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  1. 02-11-2010, 16:40 #1
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    Default Charlie Wilson 1933-2010

    You will be missed

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8509794.stm

    You may know him better from this

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHl-6uH8MUQ
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    Default Re: Charlie Wilson 1933-2010

    Indeed. Wish we'd followed his vision post-war a little more.
    "It ain't where you're from / it's where you're at."

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    Default Re: Charlie Wilson 1933-2010

    Great man, him.
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    Default Re: Charlie Wilson 1933-2010

    Alright, when will it be OK according to the Backroom rules to desecrate the memory of this fellow? If my list of grudges with him ran any longer, I would have to get something better than WinRAR to compress my files...



    My apologies to all the people who inexplicably view him in such a comparatively positive light
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    Default Re: Charlie Wilson 1933-2010

    After the funeral.

    RIP, Charlie Wilson.

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    Default Re: Charlie Wilson 1933-2010

    I liked the film but to be honest I know nothing about him
    They slew him with poison afaid to meet him with the steel
    a gallant son of eireann was Owen Roe o'Neill.

    Internet is a bad place for info Gaelic Cowboy
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    Default Re: Charlie Wilson 1933-2010

    Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit View Post
    After the funeral.
    Alright then. For now, rest in peace, Charlie.
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