RIPs

Old Tankie · 05 February, 2016, 09:21:40 PM

Maurice White of the great Earth Wind and Fire RIP

rogue69 · 05 February, 2016, 11:07:21 PM

Former pro-wrestler Brian Knighton aka Axl Rotten dead at 44 from a suspected drug overdose outside a McDonald's

Ghost MacRoth · 05 February, 2016, 11:11:05 PM

Edgar Mitchell. One of the 12 men who have walked on the moon, at 85.

Jim_Campbell · 05 February, 2016, 11:31:14 PM

Quote from: Ghost MacRoth on 05 February, 2016, 11:11:05 PM
Edgar Mitchell. One of the 12 men who have walked on the moon, at 85.

He walked on the moon at 85? Impressive...

JayzusB.Christ · 06 February, 2016, 12:46:20 AM

Strange; I was only listening to a podcast about him yesterday. Actually not strange at all, given that I listen to about three billion podcasts about six trillion different subjects at work every day. He knew aliens, him. Except, of course, he didn't.

von Boom · 06 February, 2016, 12:03:23 PM

That's really sad about Mitchell. I only wish we had continued to follow in those 12's footsteps. Who knows how it may have changed the world. RIP.

TordelBack · 06 February, 2016, 01:31:03 PM

Only 7 left now - but when you think that all would be in their mid-80's or 90's now (the great Alan Shepard was 47 when he went to the moon!) that's not a bad number.

Ghost MacRoth · 06 February, 2016, 03:00:49 PM

Didn't realise there there were that many still around! It is a good number indeed. Although I expect it will diminish quite rapidly in the near future.

Spikes · 07 February, 2016, 11:14:55 AM

I still struggle to accept that Neil Armstrong is no longer with us..

But here's to the 12. Those still with us, and those that are not.

Something Fishy · 07 February, 2016, 12:59:29 PM

Quote from: Tordelback on 06 February, 2016, 01:31:03 PM
Only 7 left now - but when you think that all would be in their mid-80's or 90's now (the great Alan Shepard was 47 when he went to the moon!) that's not a bad number.

He was older than I am now. That's remarkable when I think how knackered my body feels already.

JayzusB.Christ · 07 February, 2016, 01:29:53 PM

Quote from: Something Fishy on 07 February, 2016, 12:59:29 PM
Quote from: Tordelback on 06 February, 2016, 01:31:03 PM
Only 7 left now - but when you think that all would be in their mid-80's or 90's now (the great Alan Shepard was 47 when he went to the moon!) that's not a bad number.

He was older than I am now. That's remarkable when I think how knackered my body feels already.

Me too. And I'm in the middle of arthritis tests...

ZenArcade · 07 February, 2016, 01:46:02 PM

Hope the tests go well dude. Z

JayzusB.Christ · 07 February, 2016, 01:47:30 PM

Cheers; I don't think it's anything too serious though. Still, you never know; best nip it in the bud if possible.

GordonR · 09 February, 2016, 05:10:14 PM

Artist Wayne England, who did a huge amount of work for Games Workshop and, after that, companies like Wizards of the Coast. His work surely defined a lot of the look of the Warhammer universes, and - even though I don't think he ever did comics - there must be comic artists out there today influenced by his work.

TordelBack · 09 February, 2016, 06:40:40 PM

Quote from: GordonR on 09 February, 2016, 05:10:14 PM
Artist Wayne England, who did a huge amount of work for Games Workshop and, after that, companies like Wizards of the Coast. His work surely defined a lot of the look of the Warhammer universes, and - even though I don't think he ever did comics - there must be comic artists out there today influenced by his work.

His 40K and WHFB stuff was a bit after my time as far as my interest in GW went, but he did some lovely fantasy portrait and beastie stuff for 3rd Ed D&D that I remember well. The man did a mean goblin too.