Non-motoring > After a short illness...	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: BiggerBadderDave	Replies: 22

New Tue 20 Dec 22 11:35   After a short illness... - BiggerBadderDave

Lethal, this short illness isn't it? Terry Hall, the lankiest streak of pee ever to front one of the coolest bands, The Specials has died (after a short illness). A bit of a shocker and very sad. I like a bit of Ska. We lost Jet Black (The Stranglers) last week, equally devastating but not a surprise. He retired a few years ago with poor health. Talking about ska, I think about Buster Bloodvessel (Bad Manners), he was a hefty guy. Enormous. I lost a bet a few years ago, I was convinced he was dead but he wasn't and still isn't. But according to Wiki, he 'fell seriously ill' in Italy, but recovered. I wouldn't want to be seriously ill or in poor health but this short illness is the one to avoid. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 12:55   After a short illness... - Boxsterboy

And he was only 63!! Sad loss - their songs were the sound of my youth. And he was a skilled song-writer for others too in later years. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 13:15   After a short illness... - Dog

I'm more 60s early 70s music? I've heard of the Specials, but can't think of one of their songs. Terry "was diagnosed as manic depressive following a suicide attempt in 2004" I'll check out his music ... when I get a phone line installed!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 13:45   After a short illness... - legacylad

I liked The Specials and Fun Boy Three. A part of my younger days. This ‘short illness’ syndrome is always a worry, but probably best get it over with. Sooner rather than later. My mother’s elder sister, 97yo, has been in a care home in excess of 4 years. Ironically, she used to stay with her eldest daughter in Canada 5 months of the year unless her late eighties. A country which has legal medically assisted euthanasia, or so I believe. How’s that for thread drift ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 13:57   After a short illness... - tyrednemotional

>> >> This ‘short illness’ syndrome is always a worry, but probably best get it over with. >> ...indeed; the prospect of going after "a short illness" presumably gets more attractive in proportion to the number of years already under your belt... Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 15:57   After a short illness... - Dog

>>I'll check out his music ... when I get a phone line installed!! Well, I connected to neighbs Wi-Fi and listened to Ghost Town, Too Much Too Young, and Gangsters. Course, I remember them well now - Grreat stuff. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 14:37   After a short illness... - zippy

>> And he was only 63!! >> >> Sad loss - their songs were the sound of my youth. Same sentiment here. RIP Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 15:03   After a short illness... - CGNorwich

"after a short illness" is often used as a euphemism for an overdose or suicide. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 15:16   After a short illness... - zippy

>> "after a short illness" is often used as a euphemism for an overdose or suicide. >> I had no idea. The problem with euphemisms is that it's difficult to tell when they are being used or not. He may have had a real short illness. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 15:32   After a short illness... - Bromptonaut

>> "after a short illness" is often used as a euphemism for an overdose or suicide. Another here who never knew that. Thought it was the opposite of 'a long illness bravely fought'. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 16:06   After a short illness... - neiltoo

I think the euphemisms for suicide are "sudden" or "unexpected" with no further details. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 16:29   After a short illness... - Bromptonaut

>> I think the euphemisms for suicide are "sudden" or "unexpected" with no further details. No suspicious circumstances?? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 17:01   After a short illness... - sooty123

I always think its journo speak for, we've haven't a clue how they died. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 17:16   After a short illness... - Bromptonaut

>> I always think its journo speak for, we've haven't a clue how they died. They got sick and it killed them in days. Could be pneumonia or a cancer that only became evident at a late stage. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 21 Dec 22 10:43   After a short illness... - smokie

Seems it was a real short illness after all www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64050002 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 17:23   After a short illness... - Bobby

Another one to avoid is to be the declared Worlds oldest man or woman. Usually results in your demise…. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 20 Dec 22 19:55   After a short illness... - Manatee

>> Another one to avoid is to be the declared Worlds oldest man or woman. Usually >> results in your demise…. Bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy that one. I was thinking it's a bit like "it'll be in the last place you look" when you lose something. But have you noticed that whilst that's true, it often happens that you eventually find it exactly where you first thought it was and hadn't looked hard enough? Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 24 Feb 23 17:00   After a short illness... - Bromptonaut

Our friend the 'short illness' has seen off Maggie's press spokesman, Bernard Ingham: www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/24/bernard-ingham-press-secretary-margaret-thatcher-dies-aged-90 He was interviewed on the Telly a few months ago on some sort of retrospective on the eighties. Was convinced he'd died years ago and that it was an old repeat until he was juxtaposed with a member of a more recent generation. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 9 Mar 23 10:30   After a short illness... - Falkirk Bairn

Mystic Meg - National Lottery adverts nearly 30 years ago - died aged 80 I wonder if she saw that coming? news.sky.com/story/mystic-meg-one-of-britains-most-famous-astrologers-dies-aged-80-12829359 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 9 Mar 23 11:10   After a short illness... - Dog

Possibly having a threesome with Colin Fry and Derek Acorah. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 9 Mar 23 14:01   After a short illness... - Robin O'Reliant

Kelvin MacKenzie is said to have fired the Sun's astrologer by stating in a letter, "As you will already be aware..." Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 9 Mar 23 14:38   After a short illness... - CGNorwich

Apparently due to unforeseen circumstances . Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 10 Mar 23 12:30   After a short illness... - zippy

Topol, fell of the roof two days ago. Now playing the fiddle elsewhere. Saw him play the Fiddler in a small rural theatre in the 80s. Also liked him in For Your Eyes Only RIP Reply to this message | Report message