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« Reply #5595 on: Monday, September 8, 2025, 07:38:14 » |
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Rick Davies of Supertramp ex of this parish aged 81. Cover sleeve of the album Breakfast In America pictures the group reading major newspapers and he has a copy of The Evening Advertiser.
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« Reply #5596 on: Monday, September 8, 2025, 09:49:20 » |
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Rick Davies of Supertramp ex of this parish aged 81. Cover sleeve of the album Breakfast In America pictures the group reading major newspapers and he has a copy of The Evening Advertiser.
Now that is sad, I was aware he used to come back and visit family in Swindon at least once a year and the whole reason why I got the Breakfast in America LP was to see the Evening Advertiser on the back of it. Rick Davies was a true musical genius and people I spoke to always used to mention him coming from Swindon and how brilliant that was for us as a town to produce such an artist |
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« Reply #5597 on: Monday, September 8, 2025, 10:44:22 » |
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That upsets me, Supertramp were/are a proper supergroup and Rick always loved his ties to Swindon. Apparently Rick was a very down to earth bloke too RIP.
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« Reply #5598 on: Monday, September 8, 2025, 11:06:01 » |
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Apparently according to Wiki, at one time he played in the same band as Gilbert O'Sullivan...never knew that...(obviously was aware of the Swindon/Gilbert O'Sullivan connection)
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« Reply #5599 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 12:10:45 » |
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Ricky Hatton
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« Reply #5600 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 12:16:59 » |
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What? Jeez.
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« Reply #5601 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 12:17:27 » |
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« Reply #5602 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 12:18:24 » |
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Thats shocking at just 46.
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #5603 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 12:28:10 » |
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He was the man that got me into boxing, absolutely loved him.
Had his demons unfortunately, but always came across like a proper sound bloke.
RIP.
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« Reply #5604 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 12:49:28 » |
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Mental health is a fucker.
RIP Ricky
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« Reply #5605 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 12:54:52 » |
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Watched Ricky as a teenager in the early hours against Floyd and Pac Man, and his greatest moment v Kosta Tszyu.
Heart of a lion and a brilliant boxer.
RIP.
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« Reply #5606 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 13:16:25 » |
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Holy fuck! I was never into boxing but Hatton was one I always enjoyed watching. And more importantly he always came across as a really genuine & nice guy.
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« Reply #5607 on: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 13:26:11 » |
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He was the man that got me into boxing, absolutely loved him.
Had his demons unfortunately, but always came across like a proper sound bloke.
RIP.
Me too. He lost to Mayweather, but stole the entire event. Loved him as a fighter and as a man. |
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