakir-four-tops-dead

Just woke up to this news :(
RIP Duke

https://youtu.be/t1lQXF5nsBs?si=iMUsPRkKFU8z3Iap

Rip John Mayall,,, Used to hitch hike all over Uk to his gigs,,,
Gotta fly tomorrow
Gotta catch my gear
My time is coming
My time is near

Edna Mitchell, a family friend died last year. Both her and her husband Eric were prolific cyclists and I'm told fairly successful.

Apparently Edna would ride out to races single speed, then flip the wheel to TT fixed.

Anyone able to ID the bike? Those cranks look super slim

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That may be an early TA ring with the 6 spokes, which may be on an adapter on cottered steel Stronglight cranks. I can’t really see enough and don’t really know my earlier cranks well enough. Stronglight cranks have a more solid-looking centre to them because of the small bcd though. So that would be against them looking like Stronglight. Gnutti maybe?

Anyone able to ID the bike? Those cranks look super slim

You can always ask here:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/238801/

In that period, in England, they would almost certainly be Chater Lea cranks.

RIP John Anderson, classic Gladiators referee. Though I'm sure he died a little before watching Clattenburg shitting over his legacy.

Pat Collier, an amazing bass player, engineer and producer.

From NYT obit:

Toumani Diabaté, a virtuoso of the kora, a 21-stringed West African instrument, which he often put into dialogue with other musical traditions from around the globe, died on Friday in Bamako, Mali. He was 58

https://youtu.be/zDuVVFeGntQ

RIP DJ Randall

Proper jungle legend

Used to rave to him when i was a young un at AWOL at Paradise Club

"Can you handle the Randall?"

Sad loss

It's not been a good year for that scene.

He was often at that old club on Temple Mills Lane back in the early rave days.

Roberto Linguanotto

https://euroweeklynews.com/2024/07/30/creator-of-the-tiramisu-pick-me-up-has-died/

Fuck. This is hard to process. He had a unique style of mixing. So incredibly tight and an ability to blend styles and create sets of music that I always aspired to. A master of it. What a loss, and so young. Absolutely devastating.

https://youtu.be/fRKRNJPaFf8?si=iX-_-PeKQpy04Boh

Randall was one of the hardest hitters back in the early days when hardcore was transitioning into jungle. I remember when that came out and my mate got it up at Blackmarket Records.

https://youtu.be/d2UFhy7dYGc

Got this tape up in the loft. Properly obscure, wasn’t expecting to find it on YouTube!

RIP. 8am business! Oof

https://youtu.be/GEC1CSwZXfI?si=JyezEnD-YLexc2Qt

This just sad. My favourite dessert