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    Lester Piggott, 86

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...t-war-era-dies

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      My mother's favourite jockey (as he was to many back in the day).

      Have to be honest, I thought he'd carked it ten year back.

      RIP Lester Keith Piggott

      qh
      He had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.

      I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.

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        Bo Hopkins. <sing> Shall we gather at the river </sing>

        https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bo-hopkins...161545455.html

        Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 4 June 2022, 09:38.
        When the fun stops, STOP.

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          Alec John Such

          Original bass player with Bon Jovi passes at 71

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            Patricia Brake Probably best remembered in the BBC soap Eldorado

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              Phil Bennett
              https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59951325
              …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                Not a conventional celebrity but he may affect the way the human race evolves. At the very least he has pioneered augmentation for disabilities.

                https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...eacefully.html
                • Dr Peter Scott-Morgan was given the diagnosis of motor neurone disease in 2017
                • He refused to accept his fate and decided to challenge exactly what it meant to be human
                • The roboticist underwent a series of complex and risky operations during his journey to become a cyborg
                • This included laser eye surgery, feeding tubes and a voice box, as well as a remarkably life-like avatar

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                  Iann Barron: Inmos.

                  https://www.electronicsweekly.com/ne...arron-2022-06/

                  Must have been a fine chap since he got up Weinstock's nose. .
                  When the fun stops, STOP.

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                    Brett Tuggle

                    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ac-cancer.html

                    Brett Tuggle dies at age 70: The keyboardist for Fleetwood Mac and The David Lee Roth Band passes away after battling cancer as Rick Springfield shares heartfelt tribute
                    • Keyboardist Brett Tuggle has died at the age of 70 after battling cancer
                    • He had toured for 20 years with iconic 1970s band Fleetwood Mac
                    • And he was one of the founding members of The David Lee Roth Band
                    • Tuggle also helped Roth write his 1988 hit song Just Like Paradise

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                      Matt Zimmermann aka Alan Tracy of Thunderbirds, Not Go, but Gone.

                      https://uk.news.yahoo.com/matt-zimme...153000747.html
                      When the fun stops, STOP.

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