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Moody Blues singer Ray Thomas dies at his home aged 76 after a battle with prostate cancer
Daily Mail ^ | Jan 07, 2018 | Charlie Bayliss

Posted on 01/07/2018 9:15:11 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom

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To: laplata
Yes, the loss of another great musician. There were just comments about the Moody Blues this morning on another thread (the one about the Mellotron). He touched a lot of people in his lifetime through his music alone.
21 posted on 01/07/2018 9:51:26 AM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I’ve read that the Moody Blues aren’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.If true that’s a travesty.


22 posted on 01/07/2018 9:52:57 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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To: Texas Eagle

“I’d like to hear what people think the lyrics of Nights In White Satin are about.”

Never really thought about it before, and I actually used to think it was Knights in White Satin. That said, it sounds to me like a person who has missed out on the love of his life.


23 posted on 01/07/2018 9:55:53 AM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Good-bye to another Veteran Cosmic Rocker.


24 posted on 01/07/2018 9:56:58 AM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (What profits a man if he gains the world yet loses his soul?)
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To: Gay State Conservative

IIRC They got in this year


25 posted on 01/07/2018 9:57:37 AM PST by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Texas Eagle
I'd like to hear what people think the lyrics of Nights In White Satin are about.

Hmmmm, Satin? Why that sounds close to......oh I don't know, could it be....


26 posted on 01/07/2018 9:58:32 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

They are the only group whose name reflected their musical style. They played moody blues.


27 posted on 01/07/2018 10:01:26 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: Lurkinanloomin

He had a lovely voice!


28 posted on 01/07/2018 10:03:01 AM PST by LYDIAONTARIO
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
I guess he had to GO NOW.

Truly a gifted musician.

29 posted on 01/07/2018 10:05:02 AM PST by buckalfa (I was so much older then, but I'm younger than that now.)
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To: neverevergiveup

Absolutely.

I have no idea what groups are popular these days, other than some of the old ones still around.


30 posted on 01/07/2018 10:07:14 AM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Ping.


31 posted on 01/07/2018 10:08:04 AM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon)
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To: God luvs America
"Long Distance Voyager" was my favorite Moody Blues album. It was a surprise comeback for the band back in the early 1980s. They had a few more hits through most of the 1980s.

"Nights in White Satin" is probably their best song but I never liked the longer version where they bring in the strings and spoken word poetry. That seemed a bit melodramatic and over the top to me.

Interesting sidenote, I don't watch much daytime TV but there was a court show along the lines of "People's Court" - or maybe it was Court TV, that cable channel that shows trials in their entirety, that featured a trial involving Patrick Moraz, the singer used during that 1980s era. He was suing the band for back royalties. I was fascinated with that trial as it seemed so sordid and petty for such a famous band. Anyway, if I remember, Patrick won the lawsuit but was awarded only a fraction of what he was asking for.

32 posted on 01/07/2018 10:10:41 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: eastforker
Prostate cancer is not something that happens quickly, I know, I battled it and won.

Me too. Just got "discharged" by my radiation doc after 3 years clean. Best Christmas gift ever!

Guys, get your PSA's checked early in life and at least annually. Prostate cancer does not have to be a killer.

33 posted on 01/07/2018 10:12:36 AM PST by llevrok (Swamp nothing! Give Washington DC an enema !)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

From “Viva Ned Flanders”:

https://youtu.be/WEnuoM-_XSw


34 posted on 01/07/2018 10:13:10 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: eastforker

The key to Prostate cancer is early detection. I would suspect that Mr. Thomas did not have regular PSA testing done. Good luck to you as we are in the same boat (cancer-wise).


35 posted on 01/07/2018 10:19:14 AM PST by Michael.SF. (Women who are 25 pounds overweight tend to live longer than the men who mention it.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Sorry to hear this. I don’t know all their music by any means, but quite a few I do know are so wonderful. Nights in White Satin is my most favourite one by them.

I did a post about them not so long ago:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3597825/posts?


36 posted on 01/07/2018 10:20:04 AM PST by beaversmom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I heard somewhere that he wrote some letters that he will not be able to send.


37 posted on 01/07/2018 10:21:48 AM PST by Joe Dallas
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To: buckalfa

On the MB’s song “Go Now”, Denny Laine sang lead and played guitar.

After that first album, he left the MB and joined a little band on the run called “Wings”.


38 posted on 01/07/2018 10:25:37 AM PST by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: oh8eleven

Rip.


39 posted on 01/07/2018 10:29:28 AM PST by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

One of my all time favorite groups. As I was reading this, I just realized a coincidence. The first time I heard Moody Blues was at a co-workers home when I was in the Air Force back in 72. I remember hearing The Story in Your Eyes on is big Quad Channel stereo and thought “I have to get that album!” Been a fan ever since.


40 posted on 01/07/2018 10:30:12 AM PST by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
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