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« Reply #705 on: December 08, 2015, 10:38:54 AM »


1980: John Lennon shot dead


 Former Beatle John Lennon has been shot dead by an unknown gunman who opened fire outside the musician's New York apartment.
The 40-year-old was shot several times as he entered the Dakota, his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side, opposite Central Park, at 2300 local time.

He was rushed in a police car to St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, where he died.

His wife, Yoko Ono, who is understood to have witnessed the attack, was with him.








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« Reply #706 on: December 08, 2015, 10:51:57 AM »



Crikey, remember that as if it were yesterday. At the time, it seemed so unfair, a "tragedy", but I suppose in the greater scheme of things it was not a disaster.

In a way, it enhanced his profile. And we had days & days of non-stop Beatles music on the wireless. 

I never did quite get the Yoko thing, but they seemed very happy from what I could see.
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« Reply #707 on: December 08, 2015, 12:28:24 PM »



Crikey, remember that as if it were yesterday. At the time, it seemed so unfair, a "tragedy", but I suppose in the greater scheme of things it was not a disaster.

In a way, it enhanced his profile. And we had days & days of non-stop Beatles music on the wireless. 

I never did quite get the Yoko thing, but they seemed very happy from what I could see.

I'm with you on the Yoko thing Tony.

In 1980 I bought my first house. My new neighbour was kind enough to weld me 2 new sills on my old Cortina so it would pass MOT. He wouldn't accept any payment so bought him a John Lennon album (I forget which one). Then by December the musical talent was gone.
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« Reply #708 on: December 08, 2015, 02:04:03 PM »



Crikey, remember that as if it were yesterday. At the time, it seemed so unfair, a "tragedy", but I suppose in the greater scheme of things it was not a disaster.

In a way, it enhanced his profile. And we had days & days of non-stop Beatles music on the wireless. 

I never did quite get the Yoko thing, but they seemed very happy from what I could see.

I'm with you on the Yoko thing Tony.

In 1980 I bought my first house. My new neighbour was kind enough to weld me 2 new sills on my old Cortina so it would pass MOT. He wouldn't accept any payment so bought him a John Lennon album (I forget which one). Then by December the musical talent was gone.

Now that's a blast from the past.

Back in the day it was common practice to keep a car until it needed replacement sills, wings, valance, floor pans etc and then get someone to weld the bits on for you. After that you could get them sprayed to match or just brush paint them yourself.

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« Reply #709 on: December 11, 2015, 12:08:05 PM »

1901 - Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian electrical inventor, sends the first transatlantic radio signal.

1941 - Dutch government in London declares war on Italy

1941 - Germany & Italy declare war on USA

1961 - Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes in Israel

1972 - Astronauts Cernan & Harrison become 11th & 12th on Moon

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« Reply #710 on: December 11, 2015, 06:27:30 PM »

1933 Prohibition ended

1920 the night before prohibition started



the night prohibition ended in the same bar



I've somehow stumbled across the original

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« Reply #711 on: December 11, 2015, 08:17:14 PM »

How, pray, does one stumble across that picture?! Did you accidentally Google "picture of people celebrating ending of prohibition"?

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One sleepless night, Frasier realises what his dad is doing to beat him.

"He's stumbled into the Botvinnik attack"

My then chess coach was incensed. "It's the Panov-Botvinnik attack and you don't stumble into it!"
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« Reply #712 on: December 12, 2015, 12:39:52 PM »

How, pray, does one stumble across that picture?! Did you accidentally Google "picture of people celebrating ending of prohibition"?

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There's an episode of Frasier where he keeps getting beaten by his dad at chess.



One sleepless night, Frasier realises what his dad is doing to beat him.

"He's stumbled into the Botvinnik attack"

My then chess coach was incensed. "It's the Panov-Botvinnik attack and you don't stumble into it!"

I was perusing this site http://www.boredlion.com/ whilst trying to stay awake during a long conference call. Some interesting stuff.
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« Reply #713 on: December 12, 2015, 04:10:39 PM »

1915, on this day

Frank Sinatra was born

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this was a tremendous read

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a638/esq1003-oct-sinatra-rev/
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« Reply #714 on: December 12, 2015, 06:40:41 PM »

sinatra's letter to george michael when he made it big

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« Reply #715 on: December 12, 2015, 06:57:00 PM »



Amazing.

"But you don't understand, Frank"...........
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« Reply #716 on: December 12, 2015, 08:20:07 PM »

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Six years ago today, Bournemouth were hammered 5-0 at Morecambe in League Two
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« Reply #717 on: December 15, 2015, 01:18:07 PM »

Bosman Ruling came in to effect 20 years ago today.
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« Reply #718 on: December 15, 2015, 03:01:54 PM »

Tim Peak becomes the first British astronaut on the way to the International Space Station.


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« Reply #719 on: December 16, 2015, 10:50:27 AM »


1969: MPs vote to abolish hanging

 MPs have voted by a big majority for the permanent abolition of the death penalty for murder.
A great cheer went up in the Commons as the final result was announced shortly before midnight. The voting was 343 in favour, 185 against, a majority of 158, to permanently end hanging in Britain.

The decision came at the end of a seven-and-a-half hour debate which saw the Labour Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, the Conservative leader, Edward Heath, and Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe go through the same lobby to support abolition.

Under the terms of the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 hanging was suspended for an experimental period of five years. Today's result means it is now unlikely to be brought back.
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