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That’s very sad. I’ve only ever seen him on the telly but he came across so very well.
He lived near Spalding in his later years.
Gutted TBH - he was going to make some appearances on behalf of our local Labour group in the run-up to the election, too. He really was a grassroots guy 
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He wrote that in the run up to the Villa v West Brom FA Cup quarter final a few years back and they played it on the big screens before the game - it was a fabulous motivator for a fiercely contested match that followed.
I suspect that when the Villa fans sing ‘Holte Enders in the sky’ on Saturday Benjamin will be warmest in their thoughts.
A couple of pals made a documentary about him and yes a real lovely fella
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Was watching a nice 30 minute documentary about him at lunchtime. Still surprised he wasn’t a Baggies fan given his age & where Albion & Villa were as clubs in the 70’s.
Awful news, one of my favourite people to listen to and a great poet. Damn this has been a bad few weeks 
Ryan O’Neal passed at 82
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Essra Mohawk.
Wrote for the Shangri-Las, the Vanilla Fudge, Cyndi Lauper and Tina Turner, died in hospice care, aged 75.
She’d collaborated with Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, and many others.
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He absolutely stole the show in Brooklyn 99. I’m gutted.
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Just found out Amp Fiddler has passed away
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Ian Pepperell, known for his role as Roy Tucker in The Archers, has died at the age of 53, the BBC has said.
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Most of these have appeared in this thread this year.
Sadly, quite a list