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Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby The Laird on Sun May 20, 2012 11:23 pm

Legendary Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb died last night after a brave battle against cancer.

Robin Gibb at hospital His close family, who were with him when he passed away, said it was with "great sadness" they had to announce Robin, 62, lost his fight with colon cancer.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/4329053/Bee-Gees-legend-Robin-Gibb-dies-aged-62.html
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby resident paul on Sun May 20, 2012 11:27 pm

Blimey singers this year are dropping like flies at the mo! :(
RIP Robin you be sorely missed!
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby crusto on Sun May 20, 2012 11:41 pm

Tragedy!


















Seriously, gutted, yet another good un falls by the way side.
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby DPrinny on Sun May 20, 2012 11:47 pm

Resisting urge to do the obvious joke here.

The good singers are dying out
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby markopoloman on Mon May 21, 2012 1:02 am

crusto wrote:Tragedy!


















Seriously, gutted, yet another good un falls by the way side.



That genuinely made me laugh - although a sad day losing such a fantastic iconic guy :(
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby greenberet79 on Mon May 21, 2012 11:26 am

Very sad news.
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby TwoHeadedBoy on Mon May 21, 2012 11:31 am

No more Monkees, no more Beastie Boys, no more Donna Summer, no more Etta James, no more Crowded House and now no more Bee Gees.

I'm not liking this.

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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby samhain81 on Mon May 21, 2012 11:34 am

Another great figure gone. RIP Gibb
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby MattyC64c on Mon May 21, 2012 11:35 am

Crikey, not another one. Very sad news indeed. RIP Robin Gibb :(
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby thl on Mon May 21, 2012 11:47 am

Terrible news. :(

Can't believe another one is gone.
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby DreamcastRIP on Mon May 21, 2012 11:50 am

TwoHeadedBoy wrote:No more Monkees, no more Beastie Boys, no more Donna Summer, no more Etta James, no more Crowded House and now no more Bee Gees.

I'm not liking this.

RIP

Ditto. Plus Richard Wright, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston too in recent years. :(
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby gman72 on Mon May 21, 2012 12:18 pm

Sadly missed.
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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby Antiriad2097 on Mon May 21, 2012 12:25 pm

DreamcastRIP wrote:
TwoHeadedBoy wrote:No more Monkees, no more Beastie Boys, no more Donna Summer, no more Etta James, no more Crowded House and now no more Bee Gees.

I'm not liking this.

RIP

Ditto. Plus Richard Wright, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston too in recent years. :(

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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby DreamcastRIP on Mon May 21, 2012 12:39 pm

Antiriad2097 wrote:Look on the bright side, Posh Spice's time will come ;)

I'll take your bet and raise you one further...

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Re: Robin Gibb Has Died

Postby stvd on Mon May 21, 2012 1:24 pm

Antiriad2097 wrote:
DreamcastRIP wrote:
TwoHeadedBoy wrote:No more Monkees, no more Beastie Boys, no more Donna Summer, no more Etta James, no more Crowded House and now no more Bee Gees.

I'm not liking this.

RIP

Ditto. Plus Richard Wright, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston too in recent years. :(

Look on the bright side, Posh Spice's time will come ;)



I don't get it, Posh Spice is in the same bracket as some of the above anyway.
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