Phantom, on Feb 11 2009, 04:31 PM, said:
Sylvia Plath commited suicide on this day in 1963
I wonder if she regretted doing that?
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Death Anniversary Thread Ah yes, I remember it. Well...
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Posted 11 February 2009 - 06:22 PM
I wonder if she regretted doing that?
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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Posted 11 February 2009 - 09:17 PM
Monoclinic, on Feb 11 2009, 06:34 PM, said:
themaninblack, on Feb 11 2009, 07:22 PM, said:
Phantom, on Feb 11 2009, 04:31 PM, said:
Sylvia Plath commited suicide on this day in 1963
I wonder if she regretted doing that?
No, Piaf told her not to.
Oh gosh, what a faux pas...
Of course, Plath was the one Ted Hughes knocked about, wasn't she?
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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Posted 14 February 2009 - 09:56 PM
P.G. Wodehouse died on this date in 1975
A good line never dies
It just smells funny
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Posted 20 February 2009 - 05:44 PM
Phantom, on Feb 20 2009, 01:50 PM, said:
Dick York (1992), Burt Lancaster (1994) Hunter S. Thompson (2005) and Sandra Dee (2005)
All died on this date
All died on this date
I think your source on Burt Lancaster must be wrong. He died on my 18th birthday which was 20th October 94
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1.Nelson Mandela 2.Margaret Thatcher 3. Jeremy Thorpe 4. Bill Pertwee 5. John Freeman 6.Guenther Grass 7. Oswald Morris 8. Glynis Johns 9. Zizi Jeanmaire 10. April Ashley
11. Allan Arbus 12. Siegfried Lenz 13. Helmut Kohl 14.Walter Scheel 15.Hywel Bennet 16.Clive James 17. Tamara Press 18.Dave Swarbrick 19. Gretel Bergmann 20. Paul Danquah
21. Fenella Fielding 22. Peter Sallis 23. Dannie Abse 24.Ronnie Biggs 25. Jovanka Broz 26. Bernie Nolan 27. Ron Moody 28. Vivian Pickles 29. Dave Davies 30. Nexhmije Hoxha
31. Doris Lessing 32. Henry Morgenthaler 33. Al Molinaro 34.Gil Taylor 35. Denis Healey 36. Gabriel Garcia Marquez 37. George Blake 38. Brian Cant 39. Fidel Castro 40. Kirk Douglas
41. Aretha Franklin 42.Annette Funicello 43.Bob Godfrey 44. Rev Billy Graham 45.Wojiech Jaruzelski 46.Irving Kanarek 47.Hiroo Onoda 48. Reg Pressley 49. Ariel Sharon 50. Duncan Norvelle.
"Wehat shall we do with the wisswass tdonkleys?" "Throw them in the turwetts til they've diwed."
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21. Fenella Fielding 22. Peter Sallis 23. Dannie Abse 24.Ronnie Biggs 25. Jovanka Broz 26. Bernie Nolan 27. Ron Moody 28. Vivian Pickles 29. Dave Davies 30. Nexhmije Hoxha
31. Doris Lessing 32. Henry Morgenthaler 33. Al Molinaro 34.Gil Taylor 35. Denis Healey 36. Gabriel Garcia Marquez 37. George Blake 38. Brian Cant 39. Fidel Castro 40. Kirk Douglas
41. Aretha Franklin 42.
"Wehat shall we do with the wisswass tdonkleys?" "Throw them in the turwetts til they've diwed."
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Posted 20 February 2009 - 05:48 PM
Handrejka, on Feb 20 2009, 06:44 PM, said:
Phantom, on Feb 20 2009, 01:50 PM, said:
Dick York (1992), Burt Lancaster (1994) Hunter S. Thompson (2005) and Sandra Dee (2005)
All died on this date
All died on this date
I think your source on Burt Lancaster must be wrong. He died on my 18th birthday which was 20th October 94
I misread it, I just glanced at the date of 20th didn't pay much attention to the month
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Posted 21 February 2009 - 08:43 PM
A day late, but Gene Siskel died 10 years ago as of February 20.
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Posted 26 February 2009 - 07:46 PM
William Melvin Hicks died today in 1994. Forget Cobain, this was the big death of that year...
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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Posted 05 March 2009 - 06:28 PM
Phantom, on Mar 5 2009, 03:30 PM, said:
Vivian Stanshall, of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, died on this date in 1995.
All hail the ginger geezer and his wrinkled retainer....Scrotum!
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 12:48 AM
A bit late this but never mind....
Jean Baudrillard died on 6th March 2007...
Jean Baudrillard died on 6th March 2007...
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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Posted 08 March 2009 - 11:59 PM
10th anniversary of Joe DiMaggio's death.
Harold Lloyd also died on this day.
Harold Lloyd also died on this day.
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Personal 50:Hugo Chavez, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nelson Mandela, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Henry Cecil, Clive James, Michael Winner, Van Cliburn, Bonnie Franklin, Jack Pardee, Jalal Talabani, Vo Nguyen Giap, Luise Rainer, George H.W. Bush, Gough Whitlam, Billy Graham, Superstar Billy Graham, Fidel Castro, Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Havilland, Patty Andrews, Richard Attenborough, Mikhail Kalashnikov, Eli Wallach, Margaret Thatcher, Bashar al-Assad, Abigail van Buren, Gunter Grass, Nancy Reagan, George Jones, King Abdullah, Bob Dole, Helmut Kohl, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Glynis Johns, Ingvar Kamprad, Muhammad Ali, Ferdie Pacheco, Lindsay Lohan, Jerry Lewis, Doris Day, Charles Aznavour, Carol Channing, June Foray, Sid Caesar, Eva Marie Saint, Conrad Bain, Robert Mugabe, Mickey Rooney, Abe Vigoda (personal Dunn)
, DDP Theme Team: It's Time to Dim the Lights... (Muppet Show guest stars): Charles Aznavour, Kaye Ballard, Harry Belafonte, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing
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Posted 09 March 2009 - 12:17 AM
Death Impends, on Mar 8 2009, 11:59 PM, said:
10th anniversary of Joe DiMaggio's death.
Harold Lloyd also died on this day.
Harold Lloyd also died on this day.
Well, he had to fall off that clock sometime...
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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Posted 10 March 2009 - 09:15 PM
Lloyd Bridges died today in 1998...
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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Posted 17 March 2009 - 12:23 AM
St Patrick's Day Special:
Rod Hull died 10 years ago today...
Rod Hull died 10 years ago today...
Derby Dead Pool showrunner...
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
"We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature
Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell
It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell
And the streets are full of press men
Bent on getting hung and buried
And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt
Who sucks you while you're sleeping
It's the theatre of financiers
Count them, fifty 'round a table
White and dressed to kill."
David Bowie - We Are The Dead (1974)
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