{"id":171668,"date":"2020-11-16T12:20:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T12:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=171668"},"modified":"2020-11-16T21:40:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T21:40:06","slug":"sad-news-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2020\/11\/16\/sad-news-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Sad news this month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two people known  to  to me have died unexpectedly this month.  One I had not seen for many years but whom I worked with in the band Elephant Shelf. Robbie who was bass player for about 7 years or so. He had a stroke and had not been able to play instruments anymore. He committed suicide.<\/p>\n

The other person Ralph Stephenson was a friend of many years standing who had been a regular visitor after the death of Vicky Martin to my home in Great Denham over the last year and a half. he had health issues but his death was unexpected and sudden.  he had a wide range of interests from film and photography to audio recording and music and much more besides having also been a radio DJ and reporter and film news cameraman  for ITN. He was every heavily involved in the alternative  scene in the late 60’s and 70’s. <\/p>\n

Lockdown life is now very quiet. <\/p>\n

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Two people known  to  to me have died unexpectedly this month.  One I had not seen for many years but whom I worked with in the band Elephant Shelf. Robbie who was bass player for about 7 years or so. He had a stroke and had not been able to play instruments anymore. 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