rlRasputin was murderedrl.

You've done it now, just had to reach for BONEY M.

'Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
RA RA RASPUTIN lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone'.

rlPenlee Lifeboat Disasterrl 19 December 1981

Let's not forget the majority of these guys are unpaid volunteers and let's also be thankful that the RNLI have managed to stay afloat in spite of governments past & present.

Very brave people.
I have to say even now i find it appalling that many lifeboats are run by volunteers rather than it being a job people should be paid to do. Pretty much the bravest of the brave in civillian life.

The only full-time lifeboat crew are those at Spurn Point, all the rest are volunteers. There's no doubting the fact that all of them and those who may one day rely on them, like the current siutation. Most would probably resign if the RNLI became a part of government

Did you see the documentary late one night a couple of months ago on the Blyth volunteer lifeboat ?

As far as I could make out it wasn't even part of the RNLI but run by a group of volunteers from a local working mens club, bizarre but true and paid for by a local bloke who made a bit of money in property development, he owns the boat and the volunteers man it and raise money to maintain, house and fuel it - the coastguard are the ones who alert them to emergencies.

Its like we've turned the clock back 200 years.

There are 35 members of rlI-Lifeboatrl, the UK Independent Lifeboat Association

On this day - 1988.

PAN AM FLIGHT 103.

Awful day.

Apparently the wreckage is still stored in Lincolnshire, they must be keeping it just in case further investigations are needed.

Mats Wilander
John Lydon
Kim Catrall
Four Tops

All booked or reserved booking on that flight.
Lucky people.

One of America's most famous general's George S Patton dies.

''Now, I want you to remember that no b@stard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb b@stard die for his.''

Famous for his litany of profanities was the four **** General.

Can't believe no on e else posted this...

Ten years since we lost Joe.

I saw him at Sheffield Arena shortly before he died, he was touring with his own band playign original material as a support act to The Who, we'd got in early and sat through their whole set, whoever they were they were very good, not as good as The Who of course, but too good to be a support band.

Acknowledged on the MUsic thread.

Get with the programme BG.