They are dropping like flies at the moment

[I KNOW IT]

Mark Margolis 1939 - 2023 died today
Also know as Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

[Supernova]

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, has died aged 80

The Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist, died in Los Angeles after a long illness.

R.I.P Robbie

[AdamM]

Bernie Marsden 7/5/51 - 24/8/23
Guitarist in Whitesnake when they were a Uk blues rock band in the late 70s/early 80s, usually paired with Mickey Moody. Co-wrote classics like Here I Go Again, Fool For Your Lovin, Walking in the shadow of the blues, trouble, and more.

Rock music moved ion, and Dave Coverdale fired all his old mates in favour of big haired shredders to appeal to the MTV generation, and the old guard like Bernie got left behind.

Whitesnake’s Saints & Sinners was one of the first three rock albums that got me into proper music (the other two being AC/DC’s Back in Black and Iron Maidens Live After Death).

I saw him do a 30 minute Q&A / Play Along to blues backing tracks at last years Guitar Show in Birmingham. Marshall had just launched a Signature series amp in his name. A fitting tribute to a great player from the early days of British Hard Blues Rock.

RIP Bernie.

Bernie at his best, 1980
https://open.spotify.com/album/2bEy5Ez92ta5JKkCX9VCxv?si=PVHcpDrqQ8SM6rLfa0us8w

[Supernova]

R.I.P Bernie.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McCallum

[Kev B]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McCallum

RIP Illya Kuryakin.

[Sheriff Fatman]

Michael Gambon, aged 82.  Brilliant actor.  Most will know him for his roles as Dumbledore in the later Harry Potter films.  I first recall seeing him in The Singing Detective playing a man with a terminal skin condition.

RIP

[Supernova]

R.I.P Illya Kuryakin and Philip Marlowe.

I liked them both, great viewing.

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[Kev B]

RIP Franny Lee, a true legend of his era.

[Sheriff Fatman]

Tony Holden, author of the epic poker book "Big Deal", has passed away according to this tweet.

That book was my gateway drug into wanting to play poker.

RIP Tony.

https://x.com/ChadAHolloway/status/1711441359016689727?s=20

[Pokerpops]

Tony Holden, author of the epic poker book "Big Deal", has passed away according to this tweet.

That book was my gateway drug into wanting to play poker.

RIP Tony.

https://x.com/ChadAHolloway/status/1711441359016689727?s=20

That and “A Bigger Deal” are great reads.

RIP

[Sheriff Fatman]

Just seen the news that Bobby Charlton has died, aged 86.

Sad news, and a genuine England football legend.  RIP

[Kev B]

RIP Sir Bobby. Over 17 years at Man U and decades serving them after retirement from playing. Won everything there was to win in the game. A true legend of the beautiful game.

[Supernova]

As a soccer mad tom boy when I was little trying to play footie with anyone in the school yard that would let me join in and failing to be the successor to Georgie Best, whenever we went on our holidays kids would ask me where I came from and when I said Manchester their eyes lit up & first words that always came out from their little mouths was Bobby Charlton.

R.I.P Sir Bobby Charlton. There will never be another quite like you.