The Basspeare, Robbie Shakespeare, RIP. Sly and Robbie one of the foundations of reggae and a lot more.
Influential and inspirational throughout his life and explored, and contributes to, genres outside of his amazing reggae music. RIP Robbie.
Mike Nesmith of the Monkees dies at 78. My girlfriend at the time was mad about them. Just one, Mickey Dolenz, left now. RIP
All the good one's are going....... I love the fact that his mother invented Tipp-ex......... https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59606993
Mensi dead after covid battle - Tributes paid to Angelic Upstarts singer Thomas 'Mensi' Mensforth, who was part of punk rock band Angelic Upstarts, has died due to covid complications after stay in the Intensive Care Unit please log in to view this image By Charlotte Everett 09:59, 11 Dec 2021 Thomas 'Mensi' Mensforth, best known for being part of punk rock band Angelic Upstarts, has died following a battle with covid. The singer, aged 65 experienced complications due to the disease and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and died Friday 10th December. Tributes have been pouring in for the 'punk rock legend' who first joined the band back in 1977. His death was announced via Instagram where a black and white photo of the star doing what he did best was posted along with the name of the band labelled over the top. Along with the photo it said: "Today we lost a punk rock legend. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and all those he inspired." please log in to view this image Thomas 'Mensi' Mensforth was part of the band since 1977(unknown) Fans have taken to the comments to express how they feel about the loss. One wrote: "Rest in peace Mensi thank you for the great lyrics and music." A second follower commented: "An the angel gets his wings … but too soon," as third person added: "So sorry for your loss." A fourth said: "The eternal legend RIP Mensi," while one wrote: "Absolutely shocked. RIP." Music website Louder Than War posted their own tribute to the singer that read: "We are sorry to hear of the death of legendary singer from the Angelic Upstarts, Mensi. "He finally succumbed to the Covid that he had been fighting in hospital for the last couple if weeks. The charismatic singer wore his heart on his sleeve and his band dotted punks second wave with a series of classic singles." Mensi died as a result of covid(Getty Images) They said he has a 'genuine heart' that made him a great stage presence as well as a 'diamond off stage'. Mensi was admitted to ICU where his family said he was 'very poorly' but they were 'praying' for positive news. On Tuesday his family posted a statement updating his fans as to how he was doing. They hoped that the next time they posted they would have a positive update for fans but the next time they posted was to announce his sad death. The update read: "Just a update for everyone. Dad is in ICU and still very poorly, all the family are hoping and praying for positive news daily. "He has a long road to recovery ahead and is in the best place possible to help him. He cannot use his phone or see facebook. "We are keeping our fingers crossed and hope for the best. He is a fighter and is fighting everyday and this will never change Hopefully when we post next i will have some better and positive news to share. They added: "He also has 100’s of messages there is too many to reply too when there is some news i will post it Thank you everyone." Mensi's family paid tribute to him on social media(Redferns) Angelic Upstarts are a South Shields punk rock band that formed back in 1977, with Mensi as one of the original members. The band took on an anti-fascist and working class philosophy.
I was fortuneate in the late 80's to get complentary tickets to see the Monkeys with a select audience in Australia. The show was amazing for such a small venue. I noticed that Mike Nesmith wasn't present in the line-up and someone told me later that his mum had invented Tipp-ex...WTF! I thought. A weird world. RIP
Yeah, I was lucky enough to see them in the early 90s on the “Justus” tour at the BIC in Bournemouth. Considering they were just young actors at the outset - I think only Dolenz was a musician of any note? - they grasped the opportunity, came out of the TV experience with some credibility and their own compositions, and have endured. Just Dolenz left. No fun getting old, is it?
yeah that is the s22t about life, losing the ones we loved. A bet they had a blast in 60's US though.
please log in to view this image Dolenz wasn't a musician but he was the only one with any show-biz experience having appeared as Circus Boy in the 50's, when he went around a circus riding on top of an elephant. I expect it was exciting in the 1950's...
