Barendd Nobeard
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Tommy Makem, R.I.P.
In Remembrance:2007
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I have listened to Tommy Makem live at concerts more times than I can remember, both with the Clancy Brothers and solo. The earliest that I can remember was in 1968, though my parents took me to others this is the earliest that has stuck in my brain.Barendd Nobeard said:
I need to listen to his music tonight. Damn, but I am going to miss him.
The Auld Grump, he performed at one of my best friend's wedding.
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Jerry Schneider, indoor tennis pioneer, dead at 87
Jerry Schneider, the man credited with building the first indoor tennis facility, has died. He was 87.
Schneider died of complications from lung cancer on July 18, his daughter Marlon Barden, of Highland Park, Ill., told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday.
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Jerry Schneider, the man credited with building the first indoor tennis facility, has died. He was 87.
Schneider died of complications from lung cancer on July 18, his daughter Marlon Barden, of Highland Park, Ill., told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday.
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Double Bassist Art Davis Dies at 73
Dr. Art Davis, the renowned double bassist who played with John Coltrane and other jazz greats, has died. He was 73.
Davis died of a heart attack Sunday at his home in Long Beach, his son Kimaili Davis told the Los Angeles Times for a story in Saturday's editions.
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Dr. Art Davis, the renowned double bassist who played with John Coltrane and other jazz greats, has died. He was 73.
Davis died of a heart attack Sunday at his home in Long Beach, his son Kimaili Davis told the Los Angeles Times for a story in Saturday's editions.
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Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, a Jew who converted to Catholicism and rose through church hierarchy to become one of the most influential Roman Catholic figures in France, died Sunday, the Paris archbishop's office said. He was 80.
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Merv Griffin, 82, dies of prostate cancer
Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune” game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. He was 82.
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Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune” game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. He was 82.
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Not quite the magnitude of Merv, but I'll miss his work: Mike Wieringo passed yesterday.
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=125110
Some comments from his friends:
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=125150
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=125110
Some comments from his friends:
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=125150
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Yone Minagawa, who was the world's oldest person, died yesterday. She was 114. Edna Parker, who is only 106 days younger, is now the oldest living person.
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