George Michael dead

[Herr Tubthumper]

I reckon a few more posts with nobody replying would have been enough for it to give up.

You just gave it oxygen.

Dr No is funnier.

 

[El Presidente]

Dr No is funnier.

No

 

[Two Professors]

Those guilty feet are never gonna dance again.R.I.P.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Back in the early mid Eighties i got a (my first) single tape deck player for Christmas or a Birthday and one of the very first things i listened to was Club Tropicana,i may have been about 12 at the time,i never evolved into a Wham fan as it was not really my thing,however the track was among my first recollected musical experiences of my own as the tape deck was mine..

George obviously has a place in many hearts so to speak and music has that eternal power of capturing a moment in time,it all really goes to show just how short a time we all may have here and he died at no age really,no age at all..

Thanks for the memories,your music has at least given me a memory for ever of that period of my childhood.

RIP George.

Remember seeing Wham in concert at the Brighton Centre, nearly deafened by all the girlie screams after GM & AR had shoved shuttlecocks down their shorts and flung into crowds.
Amazing stuff

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Remember seeing Wham in concert at the Brighton Centre, nearly deafened by all the girlie screams after GM & AR had shoved shuttlecocks down their shorts and flung into crowds.
Amazing stuff

You survived to tell the tale too..

 

[AmexRuislip]

You survived to tell the tale too..

One of the first live music concerts I ever went to.
Gotta start somewhere, experience the atmosphere, whoever the act.
Even when I saw 4 Non Blondes in Dusseldorf, there was a lot of leather cladded German ladies the the front of stage, no room for manoeuvre!

 

[Icy Gull]

Back in the early mid Eighties i got a (my first) single tape deck player for Christmas or a Birthday and one of the very first things i listened to was Club Tropicana,i may have been about 12 at the time,i never evolved into a Wham fan as it was not really my thing,however the track was among my first recollected musical experiences of my own as the tape deck was mine..

George obviously has a place in many hearts so to speak and music has that eternal power of capturing a moment in time,it all really goes to show just how short a time we all may have here and he died at no age really,no age at all..

Thanks for the memories,your music has at least given me a memory for ever of that period of my childhood.

RIP George.

At the time I was not a Wham fan at all, however I have recently added their greatest hits to my iPod and Club Tropicana video is one of my all time favourites. That is a proper summer song up their with most of what the Beach Boys did as Summer feel good music and the filming in Ibiza makes it perfect IMO.

The 6 minute remixed version of Last Christmas is my grand kids favourite Christmas song too.

 

[Stat Brother]

Dr No is funnier.

It's great how an idea can go from funny to shitehouse in one move.

Hopefully the poster currently known Your Mum will, next Christmas, ask for an original thought.

 

[Albion my Albion]

One of the first live music concerts I ever went to.
Gotta start somewhere, experience the atmosphere, whoever the act.
Even when I saw 4 Non Blondes in Dusseldorf, there was a lot of leather cladded German ladies the the front of stage, no room for manoeuvre!

Your mum?

Your mum?

 

[Algernon]

how the Grim Reaper, like an October wasp with days to live,

Oh I love that. Very eloquently put!

RIP George Michael.

 

[Eeyore]

I thought AIDS was treatable now a days

Did he have HIV ? If you know nothing of this then keep wise your counsel. It's not a joke.

 

[hopkins]

Let's be honest it will have all crossed our minds somebody of that age and lifestyle. I may be very naive but I thought that being hiv (which he may not have been) was not life threatening anymore ?!

 

[Buzzer]

I liked some of his music, especially the later Wham tunes and then around Faith although wasn't too keen on much of his music thereafter and a very low point was that abysmal cover of New Order's True Faith but what's been a really pleasant surprise today has been lots of anecdotes about his generosity and that despite his problems he seemed to be an all-round nice guy.

His music is clearly a huge legacy but the greatest must be being remembered as a lovely bloke. Fair play to him.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Many fond memories of Wham hits while I was growing up but I don't believe in automatic reverence or appreciation for latest dead x celeb.

 

[knocky1]

Many fond memories of Wham hits while I was growing up but I don't believe in automatic reverence or appreciation for latest dead x celeb.

With the boys that I meet "down on the line"
I said, I - don't - need - you
So you don't approve,
Well who asked you to?
Hey - jerk - you - work
This boy's got better things to do.



I've only done a couple of years work since being motivated by this. Hey ****, you work, I've got better things to do. Thanks George.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

With the boys that I meet "down on the line"
I said, I - don't - need - you
So you don't approve,
Well who asked you to?
Hey - jerk - you - work
This boy's got better things to do.



I've only done a couple of years work since being motivated by this. Hey ****, you work, I've got better things to do. Thanks George.

I'm glad this particular celeb had a significant influence on your life. My point was a sort of enforced/automatic reverence.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'm glad this particular celeb had a significant influence on your life. My point was a sort of enforced/automatic reverence.

Are people being forced to revere him? Seems to me people are simply acknowledging his rather exceptional career and legacy at a rather appropriate time.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I liked some of his music, especially the later Wham tunes and then around Faith although wasn't too keen on much of his music thereafter and a very low point was that abysmal cover of New Order's True Faith but what's been a really pleasant surprise today has been lots of anecdotes about his generosity and that despite his problems he seemed to be an all-round nice guy.

His music is clearly a huge legacy but the greatest must be being remembered as a lovely bloke. Fair play to him.

Quite. No my very favouritist cup of tea, poptastically, but a talent nevertheless and, as noted above, there are many anecdotes appearing about his anonymous generosity. RIP.

 

[knocky1]

I'm glad this particular celeb had a significant influence on your life. My point was a sort of enforced/automatic reverence.

Fair enough. Early 80's inner London for a Hove student teenager was almost free housing, DHSS as George sang, tax free work, student grant, partying and a WEMBLEY cup final.

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Are people being forced to revere him? Seems to me people are simply acknowledging his rather exceptional career and legacy at a rather appropriate time.

Fair point HT. It was more the previous condemnation of those with a different opinion. The thread title was reporting the sad news. If it had been a commemoration/appreciation thread then yes I would see how the comments were deemed insensitive.