Dead Celebrities Thread

[DoctorStrangelove]

Derek Mack: the engineer closely involved in the launching of the one & only self launched UK satellite: Prospero via the Black Arrow rocket, as cancelled by Grocer Heath & his merry cunch of bunts who knew the cost of everything & the value of nothing.

https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/o...-mack-dies-88/

Black Arrow:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-s...row-180972959/

https://curious-droid.com/323/black-arrow-lipstick-rocket-british-space-program/

[NigelJK]

R4 had it that the project was cancelled as a bargaining chip with France for 'help' with entry into the EEC.

[GJABS]

Darwin the Tortoise. 105 years, a good innings I think.
Off to the big shell in the sky..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-61098627

[ladymuck]

Darwin the Tortoise. 105 years, a good innings I think.
Off to the big shell in the sky..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-61098627

Soup!

[OwlHoot]

Darwin the Tortoise. 105 years, a good innings I think.
Off to the big shell in the sky..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-61098627

105 for a tortoise? That's barely tortoise middle age isn't it? There are tortoises still around who were alive when the Armada sailed, or certainly Captain Cook.

[ladymuck]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...e-dies-aged-87

Composer Harrison Birtwistle, 87.

From Accrington, leading me to remember the "Accrington Stanley, who are they?", "Exactly!“ from some advert or other.

[OwlHoot]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...e-dies-aged-87

Composer Harrison Birtwhistle, 87. ...

Apt name, because most modern abstract music, such as Radio 3 occasionally used to play anyway, sounds like random bird whistles!

[ladymuck]

Apt name, because most modern abstract music, such as Radio 3 occasionally used to play anyway, sounds like random bird whistles!

Oops, spelt his surname wrong. Birtwistle no aitch

[Mordac]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...e-dies-aged-87

Composer Harrison Birtwistle, 87.

From Accrington, leading me to remember the "Accrington Stanley, who are they?", "Exactly!“ from some advert or other.

It was for the milk marketing board (which they should definitely bring back, to annoy the vegans ) and as ever, it's on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6HWNzzR070

[NickFitz]

Electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze dies aged 74 - Music News - Cirrkus News

I'll have to get my turntable unpacked so I can give Timewind a listen