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Which celebrity deaths have shocked you most?

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  • #32
    delthedriver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,955 ✭✭✭delthedriver


    Princess Diana. Could not believe the news headlines. Can recall going out for lunch that Sunday, the waiting staff were in tears just like ourselves. Indeed we could not eat our lunch as we were just too upset. Although I never met the lady I always felt as if I knew her as we were of the same age group.

    Gerry Ryan was another shocker, again I never met the man however he kept me company from time to time when I was travelling . His open style, mentioning his wife and family gave a great insight to the man. Calling a spade a spade was definitely his strong point. He was certainly one of Ireland's greatest broadcasters


  • #33
    Hootanany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,479 ✭✭✭Hootanany


    The addicted to love fella Robert Palmer


  • #34
    Locanfetzava
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 43 ✭Locanfetzava


    John Lennon, remember it well. I only just bought the Double White album and had a pair of his style specs.

    Elvis and Diane were next.


  • #35
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Eddie guerrero professional wrestler, I'm a big wrestling fan and he was one of my favourites.....

    The amount wrestlers who died before her time is pretty shocking Owen hart, Davey boy Smith, umaga,,test, , Mike awesome,Trent acid, hawk, lance cade, Chris candido...the list just goes on and on...


  • #36
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Voltex wrote: »
    Nelson Mandela. ( I know he's not dead technically, I'm just future proofing my post).
    Yep, doubt anybody will have seen that coming, I mean I've seen all the news about his failing health, but still he's only a whipper snapper of 94
    Mr.Prodston wrote: »
    David Attenborough
    87, it would be shocking if he was cut down in his prime too.


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  • #37
    Voltex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Voltex


    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    Nobody mentioned Elvis yet!
    Who's Elvis?


  • #38
    Voltex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Voltex


    Sirsok wrote: »
    Eddie guerro professional wrestler, I'm a big wrestling fan and he was one of my favourites.....

    The amount wrestlers who died before her time is pretty shocking Owen hart, Davey boy Smith, umaga,,test, , Mike awesome,Trent acid, hawk, lance cade, Chris candido...the list just goes on and on...
    Owen Hart...I remember watching Wrestlemania when that happened. They came back from ads and everyone was bawlin!


  • #39
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    Voltex wrote: »
    Who's Elvis?

    Elvis Gordon British Olympic Judo Heavyweight


  • #40
    crazygeryy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭crazygeryy


    moose the dog aka eddie in frasier

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_(dog)


  • #41
    Festy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Festy


    Jeff Hanneman


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  • #42
    Late Student
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    Jeff Goldbulm http://jeff.goldblum.mediafetcher.com/news/top_stories/actor_new_zealand.php is a shock


  • #43
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    None have shocked me,bit surprised by some of them but none have shocked me,Didn't know any of them personally and in no way does there unfortunate death,s have any impact on my life.


  • #44
    wendell borton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭wendell borton


    Colonel Gadaffi


  • #45
    daddyorchips
    Closed Accounts Posts: 288 ✭✭daddyorchips


    John Ritter


  • #46
    wendell borton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭wendell borton


    Voltex wrote: »
    Who's Elvis?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVwrrkt22Ag


  • #47
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    wendell borton wrote: »
    Colonel Gadaffi

    I'll see your Gadaffi and raise you a Nicolae Ceausescu .


  • #48
    Dostoevsky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Dostoevsky


    The idea of being moved by the death of a "celebrity" whom I don't know is baffling on every conceivable level.

    What are people lacking in their own lives that they need such a truly bizarre publc emotional outlet for personal feelings?


  • #49
    WumBuster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 827 ✭✭✭WumBuster


    None really. People die all time, just because they were celebrities dosent make it any more shocking.


  • #50
    NegativeCreep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,351 ✭✭✭NegativeCreep


    Michael Jackson. It still saddens me that I never got to see him live in concert :(


  • #51
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Voltex wrote: »
    Owen Hart...I remember watching Wrestlemania when that happened. They came back from ads and everyone was bawlin!

    Add to that the man that played doink the clown died today


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  • #52
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    Sean Bean....it was even more shocking the 2nd time but I think he's gone for good now.


  • #53
    DellyBelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,120 ✭✭✭DellyBelly


    Bin laden. I'm really surprised how much it affected me


  • #54
    Late Student
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    Kim Jong Il was a shock seeing that he was god and stuff


  • #55
    smileyj1987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,325 ✭✭✭smileyj1987


    Paul Gray from Slipknot .


  • #56
    CarMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭CarMe


    Dermot Morgan


  • #57
    woodoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,219 ✭✭✭woodoo


    Kurt Cobain


  • #58
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    Richard Whiteley, for some reason. :confused:


  • #59
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,746 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    Voltex wrote: »
    Who's Elvis?
    Elvis Delaney. Won first prize at the Feis Ceoil in 1976 for ukulele solo. Died suddenly from baldness. Shocking stuff.


  • #60
    paddydriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭paddydriver


    Ayrton Senna - Even more shocking having watched the movie in recent times.

    Princess Diana - was a little aggrieved though that they cancelled the Newcastle Vs Liverpool match the next day; was all set for a day in the pub.


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  • #61
    ThreeBlindMice
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 135 ✭✭ThreeBlindMice


    Kieth Moon and Jim Morrison were shockers for me.


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