R.I.P. 2020
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Nothing normal here in UK.
We're still going to work but don't know how long for.
All pubs clubs cafes restaurants gyms leisure centrees and now royal parks are closed.
Fights are breaking out in supermarket queues, and when we get inside we find shelves are stripped bare of even the most basic items, Lucky to find fresh fruit or weges, hand soap bog roll.
People now being told to be 2m away from each other.
Everyone is frightened to engage. Dont know what normal is any more -
@Jailbreak7 said in R.I.P. 2020:
Nothing normal here in UK.
We're still going to work but don't know how long for.
All pubs clubs cafes restaurants gyms leisure centrees and now royal parks are closed.
Fights are breaking out in supermarket queues, and when we get inside we find shelves are stripped bare of even the most basic items, Lucky to find fresh fruit or weges, hand soap bog roll.
People now being told to be 2m away from each other.
Everyone is frightened to engage. Dont know what normal is any moreYou might want to check out the politics forum - Coronavirus topics in there https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/3732/coronavirus-overall-rest-of-the-world/1877
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@Salacious-Crumb said in R.I.P. 2020:
He used to tour NZ in the early-to-mid 1970s with his band The First Edition (later: Kenny Rogers & The First Edition) a band that seemed every bit as as much flower children as country-folkie rockers. Not exactly Moby Grape or the Burritos, but a Buffalo Springfield-meets-The 5th Dimension for the whole family.
I remember his band and road crew comprised a pretty good softball team, kinda legendary in Nashville, and they would have charity game challenges on tour in NZ. He did seem like super-nice bloke who had a genuine affection for Kiwis. R.I.P.
I watched this a couple of years ago, a doc about his 1975 tour to NZ
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@Hooroo said in R.I.P. 2020:
@JC said in R.I.P. 2020:
@sparky I’m not going to lie, I thought he was already gone. RIP though old boy.
So did I. I was genuinely surprised. I think Goscianny (SP) passed some years ago.
1977 apparently.
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Fred 'Curly' Neal
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Meant to post this earlier, Surprised @Chris-B isn't all over it
The original bristling, bludgeoning wicketkeeper. Totally unafraid. Skill didn't match his expectations.
After consistently miscuing or missing hooks off Lillee the Aussie bowler glowered at him and asked him where he fucking learned to hook. Big Jock replied off mug bowlers like you.
So yeah confident but stupid.
I saw him play against the Aussies at Eden Park in 77. He played a typically aggressive knock in the first innings riding his luck for a 50. Papers were full of it - Jock was a folk hero, so a bunch of us went down for the Sunday - sat on the grass in front of the west stand drinking beer in the sun. Glorious. Lillee and Walked destroyed us. In no time at all we were 31/4 In comes Edwards - he totally looked the part as he walked out to bat all staunch defiance. This was the man who would stem the tide. 4 balls later we were 31/5 and he was lucky to last that long. Had just enough time to get a top edge off a hook caught Marsh bowled Lillee.
Still a great character. Gone to early.
Footnote to match - Burgess and Hadlee did put together a counterattacking stand but it only delayed the inevitable as we lost by heaps
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@dogmeat aawww shit!
Jock was our local hero and as a snot nosed kid i watched him heaps during that Hawke cup era.
I saw the famous shot over the Trafalgar park grandstand, a lofted sweep on one knee - the story goes it landed in a passing truck and ended up in Blenheim 😉. I think it was in the middle of a double ton.Never heard any shit stories and a quiet wee barrel of a man as far as I could tell.
Rest in peace Graeme, a name no one ever called him.