Ham Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Just now, My Blood Is Blue said: Sven-Goran Eriksson has sadly passed away, aged 76. He's obviously been unwell, but still extremely sad. Sven was the England manager for the period of time when I had most interest in the England team. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyw3lze152o So sad. RIP Sven 💙💙💙 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 23 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said: Sven-Goran Eriksson has sadly passed away, aged 76. He's obviously been unwell, but still extremely sad. Sven was the England manager for the period of time when I had most interest in the England team. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyw3lze152o Poor Sven, a decent fellow by all accounts and certainly lived a life. RIP. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Matt Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 RIP Sven. Seemed a good man and as @Mark Kelly said, lived his life 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boratsbrother Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Lovely guy and decent manager. Certainiy enjoyed all the good things in life.🙂 RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 They absolutely have to play his song at the funeral. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Agree with everyone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevelourfog Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Quote In his autobiography titled ‘The Didi Man’, former Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann recalled a conversation he had with Sven-Goran Eriksson during the club’s pre-season tour of Thailand in 2008, which saw the Swede approach him with a bottle of champagne and two glasses at ten o’clock in the morning. “I looked up and said, ‘Boss, what are we celebrating?’” Hamann wrote. “He turned to me and smiled that gentle smile of his and took on the air of a Buddhist philosopher as he said, ‘Life, Kaiser.’ Then after pausing for dramatic effect, ‘We are celebrating… life.’” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post My Blood Is Blue Posted September 1 Popular Post Share Posted September 1 Way too young. So awful and sad. RIP Sol Bamba. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwy53xw7xgjo?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0JD6TDDHRT6F1-Fp6S3HGyLTRQATNkMjrb7S1DTKWGadJzDN4l5Hz5drg_aem_1IFbJR0_8ooyVVRPIlobFA 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneB Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 RIP the brilliant Dame Maggie Smith who died today aged 89. Very sad news. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Another giant "Outward Bound".👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Kris,,,, another great poet leaving giant echoes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 2 hours ago, chara said: Kris,,,, another great poet leaving giant echoes. Kris Kristofferson was a slam-dunk legend. Such a great songwriter and performer. RIP . 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Echoes in the mountains. Apologies, I was only going to quote a line or two as a Tributebut the words sum up the last easy stroll down to the unknown for me at this time Thank You Kris... for Susan. I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I've been Teaching me that yesterday was something that I never thought of trying Talking of tomorrow and the money love and time we had to spend Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again Coming close together with a feeling that I've never known before in my time She ain't ashamed to be a woman or afraid to be a friend I don't know the answer to the easy way she opened every door in my mind But dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end And loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again I 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Years ago, in my folk singing days, I started “Me and Bobby McGee” and a girl I’d never met got up on stage uninvited and we played it as a duet. Magic moment. Thanks Kris, and fare thee well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 R.I.P. Frank Fritz from American Pickers. And from what I've read, only 60. Some are saying 58. Either way it's too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 7 hours ago, Michael Tucker said: R.I.P. Frank Fritz from American Pickers. Blimey . I used to watch that from time to time . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDCW Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 On 30/09/2024 at 03:21, chara said: Echoes in the mountains. Apologies, I was only going to quote a line or two as a Tributebut the words sum up the last easy stroll down to the unknown for me at this time Thank You Kris... for Susan. I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies Turning on the world the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I've been Teaching me that yesterday was something that I never thought of trying Talking of tomorrow and the money love and time we had to spend Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again Coming close together with a feeling that I've never known before in my time She ain't ashamed to be a woman or afraid to be a friend I don't know the answer to the easy way she opened every door in my mind But dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end And loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again I "And there's nothin' short a' dyin' That's half as lonesome as the sound Of the sleepin' city sidewalk And Sunday mornin' comin' down." My personal favourite KK song, of course made famous by the great Johnny Cash. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 (edited) @RDCW,,so many lines and so many moods. "Wiping out the traces of the people and the places I've been." "Wearing yesterday's misfortunes like a smile" "Yesterday is dead and gone and tomorrows out of sight" Dylan may have got a Nobel prize but Kris was the poet of the generations. Edited October 11 by chara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 9 hours ago, chara said: Dylan may have got a Nobel prize but Kris was the poet of the generations. This. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciatika Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 (edited) 16 hours ago, chara said: Dylan may have got a Nobel prize but Kris was the poet of the generations. I often feel that Leonard Cohen should have got that prize. For instance, I liked Dylan's "Just Like a Woman" until I heard Nina Simone's version with the twist at the end, turning it from a juvenile moan into a visceral piece about the female experience. But, for me, Dylan went downhill later on. Cohen seemed to maintain the quality of his material, writing about so many different things over the many phases of his career. Or maybe it's just that I relate to it better than I do Dylan. I have not thought about Kris in these terms. I shall have to have a listen. Edited October 12 by Sciatika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 'The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles' - Mr Dylan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 5 hours ago, Michael Tucker said: 'The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles' - Mr Dylan. Technically, they're thieves, not vandals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 @Sciatika @Michael Tucker I'll do the same with Cohen as Sciatika said about Kris...and once Dylan began to believe in all his own PR he certainly started a journey up his own exterior place without sun! IMHO,,, I remember being blown away by "Blood On The Tracks" but I think he lost me after that. Told it before but Ritchie Havens telling me and my buddy about singing "Just Like A Women" in some Greenwich(NY) bar...finished his set and was speaking to a guy and mentioned how much he liked the song,,:the other stranger said "So do I ,,but then I wrote it!" And @Ham.... 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 9 hours ago, Ham said: Technically, they're thieves, not vandals. I'll pass that on to Bob next time I see him🤩 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 9 hours ago, chara said: @Sciatika @Michael Tucker I remember being blown away by "Blood On The Tracks" but I think he lost me after that. You should check out his last couple of albums. Not his finest of course, but pretty damn good all the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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