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Farewell Karen Black, actor
from 'Easy Rider' known to have that Xtra-factor
'Five Easy Pieces' onto 'Dark Blood', when Phoenix
crossed the Styx
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Farewell Charles Wardell: Spuggy the Clown
with Chimp, Whale and Dolphins, he gained international renown
he hit the headlines in the '60s when he had to leave his ape behind
in a world where many are called but few are chosen, he was of the chosen kind...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10236111/Spuggy-the-Clown.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Bon Voyage Kenneth Dancy, a hero of Tunbridge Wells
known for his courage in the face of ocean swells
Fêted on both sides of the Atlantic for his role in 'The plight of Flying Enterprise.'
Its cargo yet a mystery, as it off Cornwall lies...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/10236118/Kenneth-Dancy.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Further on Kenneth Dancy's exploits, via Pathe News...
Pathe Visits Captain Carlsen 1952
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/pathe-visits-captain-carlsen
A Gallant "Enterprise" 1952
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/a-gallant-enterprise
N.B.
There is mention of "5 inch cable", used for towing, such cables and ropes were so designated according to their circumference.
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Farewell Ilan Halevy, "The PLO's Jew"
To a 'one state' solution he stayed true
his occupation was to end the occupation
He described himself as; "one hundred per cent a Jew and one hundred per cent Palestinian".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10238250/Ilan-Halevy.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Commander Philip Balink-White
in 1939 at Scapa Flow he learned to hold on tight
he married a US Navy Captain and went where she would go
doing 'extra' work in movies and TV, in many episodes of Hawaii Five-O
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Hooroo Mike Morwood, Antipodean Archaeologist
of study into man's ancient origins he made a decent fist
like many scientist his work suffered once the media got a hold of it
his startling discovery of ' Homo floresiensis', was reported to be a Hobbit...
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/13/mike-morwoodIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Tom Daley; road-sweeper, columnist and struggler
his the life of a conflicting-interests juggler
informed advisor on the rock-gig scene
through his 'Daley News' in the Capital M, fanzine...
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/aug/14/tom-daley-obituary
P,S.
While on things rock.
Jon Brookes, the Charlatans drummer has died.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/10240101/Jon-Brookes.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell, (or should that be, Well-Fare?), Trevor Storer
errand-boy, business leader, the population's favourite caterer
Early in life, in the military and big business, his were words to the wise
Household name, football hero, chip-shop-fare augmentation specialist, the driving force behind Pukka Pies...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10243506/Trevor-Storer.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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High five and farewell Mark Sutton, Olympic parachuting Bond
his motto may well have been, "To infinity and beyond!"
to a high-flyer the wingsuit is a boon
the danger ever is that you meet the ground too soon...
Story...
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/15/olympics-stuntman-mark-sutton-diesIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Farewell Louisa Jo Killen, folk-artiste
born into the Irish tradition in the English North East
he sang with The Clancy Brothers, was a serial hubby
he underwent gender reassignment when he was over seventy...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10245684/Louisa-Jo-Killen.html
The Wild Goose...
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Farewell George Steedman Hislop,'Mr. Rotary-wing'
Helicopter designer, i.e. the Lynx, Gazelle and Sea King
he had a string of successes along this line
and an untimely cancellation of the inter-city Fairley Rotodyne...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10245689/George-Hislop.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Bonne chance Jacques Vergès, 'The Devil's Advocate'
defence counsel of those so easy to hate
his dislike of colonialism meant, ne pouvait pas fermer sa bouche
When asked if he would have defended Hitler, he replied: "I'd even defend George Bush...
...But only if he pleads guilty."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/16/jacques-verges
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Farewell Tom Christian, Pitcairn MBE
descended from the Bounty mutineers was he
free as a bird, he lived from day to day
when scandal hit, he did things the British way...
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Farewell Elmore Leonard, novel writer
more tobacco chewer than nail biter
he'd written 20 books, no less
before he became, at 60, an overnight success...
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Farewell Professor David Rees, cypher siever
code breaker, lecture giver, enemy deceiver
Pure Mathematics was his whole life
by him mathematicians multiplied, with the helpful addition of his wife...
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Farewell David Burd, Fructophile
lecturer at Hadlow College for quite a while
he trained half the fruit growers in Blighty
and won a medal from the East Kent Fruit Society...
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Farewell Petra Tripp, teacher and crossword lover
she taught German in Ramsgate, Canterbury and Dover
she often walked her dog along Ramsgate seafront
and was much concerned about greyhounds in retirement...
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Adiós Rosalía Mera, señorita 'Zara'
she left school at eleven and became the richest woman en España
her business began just after the death of Franco
culturally of the Left, she did many good thing with what she had in the Banko...
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Farewell Professor John Forfar (MC), renowned Paediatrician
in 2009 he had a street named after him in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
he worked as tirelessly for the health of all children
as he had under fire tended the fallen...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10257872/Professor-John-Forfar.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.