[Duma]

I quoted the "sleepy golden storm" bit of Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye to the gf this morning when I woke - only found out he'd died when I got to work. Odd.

[lagerstarfish]

This time last year me and Grumpycrumpy were regularly sitting with Dragon Pete in St Lukes Hospice while Pete was enjoying the rate at which good quality pain killers were outpacing liver cancer. Grumpy's habit was to read poetry to Pete; mine was to sing to him. Late one night, Grumpy produces some poetry that I hadn't heard before, but him and Pete knew quite well - turned out to be Leonard Cohen. Despite the tears, my voice seemed to stabilize at a reasonably low tone and the three of us did a Cohenesque rendition of Hallelujah. Cheesy as fuck, but a really good thing to have experienced.

Thanks Mr Cohen

[mrjonathanr]

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.

[andy popp]

I'd never heard this cover until last night. A beautiful, fitting tribute.

[Falling Down]

David Mancuso founder of The Loft and dance music pioneer at 72.

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

It closed a while back but the demolition of the Grovenor Hotel  block means the Casbah has now gone. Had some fun nights there, none of which were complete without this being played too loudly....

[csl]

Sadly Sharon Jones died yesterday

[SamT]

Gilly - the drummer from  http://www.inspiralcarpets.com/

Same age as me, 

[SA Chris]

Younger than me.

Good drumming

[mrjonathanr]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/26/fidel-castro-cuba-revolutionary-icon-dies

Cuban cigar makers are in mourning

[SA Chris]

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38129229

Remember bopping to Trapped at the local nightclub. Not sure if he is ex-military, or if it was an honorary rank bestowed on him

[slackline]

Not sure if he is ex-military, or if it was an honorary rank bestowed on him

It was bestowed on him by his parents...

Colonel Abrams - his real name - was born in Detroit, the home of Motown, in 1949.

[SA Chris]

Yeah, i know, it was meant to be a joke.

[SA Chris]

Manuel. ;(


http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38178353

[andy popp]

Que?

[SA Chris]

Si?

What?

KC Watt? What are you talking about you silly man.

[dave]

Which is man with beard?

[chillax]

Greg Lake 

[SA Chris]

Greg Lake 

Just before he got his annual Xmas royalty cheque too.

[andy popp]

Dave Brubeck

[lagerstarfish]

tune

[Falling Down]

My music teacher played this to us at School circa. 1981.  Brilliant music...

[andy_e]

Dave Brubeck died four years ago! John Glenn though, pioneer!

[SA Chris]

Godspeed John Glenn

[SA Chris]

Dave Brubeck died four years ago!

Yet i get a shower of sarcasm for making the same mistake.

Amazed to discover Burt Bacharach is still alive though.