R.I.P. 2020
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@Paekakboyz said in R.I.P. 2020:
@sparky seems they are unsure if his wife and kids were on board. Far out, horrible news.
Ah fuck , his 13 year old daughter was with him
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@jegga said in R.I.P. 2020:
@Paekakboyz said in R.I.P. 2020:
@sparky seems they are unsure if his wife and kids were on board. Far out, horrible news.
Ah fuck , his 13 year old daughter was with him
Yeah that’s fucking horrible, hopefully it was quick and sudden for them all
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So the NY Times say there were 9 on board and not 5 (which was widely reported early).
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@canefan said in R.I.P. 2020:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12303664
He was a great writer but could be kind of a smug dick too . His NZ history books are worth reading, I think that’s where his real talent was.
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@Machpants said in R.I.P. 2020:
I don't know him, personality wise, but his short history books were excellent, and I handed them out around the UK
He used to do the Batemans encyclopedia of NZ too, he obviously had a real passion for it .
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His party gave him a hospital pass and he did the best he could I guess, always seemed like a good man to me.
This would be worth listening to again
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@JC said in R.I.P. 2020:
Andy Gill from Gang of Four has bought the farm. Thrash it out buddy.
Great band
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@canefan said in R.I.P. 2020:
@booboo said in R.I.P. 2020:
Most famous for the Lamburger.
I remember that being low hanging fruit for Mcphail and Gadsby back in the day
The wetaburger the burgerburger
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@Crucial said in R.I.P. 2020:
@booboo said in R.I.P. 2020:
Most famous for the Lamburger.
People took the piss but it did the job it was intended to, which was to start NZ producers thinking a bit more outside the box instead of relying on primary produce.
I think it was more about trying to add value and jobs processing primary produce here rather than sending boatloads of carcasses overseas .
Obviously he was right and I don’t understand why every time I drive past the wharf in Wellington I see logs piled up ready to ship overseas when I see mills shutting down a couple of times a year.It says in one obituary Moore left school at 15, I didn’t know that . It makes going on to be pm , WTO commissioner and US ambassador even more impressive accomplishments.