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Title: George Michael dies - this is taking the p***
Post by: undercovergeek on December 25, 2016, 06:25:38 PM
2016 has a real problem with celebrities
Title: Re: George Michael dies - this is taking the p***
Post by: JudgeDredd on December 25, 2016, 06:28:23 PM
ffs

Quite apart from his rather dodgy "recent" past, the guy was a legend  :notworthy:

RIP George
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Post by: mirth on December 25, 2016, 06:28:43 PM
Unreal.

RIP George.
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Post by: OJsDad on December 25, 2016, 06:34:08 PM
Wow. Had he been ill? 

RIP George.
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Post by: Staggerwing on December 25, 2016, 06:40:16 PM
Damn.  :( RIP George.

Same age as me.  :o

Deadpool is gonna be so pissed off.
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Post by: bbmike on December 25, 2016, 06:46:26 PM
Again, way too young. RIP.  :(
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Post by: bayonetbrant on December 25, 2016, 07:05:37 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/25/entertainment/george-michael-death/index.html
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Post by: Gusington on December 25, 2016, 07:22:41 PM
FUCK. Really liked his music. Was a legend for The Wife too.

RIP George, we love you.
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Post by: Toonces on December 25, 2016, 08:40:04 PM
I was a fan, this is a bummer.
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Post by: mirth on December 25, 2016, 08:43:00 PM
One of those 80s songs I will also love

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Post by: BanzaiCat on December 25, 2016, 09:40:21 PM
Quote from: mirth on December 25, 2016, 08:43:00 PM
One of those 80s songs I will also love



Yeah, I was going to say, that's one of my favorites of his. Unbelievable.

Cracked (of all sites) did a two-parter on celebrities that passed in 2016 that you may not have heard about. We're usually on top of these things but there was more than one in these that I didn't know about.

http://www.cracked.com/article_24498_the-most-overlooked-celebrity-deaths-2016-part-1.html

http://www.cracked.com/article_24499_25-famous-people-you-didnt-notice-died-in-2016-part-2.html
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Post by: MIGMaster on December 26, 2016, 01:36:19 AM
The 80's icons are slowly passing into history.  :'(
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Post by: AchillesLastStand on December 26, 2016, 01:47:26 AM
He had an amazing voice, for some reason this one really hit hard. Think I need a Kleenex now...RIP

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Post by: MikeGER on December 26, 2016, 02:31:54 AM
Darn! ...that came unexpected  :(

i start feeling reaaaal old when artists of the 80ties suddenly fading away :-X
liked his early work 
Title: Re: George Michael dies - this is taking the p***
Post by: JudgeDredd on December 26, 2016, 04:30:50 AM
Quote from: AchillesLastStand on December 26, 2016, 01:47:26 AM
He had an amazing voice, for some reason this one really hit hard. Think I need a Kleenex now...RIP


This - the single greatest song from his very excellent collection  O0
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Post by: bayonetbrant on December 26, 2016, 06:48:31 AM
I was always partial to

[yt]https://youtu.be/j8HKAw9JAFY[/yt]
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Post by: Barthheart on December 26, 2016, 08:26:14 AM
I was never a fan of his music but have to admit he was talented. And only 53! I'm 51!  :o

5 days left in 2016... who's next?  :(  (Who's left?!?)
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Post by: Dammit Carl! on December 26, 2016, 01:17:03 PM
Rest easy, man. Thanks for your works.

Had a dude I knew in high school who simply adored George Michael's hair - goofy, tall sumbitch but danged if he didn't have nice hair.  Hope this news doesn't bring him too down, wherever he is.
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Post by: Greybriar on December 26, 2016, 08:54:26 PM
Quote from: OJsDad on December 25, 2016, 06:34:08 PM
Wow. Had he been ill? 

RIP George.

According to this (http://www.tmz.com/2016/12/26/george-michael-last-seen-splash/), he was "struggling with his weight in the months before his death." Perhaps his recent weight gain was a factor in his death due to heart failure.

Rest in peace, George.
Title: Re: George Michael dies - this is taking the p***
Post by: OJsDad on December 26, 2016, 09:54:32 PM
Quote from: Greybriar on December 26, 2016, 08:54:26 PM
Quote from: OJsDad on December 25, 2016, 06:34:08 PM
Wow. Had he been ill? 

RIP George.

According to this (http://www.tmz.com/2016/12/26/george-michael-last-seen-splash/), he was "struggling with his weight in the months before his death." Perhaps his recent weight gain was a factor in his death due to heart failure.

Rest in peace, George.

Thanks Greybrier
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Post by: airboy on December 27, 2016, 12:33:12 PM
George had an addiction problem.  Those catch up with you in your 50s.

On an unexpected note, there was an AP story today about all of the money George gave to charity.  Millions of pounds.  He instructed all of the charities to not tell anyone that he was a contributor.  They went public after his death.  My wife and I liked some of his early stuff, and "Careless Whispers" is one of the funniest songs of all time (unintentionally).  But I admire people who help the less fortunate, especially when they don't make a big deal about it.
Title: Re: George Michael dies - this is taking the p***
Post by: panzerde on December 27, 2016, 01:32:52 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on December 26, 2016, 08:26:14 AM
I was never a fan of his music but have to admit he was talented. And only 53! I'm 51!  :o

5 days left in 2016... who's next?  :(  (Who's left?!?)


Turns out, Carrie Fisher.  :(