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  • StargazerS Offline
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    News

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    In September of 1982 "I'm So Excited" was released as a single and appeared on the group's "So Excited" album. The song written by Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer and Trevor Lawrence...

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    Brenna Ehrlich  /  Jan 2, 2023

    Earth, Wind and Fire Drumming Prodigy Fred White Dead at 67

    Earth, Wind and Fire Drumming Prodigy Fred White Dead at 67

    Fred White, drummer for the groundbreaking funk outfit Earth, Wind and Fire has died.

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  • MN5M Online
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    Always loved this song….less enthusiastic about the choreography and outfit coordination though !

    RIP

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  • MN5M Online
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    @Stargazer said in RIP 2023:

    Brenna Ehrlich  /  Jan 2, 2023

    Earth, Wind and Fire Drumming Prodigy Fred White Dead at 67

    Earth, Wind and Fire Drumming Prodigy Fred White Dead at 67

    Fred White, drummer for the groundbreaking funk outfit Earth, Wind and Fire has died.

    RIP.

    Some cool songs back in the day, none more so than this.

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/130900161/race-driver-ken-block-dies-in-snowmobile-accident

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    @Crucial said in RIP 2023:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/130900161/race-driver-ken-block-dies-in-snowmobile-accident

    Wat the fuk! RIP to a legend

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  • MajorRageM Away
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    @Crucial said in RIP 2023:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/130900161/race-driver-ken-block-dies-in-snowmobile-accident

    Ouch, that one really hurts. An absolute legend to people like me.

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    Jan 3, 2023  /  Art and design

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Family and friends pay tribute to Karen, who also oversaw design of Reliant Scimitar GTE car

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    @dogmeat said in RIP 2023:

    Jan 3, 2023  /  Art and design

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Family and friends pay tribute to Karen, who also oversaw design of Reliant Scimitar GTE car

    Choppers were the shit. Couple of my mates had Choppers. Luck bastards.

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    @booboo said in RIP 2023:

    @dogmeat said in RIP 2023:

    Jan 3, 2023  /  Art and design

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Family and friends pay tribute to Karen, who also oversaw design of Reliant Scimitar GTE car

    Choppers were the shit. Couple of my mates had Choppers. Luck bastards.

    And the big brother Dragsters. I wonder if he designed those too.

    Edit: did a quick search which reminded me that Dragsters were Healing’s answer to Raleigh’s Chopper

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  • voodooV Offline
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    @booboo said in RIP 2023:

    @dogmeat said in RIP 2023:

    Jan 3, 2023  /  Art and design

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Family and friends pay tribute to Karen, who also oversaw design of Reliant Scimitar GTE car

    Choppers were the shit. Couple of my mates had Choppers. Luck bastards.

    Choppers sucked.

    They were the Peacock of bikes.

    Look at me, look at me!!!

    Yeah, cool, does that thing do anything?

    Well, no

    Mongoose Bmx’s were the shiz

    Haven’t you even seen BMX Bandits bro?

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    @dogmeat said in RIP 2023:

    Jan 3, 2023  /  Art and design

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Family and friends pay tribute to Karen, who also oversaw design of Reliant Scimitar GTE car

    My Uncle Rob had a Scimitar

    Cool as fuck

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    @voodoo said in RIP 2023:

    @booboo said in RIP 2023:

    @dogmeat said in RIP 2023:

    Jan 3, 2023  /  Art and design

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Family and friends pay tribute to Karen, who also oversaw design of Reliant Scimitar GTE car

    Choppers were the shit. Couple of my mates had Choppers. Luck bastards.

    Choppers sucked.

    They were the Peacock of bikes.

    Look at me, look at me!!!

    Yeah, cool, does that thing do anything?

    Well, no

    Mongoose Bmx’s were the shiz

    Haven’t you even seen BMX Bandits bro?

    Choppers well predated BMX bikes.
    I was unfortunate enough to get a Raleigh20 as a bike but once I removed the mudguards and carrier it took me all sorts of places. Mates and I used to make and ride tracks in the bush way before any of us had heard of such a thing as a mountain bike or BMX

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  • voodooV Offline
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    @Crucial said in RIP 2023:

    @voodoo said in RIP 2023:

    @booboo said in RIP 2023:

    @dogmeat said in RIP 2023:

    Jan 3, 2023  /  Art and design

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Family and friends pay tribute to Karen, who also oversaw design of Reliant Scimitar GTE car

    Choppers were the shit. Couple of my mates had Choppers. Luck bastards.

    Choppers sucked.

    They were the Peacock of bikes.

    Look at me, look at me!!!

    Yeah, cool, does that thing do anything?

    Well, no

    Mongoose Bmx’s were the shiz

    Haven’t you even seen BMX Bandits bro?

    Choppers well predated BMX bikes.
    I was unfortunate enough to get a Raleigh20 as a bike but once I removed the mudguards and carrier it took me all sorts of places. Mates and I used to make and ride tracks in the bush way before any of us had heard of such a thing as a mountain bike or BMX

    Banned

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  • dogmeatD Offline
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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/130901548/heritage-architect-jeremy-salmond-leaves-a-huge-legacy

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  • boobooB Offline
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    @Crucial said in RIP 2023:

    Choppers well predated BMX bikes.

    @voodoo Crucial beat me to it you young Gen-Y whipper-snapper. And I missed I missed being a Boomer by 4 years.

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  • voodooV Offline
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    @booboo said in RIP 2023:

    @Crucial said in RIP 2023:

    Choppers well predated BMX bikes.

    @voodoo Crucial beat me to it you young Gen-Y whipper-snapper. And I missed I missed being a Boomer by 4 years.

    I didn’t even know it was possible to be older than a Boomer!

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    @voodoo said in RIP 2023:

    @Crucial said in RIP 2023:

    @voodoo said in RIP 2023:

    @booboo said in RIP 2023:

    @dogmeat said in RIP 2023:

    Jan 3, 2023  /  Art and design

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Tom Karen, designer of Raleigh Chopper and Marble Run, dies aged 96

    Family and friends pay tribute to Karen, who also oversaw design of Reliant Scimitar GTE car

    Choppers were the shit. Couple of my mates had Choppers. Luck bastards.

    Choppers sucked.

    They were the Peacock of bikes.

    Look at me, look at me!!!

    Yeah, cool, does that thing do anything?

    Well, no

    Mongoose Bmx’s were the shiz

    Haven’t you even seen BMX Bandits bro?

    Choppers well predated BMX bikes.
    I was unfortunate enough to get a Raleigh20 as a bike but once I removed the mudguards and carrier it took me all sorts of places. Mates and I used to make and ride tracks in the bush way before any of us had heard of such a thing as a mountain bike or BMX

    Banned

    For having a Raleigh20? Fair enough.

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    Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire has died while practising tow-in surfing on giant waves in Nazare on the central coast of Portugal.

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    Italian footballer Gianluca Vialli at 58 from cancer.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64039302

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