RIP 2019
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/112027465/olympic-gold-medallist-yvette-williams-has-died-age-89
NZ's first ever female Olympic gold medallist. The images of her winning jump are iconic
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John Singleton, director of Boyz in the Hood dies after a stroke at 51.
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John Singleton, director of Boyz in the Hood dies after a stroke at 51.
Just heard this. Boyz was a terrific film and even my 13 year old son is a massive fan. Shaft was also damn cool. Still relatively young as well. A genuine cinematic pioneer and someone who deserves all the plaudits.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:
John Singleton, director of Boyz in the Hood dies after a stroke at 51.
Just heard this. Boyz was a terrific film and even my 13 year old son is a massive fan. Shaft was also damn cool. Still relatively young as well. A genuine cinematic pioneer and someone who deserves all the plaudits.
Yeah, bit of a shock. I also forgot how young he was when he directed Boyz in the Hood.
Apparently the TV show he was running, Snowfall, is pretty good. I keep meaning to watch it and never get round to it so may give it a go now.
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Malcolm Black , this is a great write up about his life.
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Freddie Starr
Skip to 3.16
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2019:
Freddie Starr
Skip to 3.16
Ali was way funnier and he’s not even a comedian
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damn...far too young.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12229976
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@taniwharugby said in RIP 2019:
damn...far too young.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12229976
Thats awful, judging by the phone numbers at the end of the article he must have been in a really bad way.
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@jegga yeah you dont wanna speculate but seems that way
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@taniwharugby said in RIP 2019:
@jegga yeah you dont wanna speculate but seems that way
No ‘seems’ about it. When the numbers are at the end it’s a given what happened.
I met him a few times years ago, my ex wife’s mate flatted with him. Nice bloke.
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Micky Steele-Bodger
93http://www.barbarianfc.co.uk/news/tribute-to-micky-steele-bodger/
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@taniwharugby said in RIP 2019:
@jegga yeah you dont wanna speculate but seems that way
No ‘seems’ about it. When the numbers are at the end it’s a given what happened.
I met him a few times years ago, my ex wife’s mate flatted with him. Nice bloke.
I don’t know why but when someone kills them self I get a bit teary.
It’s a prick of a disease
I weirdly wish I could just hold their hand and say “it’s ok to feel low. There is ways to feel good again”
Just a real shitter of a way to go
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@taniwharugby I had met him a few times through an actor mate. I wouldn't say I knew him though.
Seemed like the life of the party guy. He and Sela Alo came and hosted a Pacifica Festival on the Gold Coast once and they were very funny together and I loved their S'N'P videos on the differences between Islanders and Palagi.
Just such a waste of talent and life. I feel so bad for his daughter as well as his wider family. Kids need their fathers(and mothers obviously) and it's so hard to understand this thing that he has done. But unless you are going through this, this horrible illness, it's impossible to understand.
For gods sake check on a mate you're worried about. Just pick up the phone, stop by. Let them know you're there.
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