Sir Creep 7,062 Posted July 3, 2023 Neal Aaron Rogin, Chicago-born award winning writer, humorist and self-styled social observer, died Friday, June 16, in Ajijic, Mexico, after suffering a stroke. He was 81. He played a key role in the landmark LIVE AID Concert as head writer and associate producer of the global radio feed, writing the iconic tag line: "LIVE AID: Coming together to end hunger. Because now that we can we MUST." LIVE AID raised well over $100 million for African famine relief. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,661 Posted April 1 Now it is still April Fool's Day but, Ultravox bassist and DDP pick Chris Cross aka Chris Allen is being reported dead: 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,315 Posted April 1 13 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Now it is still April Fool's Day but, Ultravox bassist and DDP pick Chris Cross aka Chris Allen is being reported dead: Fucking, fucking annoying if true. He's not on my A Chris Goodbye team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,661 Posted April 1 Just now, TQR said: Fucking, fucking annoying if true. He's not on my A Chris Goodbye team. It certainly appears true, on Midge's official FB and Twitter feeds. Looks like Squid's Stiffs had some inside info on him to pick him. (Not eligible for my TOTP team anyway). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,520 Posted April 1 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Now it is still April Fool's Day but, Ultravox bassist and DDP pick Chris Cross aka Chris Allen is being reported dead: Apparently he died on March 25th 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 610 Posted May 13 On 26/09/2021 at 12:27, YoungWillz said: Although not on the Band Aid single, let's enjoy once again that opening of Live Aid with Status Quo in memory of Alan Lancaster who has died: Maybe this could be expanded to Live Aid as well - all part of the deal. I did think about having a crack at this but it's a bit of a herculean task so unlikely it'll progress at my end. If anyone does fancy it then this site is really handy for the inevitable questions along the lines of "who are all those people playing with The Style Council who aren't Talbot, Weller and Dee C Lee?" http://liveaid.free.fr/pages/liveaidtimesdetaileduk.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites