Obituary Thread

[Grecian2K]

Gordon Earle Moore (January 3, 1929 – March 24, 2023)
was an American businessman, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law which makes the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years.

As opposed to Johnson's law which proposes that the number of Tories in the House of Lords (HoL) doubles about every two years.

 

[iscalad]

Procol Harum: Whiter Shade of Pale lyricist Keith Reid dies - BBC News

Such a brilliant song. RIP.

 

[DB9]

Notts County CEO Jason Turner dies suddenly aged 50. RIP

 

[Grecian2K]

Procol Harum: Whiter Shade of Pale lyricist Keith Reid dies - BBC News

Such a brilliant song. RIP.

"A Salty Dog" was just as brilliant and atmospheric...and nowhere near as derivative either.
"Conquistador" was also great.
Loved PH I did.

 

[Alistair20000]

"A Salty Dog" was just as brilliant and atmospheric...and nowhere near as derivative either.
"Conquistador" was also great.
Loved PH I did.

Homburg ?

 

[Tim Long]

Homburg ?

I had a friend who was convinced there was a fart reference in it: "your trouser coughs are dirty".

 

[DB9]

Bernadette Hunt, known as Falcon in the 1990's TV show The Gladiators has died at the age of 59. RIP

 

[Grecian2K]

Homburg ?

Indeed. Another great track, but possibly a bit too much "WSoP" like to quite make my own top three...perhaps a bit too much like the "obligatory follow up single".
Nevertheless I doff my hat to your fine musical taste and knowledge sirrah.

 

[Grecian2K]

I had a friend who was convinced there was a fart reference in it: "your trouser coughs are dirty".

A theme that Genesis later capitalised on in the album Wind and Wuthering

 

[iscalad]

Peter Usborne: Private Eye co-founder and publisher dies aged 85 - BBC News