RIP Rick Parfitt

[Major Thom]

Sorry to hear the News Rick Parfiit of Status Quo has died, a bit of a true rocker from the word go, with the bit of Sycadelic guitar playing from Pictures of Matchstick Men and Down the Dustpipe to Rocking all over the World for all you old aged headbangers. RIP

[Horus]

Missed that news item MT so thanks for posting, although I did hear some time back that he was not well.

Here is the original group with a very young Rossi and Parfit

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And much later ...............

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[Dusak]

The news stated that he died after complications from a shoulder injury. Must of been some injury.

[Major Thom]

My wife told me that a little while ago he had a heart attack and died for 3 mins before being resuscitated, wonder if his passing was due more to a Heart attack?

[newcastle]

He'd had several heart attacks and quadruple bypass surgery. He even smoked & drank in hospital after the operation!

Years of heavy partying have caught up with his dodgy heart and it's only surprising he lasted so long.

A great performer, RIP.

[Who2]

Here's one for you Hello Quo I never expected Alan to make such a good job of this....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179073/?ref_=nv_sr_1

[Major Thom]

Goodness I did not realize he had been so ill, by what you say it seems he was living on borrowed time. Still a shame though he was still not old by all means

[Bullet Magnet]

He lived on the Isle of Man for a long time, I think Francis Rossi did as well.
Unlike Jeremy Clarkson, he was a really nice bloke and got on well with the locals out there.

I was there back in April to see 10ccc at the Villa Marina and my Brother in Law was telling me about him.

I never really liked the Quo, only due to the fact the music was a repetitive 3 chord arrangement, but if you ever heard what these 2 brilliant musicians were really capable of, they were pure genius and extremely talented.

Still a man has to eat and keep the wolf from the door...

RIP Rick, another great talent lost in 2016..

Expect more to come, and no there's no esoteric explanation, just simple numbers...

[Bullet Magnet]

George Michael, Aged just 53, died Peacefully at home.. RIP ...

[Horus]

Good grief! they are dropping like flies

[Dusak]

Sadly every year the entertainers that you grew up with from a child start to drop you suddenly realize that we of similar age are standing in the same queue with the fickle finger of fate randomly picking the next one.

[Horus]

As a mate of mine said at a recent funeral we both attended "we are all standing in line at the crematorium door"

[A-Four]

When my grandmother was alive she always enjoyed watching those very old early films, and often would remark while watching them that 'we are being entertained by ghosts'.

[John Landon]

Indeed A-Four, and us mortals keep the heaven's entertained....

[Dusak]

As a mate of mine said at a recent funeral we both attended "we are all standing in line at the crematorium door"

That's one line that you won't find in Egypt Horus. ... wonder if that decreases the odds of hearing the call...

[Horus]

As a mate of mine said at a recent funeral we both attended "we are all standing in line at the crematorium door"

That's one line that you won't find in Egypt Horus. ... wonder if that decreases the odds of hearing the call...

No, as I understand it they just chuck you on the back of a truck and tip you in a hole, very dignified

[Major Thom]

Good way of describing a what should be a dignified end Horus...But so true.

[Who2]

As a mate of mine said at a recent funeral we both attended "we are all standing in line at the crematorium door"

That's one line that you won't find in Egypt Horus. ... wonder if that decreases the odds of hearing the call...

No, as I understand it they just chuck you on the back of a truck and tip you in a hole, very dignified

That's totally why one should seek help from http://www.buryudeadquick.eg (luxor ltd)
"They will chuck you in a hole with style and it's 10th the price of dying in Blighty.
anon Dr.Rtd. Royal Tonbridge Wells. deceased
A happy customer says....."And they take any & all major CC's.
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[Who2]

I once raced Alan Lancaster from Maidstone to Swanley one night.
He was in an MGB GT and I was in my little 'ol Alpine I wiped the floor....

They had just done a gig at Maidstone Art College we,
'blagged our 'access all area's by buying him and the drummer an Indian meal in King St,
for some unknown reason to me, a really great gig though....
A Dr say's: Pop Stars always have better quality drugs...

[Major Thom]

Must have been the Alpine Tiger Dr!