The departed
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Gutted at this one, the guy was a genuine legend.NottinghamWhite wrote:BB King has passed away.
Spent many evenings in his club in Memphis over the years. It's a little bit of a dive, but the best night out on earth for me. What they don't spend on doing up the toilets they obviously spend on talent on the stage because I've never seen a duff act there.
The menu is somethin' else, too - talk about soul food
I once ordered a steak as a main and, for a starter, Elvis' personal favourite : a deep-fried PBJ (peanut butter and jelly/jam) sandwich.
It arrived on a 12" Alan Partridge-style plate, was the thickness of a door-stop, and it sat on a bed of French fries .. and .. the heart attack doesn't end there .. the entire dish was sprinkled with caster sugar
I told them to hold the steak
He recorded some wonderful music down the years and, for me, nothing finer than his London album.
This is Alexis' Boogie, written by British blues legend, Alexis Korner :
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Nice touch Rigger, as a Blues fan myself its a sad one.rigger wrote:Gutted at this one, the guy was a genuine legend.NottinghamWhite wrote:BB King has passed away.
Spent many evenings in his club in Memphis over the years. It's a little bit of a dive, but the best night out on earth for me. What they don't spend on doing up the toilets they obviously spend on talent on the stage because I've never seen a duff act there.
The menu is somethin' else, too - talk about soul food
I once ordered a steak as a main and, for a starter, Elvis' personal favourite : a deep-fried PBJ (peanut butter and jelly/jam) sandwich.
It arrived on a 12" Alan Partridge-style plate, was the thickness of a door-stop, and it sat on a bed of French fries .. and .. the heart attack doesn't end there .. the entire dish was sprinkled with caster sugar
I told them to hold the steak
He recorded some wonderful music down the years and, for me, nothing finer than his London album.
This is Alexis' Boogie, written by British blues legend, Alexis Korner :
Visited BB Kings on Beale st back in 2005 and you are right its a dump, actually rained that night and had to avoid tripping over the buckets collecting the water on route to the toilet. Although the act was superb was a bit narked that BB himself was playing the following week after i'd left the city.
Just put one of his albums on now
RIP Riley B King
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Oh man, I told you it was a bit run down, but on one occasion the mens' toilet had two cubicles, neither of which was perfect.
The place was fine if you just wanted a slash - there was a long, stainless steel urinal - one of those big ones that goes down to a gulley in the floor.
If you needed anything else - especially after eating there !! - you had a dilemma :
1. Use the cubicle with a door but no toilet bowl/seat/recepticle .. just a hole in the ground
2. Use the cubicle with a fully operational unit but no door
The place was fine if you just wanted a slash - there was a long, stainless steel urinal - one of those big ones that goes down to a gulley in the floor.
If you needed anything else - especially after eating there !! - you had a dilemma :
1. Use the cubicle with a door but no toilet bowl/seat/recepticle .. just a hole in the ground
2. Use the cubicle with a fully operational unit but no door
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Alan Woodward, used to play for Sheff Utd, grey haired right winger.
Only 68 aswell, no age really, RIP - Alan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-so ... e-32841784
Only 68 aswell, no age really, RIP - Alan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-so ... e-32841784
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Andy King RIP (ex Everton) - Another from 70's/80's gone
Passed away after another heart attack - only 58 - which is way too young!!
RIP
Passed away after another heart attack - only 58 - which is way too young!!
RIP
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Former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy suddenly died at home aged 55.
Seemed a decent politician to me.
Another way too young.
Seemed a decent politician to me.
Another way too young.
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Sir Christopher Lee, 93, has passed away.
Great iconic actor.
RIP.
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Great iconic actor.
RIP.
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Ron Moody, Fagin in Oliver, 91, has passed away.
RIP.
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RIP.
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