Deaths in 2025

[FierceKitty]

The Father requires you to be crucified! Don't disappoint me again! (deep intake of breath through respirator)

Not an easy double act to pull off!

[Gwydion]

Gerald Harper: Adam Adamant, Hadleigh and RAF Officer in the Hour that Never Was episode of the Avengers.
96 years old!
I remember all those - he couldn't have been that old.
Someone's doing weird things with the calendar.

[Techno 3]

[Raider4]

Julian McMahon (56). Australian actor best known for  TV series Charmed and Nip/Tuck, and playing Dr. Doom in the first two Fantastic Four movies.

Too young.

[Peterem]

Ex-folkie Dave Cousins (85), founder and vocalist of the Strawbs - even though I never much cared for their only (and much misinterpreted) hit "Part of the Union"

[Techno 3]

[Scorpio_Rocks]

OZZY     

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn0qq5nyxn0t

[Techno 3]

AWWWWW !

'Supernaut' and 'Crazy Train' on today's playlist at Techno Towers.

[Orcs]

Yep, got to be a Black Sabbath playlist today

[henjed]

This is really sad news - he was a very genuine guy despite the stardom and daft TV programmes and the like - met him on the Blizzard of Ozz tour in Liverpool and he signed my (vinyl - they were the days!) copy of Black Sabbath's first album. Not a *great* vocalist but a unique and powerful one, difficult (if not impossible) to imitate.

Gonna listen to lots of Sabbath today, and the sublime "Diary of a Madman".

[Peterem]

Somewhat overshadowed by Ozzy (RIP), bluesman John Mayall, 90, whose pioneering Bluesbreakers made the reputation of greats like Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce and John McVie.

[Last Hussar]

Reminder I should listen to more Mayall

[Gwydion]

Probably odd to be picky about this but Mayall died a year ago - 22 July 2024.
A great blues man who nurtured, as well as the above, Mick Taylor - still the best guitarist (sorry Keith!) the Stones ever had.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Two to report, Cleo Lane and Shunsaku Tamiya, founder Tamiya models

[Steve J]

Cleo Lane a great innings, but had not heard of Tamiya's passing . The latter, alonng with Airfix and Matchbox, a huge part of my childhood, like many others I'm sure.