Nick Kamen, model and singer from the first Levi 501 jeans advert in the 80's. Only 59

Tawny Kitaen

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

Busy day:

John Davis - real voice behind Milli Vanilli (remember them, and the "scandal"?). Covid-related.

Eric Carle - author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

Kevin Clark - drummer in "School of Rock" . Only 32, hit by a car whilst riding a bike

Ooops. 

Spot the clanger.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-57287764

Shame about the bard's namesake, though.

Phil.

Hello

On the TMP site they are reporting the death of Duncan MacFarlane - http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=550118

Has anybody heard?

GrumpyOldMan

Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 03 June 2021, 10:34:21 PM
Hello

On the TMP site they are reporting the death of Duncan MacFarlane - http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=550118

Has anybody heard?

GrumpyOldMan

Sad loss.

Oh dear, a great character.

Sad news indeed .

A lovely man, just sad news.

Really nice guy

Initial announcement on Miniature Wargames Website

https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/duncan-macfarlane-1948-2021/

A sad loss indeed, and only 73

Genuinely nice bloke....Bumped into him on numerous occasions in Newark, and he'd usually ask.."Got time to go for a coffee, Phil ?"......I usually had, cos those were the days of megetting photo's processed at a 'one hour' developer shop in town.

VERY sad news. 

Phil.

Reg Twigg. Last survivor of those who worked on the Burma Railroad of Kwai Bridge fame infamy. 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/349758/last-death-railway-brit-reg-twigg-dies-but-memoir-reveals-survival-story

To have lived to that age after what they went through. R.I.P.

Wow!

Quite amazing about Reg Twigg bearing in mind so many young men didn't survive to enjoy and reach such a ripe old age.

Sad news also about Duncan MacFarlane at age 73. What would we have done pre-internet and blog days without the likes of him.

Quote from: Heedless Horseman on 29 June 2021, 07:14:32 PM
Reg Twigg. Last survivor of those who worked on the Burma Railroad of Kwai Bridge fame infamy. 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/349758/last-death-railway-brit-reg-twigg-dies-but-memoir-reveals-survival-story

To have lived to that age after what they went through. R.I.P.

Looks like a good book, but  according to the right up on Amazon he died in 2013 aged 99.

Quote from: Orcs on 29 June 2021, 10:18:25 PM
Looks like a good book, but  according to the right up on Amazon he died in 2013 aged 99.

You are quite correct! When I look at the article date... 2013! But, I looked for 'an article' having seen it come up on a 'Current News' feed, the previous day LOL! 

Well, that does not matter... it was his life that did... RIP.

Long ago, I read a library book of a POW Doctor's recollections of 'life' and 'treatments' that he performed in Burma. It included very good hand drawn illustrations of the horrific effects of 'Jungle Sores' and improvised treatments for wounds or disease. A guy holding a tin can to catch the fluid draining from his gut via a piece of 'inner tube'! 
There was almost no medical assistance from the Japanese... BUT, their own troops had VERY little medical supplies either. Japanese rations were not all that much better... but could be greatly 'supplemented' by extortion from the local population. 

On POW food... I also vaguely remember the astonishment of some Brit Officer POWs in... maybe Colditz... that, due to Red Cross Parcels, THEY had 'better quality' food than some local civilians! Other Ranks camps may not have fared so 'well'... but THEY knew that they were better off than Russian POWs and would sometimes try to help out. 

Now, people whine if there is a shortage of Courgettes on the shelves... or I grumble if Ma can only get her toenails clipped every four months! (Have started doing it myself.). 

Well, courgettes matter.

Quote from: Heedless Horseman on 30 June 2021, 03:04:13 AM

Well, that does not matter... it was his life that did... RIP.

Totally agree.

Its easy to get dates mixed up in the internet  - I have many time . I think all internet pages should e made to display the posting date.

Dusty Hill of ZZ Top.