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By Zenon
#317314
Breaking news, Ike Turner as of Ike and Tina Turner has just passed away, a bit shocked, rest in peace mate.
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By Zoot
#317316
that is breaking news, not even on yahoo yet.
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By Bonanzoid
#317324
Foots, your grammar makes my brain bleed.

foot-loose wrote:as much as I admire the way your brain is wired, I think it's wired wrong.


It's wrongly.

Don't you people understand adverbs?! :(
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By Sunny So Cal
#317349
Footsy: Barney, Fred or brain bleeding?
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By Yudster
#317363
Chris wrote:
Perez Hilton wrote:Ike Turner has passed away.

He died in his sleep on Tuesday night.

He will best be remembered as a wife beater and a drug addict.


Exactly.

Zenon wrote:Breaking news, Ike Turner as of Ike and Tina Turner has just passed away, a bit shocked, rest in peace mate.


Mate? With friends like that........
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By Nicola_Red
#317397
My thoughts too Yud! I wouldn't wanna speak ill of the dead, but I'm sure his karma has come around.
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By MK Chris
#317399
I don't understand the "speak ill of the dead" thing. If they were a bastard, they were a bastard and being dead doesn't change that.
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By Yudster
#317440
Spot on Topher.
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By Vivienne
#317447
I shouldn't say this, but from what I've heard about Ike (and a movie I once saw re. him & Tina), I'm not sorry he's dead. In fact, I'm glad.
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By Nicola_Red
#317552
Topher wrote:I don't understand the "speak ill of the dead" thing. If they were a bastard, they were a bastard and being dead doesn't change that.


True. i just get the feeling it's bad luck. Not sure why.
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By Bruvva
#317693
Presumably you all same the same about Lennon when he died?
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By Sunny So Cal
#317726
said the same?
Lennon was anti-violence, unlike Ike
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By kendra k
#317732
lennon left his wife and kid, which aint ever cool.

ike was a self-admitted wife beater, but he was an amazing musician who helped create rock and roll.
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By Yudster
#317743
I don't think that makes up for anything. Ike wasn't necessary to the creation of a genre any more than any other individual was, being good at something else doesn't excuse what he was.

As for Lennon - his blatant neglect of Julian whilst publically doting on Sean (and having endless photo-shoots to prove it) lost him my respect before he was killed. But I was sorry he went like that, obviously.
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By Bruvva
#317772
I was obliquely referring to the stories about Lennon hitting Cynthia when they were together which she refers to in her book.
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By Yudster
#317777
I wasn't aware of that until after his death, but it would have had a similar effect on me if I'd known about it earlier.
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By Bruvva
#317782
Actually, dunno why I brought it up - was in an argumentative mood at the time.
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By Yudster
#317787
I noticed that about you yesterday.
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By Sunny So Cal
#317856
Everyone noticed that. I fear for Will Smith