In Memoriam

[horrie hastings]

French beauty and animal activist Bridgette Bardot has passed away aged 91

Brigitte Bardot, the French star you 'had to see to believe'

Few epitomised French chic like Brigitte Bardot, the doe-eyed beauty whose sensuality rocked a post-war world.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Generalzod]

'Massive impact': Midnight Oil founder and drummer Rob Hirst dies aged 70

Rob Hirst was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023.

www.abc.net.au

Read about it…RIP Rob Hirst

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Absolutely gutted. Rob Hirst was a f**king legend. Just really really empty atm.

 

[Someone2]

James Van Der Beek age 48

 

[Captain Apollo]

James Van Der Beek age 48

Hard to believe, poor bloke to die so young

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48

“He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” Van Der Beek’s wife, Kimberly, said in an Instagram post.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Generalzod]

Robert Duval RIP truly a great actor:

 

[Captain Apollo]

Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dies, aged 95

Duvall made a lasting impression for his roles including in Apocalypse Now, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Godfather.

www.smh.com.au

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Duvall dying doesn’t seem real tbh.
He was in so many films for so many years.

 

[Ian Douglas]

RIP consigliere.

 

[Ian Douglas]

Robert Duval RIP truly a great actor:

“Can’t do it sally”

 

[PARRA_FAN]

I don't what it was but everytime I watched a movie with Duvall its like he outstaged every cast even in minor roles. Absolute brilliant actor. RIP

 

[Generalzod]

I don't what it was but everytime I watched a movie with Duvall its like he outstaged every cast even in minor roles. Absolute brilliant actor. RIP

He was great in Gone in 60 seconds…

 

[horrie hastings]

I.m surprised no one has posted Eric Dane passing away from motor neuron disease aged 53 . Eric was one of the handsome men to ever walk this planet. His final goodbye speech was heart breaking to watch.

Eric Dane, star of Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria, dies aged 53

The star was best known for his role as Dr Mark Sloan in long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and as the patriarch of the Jacobs family in teen hit Euphoria.

www.abc.net.au

 

[horrie hastings]

One of my all time favourite artist and song writer Neil Sedaka has passed away just short of his 87th birthday.

Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies aged 86

Neil Sedaka, the American singer and songwriter who sold millions of records worldwide, dies aged 86.

www.abc.net.au

and my all time favourite of his

 

[Generalzod]

 

[horrie hastings]

Saddened at the news just coming in that Lorraine Bayly who starred in The Sullivans and Carsons Law besides being in many plays and stage shows has passed away. I had met a few times and was a lovely lady, will be sadly missed.

 

[Nuke]

I just read that Jamie Dunn, the guy behind Agro, passed away today.

Jamie Dunn: Beloved entertainer, voice behind puppet Agro, dies aged 76

amp.9news.com.au

I gotta say, I'm kinda gutted by this. As a kid of the 80s / 90s, I grew up watching Agro, and as I got older and YouTube became a thing, I loved him even more as an adult, watching all those things that you just could not say or do anymore, especially on TV, and even more especially on kids TV!

He was going to be touring around Australia with some fella called 'Ben From Brisbane' in 2020, and I was keen to see him when they got to Perth, but alas, covid intervened and it got cancelled. I've been keeping my eyes open for it to be announced again, but that's now not to be.

 

[horrie hastings]

I just read that Jamie Dunn, the guy behind Agro, passed away today.

Jamie Dunn: Beloved entertainer, voice behind puppet Agro, dies aged 76

amp.9news.com.au

I gotta say, I'm kinda gutted by this. As a kid of the 80s / 90s, I grew up watching Agro, and as I got older and YouTube became a thing, I loved him even more as an adult, watching all those things that you just could not say or do anymore, especially on TV, and even more especially on kids TV!

He was going to be touring around Australia with some fella called 'Ben From Brisbane' in 2020, and I was keen to see him when they got to Perth, but alas, covid intervened and it got cancelled. I've been keeping my eyes open for it to be announced again, but that's now not to be.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

One of my all time favourite artist and song writer Neil Sedaka has passed away just short of his 87th birthday.

Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies aged 86

Neil Sedaka, the American singer and songwriter who sold millions of records worldwide, dies aged 86.

www.abc.net.au

and my all time favourite of his

Bought my mum a Neil Sedaka compilation as a birthday present sometime in the 80s. Songs from all eras. She was an early-60s teenybopper. I was more lured by the 70s material recorded with 10cc at Strawberry Studios.

 

[horrie hastings]

Bought my mum a Neil Sedaka compilation as a birthday present sometime in the 80s. Songs from all eras. She was an early-60s teenybopper. I was more lured by the 70s material recorded with 10cc at Strawberry Studios.

I still have my 7 inch vinyl single of Wheeling West Virginia from 1969, that was my favourite song of his, he recorded it while in Australia, strangely for a song about America and the American dream it failed to chart there, it only charted in Australia and New Zealand. Like you some of the stuff he did with 10cc backing him was his best.

Another interesting bit of trivia was that Benny and Bjorn got Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody to arrange the lyrics of Ring Ring for them into English.