The RIP thread...

Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali

A colleague mentioned this earlier this afternoon, nowt on BBC news or Sports pages then or now which is either odd or slow on their part.

Sad if true, RIP. Edit: Hang on, he died a few years back. I'm confused.

Oh WTF maybe a Facebook thing, is he not already dead?! Edit: Yeah 2016. Fucking hell! Serves me right to take anyone on FB at face value!

It appears he died in 2016.

Wiki has him having died 3 years ago, I think its just the anniversary of his death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16011175

Didn't he die three years ago?

Not again!

I thought he was still dead?

I know the heavyweight division has seen some amazing comebacks, but this one beggars belief.

Rep

Yes

Just knocked down?

It seems

It’s now trending on bbc news!

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I'm no longer confused, on this matter at least. Ta.

Dr. John

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWvdO3l4_P8

Ah no, not Dr. John :(
He was always on my list of people to see but I never got the chance.

RIP Night Tripper - il est un grand zombie

Oh, Mac... RIP...

https://youtu.be/qxNZ3WpIxUU

^ that is superb!

My other fave early Mac 45, this is after he lost his finger in a gun fight so had to stop playing guitar...

https://youtu.be/5Tsuek2O2dg

Top hip

As ever, Richard Williams has the inside dope on Doctor John

In 1983 I saw the Balham Alligators play at the Latchmere in Battersea with Dr John playing the piano... It wasn't a big deal or anything, he was just sitting in with them, no one seemed that bothered... He looked rather scruffy, if I'm honest, maybe it was around the time he was cleaning up...