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The wonderful lunacy of Viv Stanshall ended on this day in 1995 when he died in a fire at his home in Muswell Hill.

Surely one for the 'Old Folkies Home' thread?

Canadian comedian John Candy died from a heart attack on this day in 1994. He was 43.

UK obit?

Laurent Fignon...just read an update on his condition and it doesn't look good.

The successful career of Judge the dog was said to be due to the hard work of Eugene Lambert. We certainly know he had a hand in it!

'Lady D'Arbanville' by Cat Stevens was written about Patti D'Arbanville, the American model, after their relationship fell apart. He wrote it as if singing to a dead woman!

But some are about pixies in the forest who ride to the enchanted land on the back of a magic squirrel. I've heard lots of Yes and T Rex songs!

Isn't the UK's current no.1 'Everybody Hurts' , originally written and recorded by REM, about someone being talked out of committing suicide? I always thought this was a dubious choice as a charity single.

UK obit

UK obit

....and coincidentally Mitch Mitchell, drummer with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead in the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon in November, 2008.

Anna Nicole Smith was found unconscious in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida after overdosing on drugs. She died in the ambulance on the way to hospital.

Jimi Hendrix was found dead in a basement room of the Samarkand Hotel in Lansdowne Crescent in London.

Oscar Wilde died in an hotel in Paris in 1900. Johnny Thunders, US punk guitarist and singer, died of a drugs overdose in an hotel in New Orleans. When his body was finally discovered rigor mortis had set in so completely that he was seen to resemble a pretzel and the body bag in which he was removed was U shaped!

Sam Cooke, the legendary singer, was found dead in the office of an hotel after an argument firstly with his girlfriend and then the hotel manager, who subsequently shot him! He was naked apart from one shoe and a jacket.

Stuart Adamson, former guitarist and singer with Scottish band Big Country, committed suicide in an hotel in Hawaii.

Michael Hutchence, singer with Australian band INXS and lover of the former Mrs Geldoff, was found dead in an hotel room I believe. He was discovered hanging behind a door after some sort of sexual shenanigans!

Jake Hanna, one time drummer with Woody Herman's band, died in Los Angeles on Saturday. He was 78.

No so fast, Garn2. He needs an obit from a major British news source (BBC, Guardian, Times etc) before claiming the points.. Does an obit in The Scotsman count?

Reuters UK obit.

Here it is!

Always assumed it was Skippy's mum and dad. That must be Mr & Mrs The Bush Kangaroo.