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The RIP thread

Sintiger

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I had the pleasure of meeting Tina Turner many years ago through where I was working at the time.
The thing that struck me was how small she was. She was also quite shy.
But man she could sing
RIP
 
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Tina was huge in the 70's and 80's. Nutbush City Limits used to get the girls up on the dance floor.

RIP Tina.

 
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Baloo

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Sintiger said:
I had the pleasure of meeting Tina Turner many years ago through where I was working at the time.
The thing that struck me was how small she was. She was also quite shy.
But man she could sing
RIP
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Bumped into her a couple of times at a local bakery in Zurich. Yeah, she wasn't big at all, her lungs must have taken up most of her body.

RIP Tina. Nutbush City Limits will always make me smile and cringe at the same time and your work on the NRL Ad always made me jealous of them.

A legend.
 
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TigerForce

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RIP Tina. Great voice, body and presenter. Sad to see her go with other musical icons.

Deserves respect in all ways especially with the sh!t she had to go through with that lunatic husband earlier on in time.
 
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jb03

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Tigers of Old said:
Was a grandmother when she was most popular. She seemed like she'd live forever.
Huge voice & an NRL icon.
RIP Tina.


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What a promo that was. Whatever they paid her, it wasn't enough. RIP Tina, fantastic singer and incredible life story.
 
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Panthera Tigris

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jb03 said:
What a promo that was. Whatever they paid her, it wasn't enough. RIP Tina, fantastic singer and incredible life story.
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junkee.com

Here's A Gentle Reminder That Tina Turner Once Starred In A Very Homoerotic Rugby League Ad

"Would watch a lot more league if the ads kept focusing on *smile* like this."
junkee.com junkee.com

Seared into my childhood memories in a time that Rugby League didn't garner much interest or coverage outside of QLD and NSW. Yet I still remember the ads prominently in TAS. Very successful marketing campaign. And she had the perfect charisma for it.

"born Anna Mae Bullock" well there you go, you learn something every day. I never knew this. I wonder what she was known as to her family and close friends?

en.wikipedia.org

Tina Turner - Wikipedia

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Tigers of Old said:
Indeed mate. Right up there with the 'Unbelievable' campaign from the AFL.
Like Baloo said these guys were wanted to be like those guys.
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I could be alone here, but as a kid, I always got the impression the 'Unbelievable' campaign by the AFL was their cringy, poor man's response to being outdone by Rugby League's Simply the Best. Just looked like they were trying too hard to respond. Wasn't ever much of a fan.
 
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CarnTheTiges

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Panthera Tigris said:
junkee.com

Here's A Gentle Reminder That Tina Turner Once Starred In A Very Homoerotic Rugby League Ad

"Would watch a lot more league if the ads kept focusing on *smile* like this."
junkee.com junkee.com

Seared into my childhood memories in a time that Rugby League didn't garner much interest or coverage outside of QLD and NSW. Yet I still remember the ads prominently in TAS. Very successful marketing campaign. And she had the perfect charisma for it.

"born Anna Mae Bullock" well there you go, you learn something every day. I never knew this. I wonder what she was known as to her family and close friends?

en.wikipedia.org

Tina Turner - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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Possibly still Anna Mae, although she was still in her teens when Ike ‘discovered’ her and she changed the name to Tina. A great loss to music. A genuine survivor.
 
TigerForce

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Panthera Tigris said:
I could be alone here, but as a kid, I always got the impression the 'Unbelievable' campaign by the AFL was their cringy, poor man's response to being outdone by Rugby League's Simply the Best. Just looked like they were trying too hard to respond. Wasn't ever much of a fan.
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Panthera Tigris not liking the AFL ad.....I'd like to see that.
 
Baloo

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Tigers of Old said:
Indeed mate. Right up there with the 'Unbelievable' campaign from the AFL.
Like Baloo said these guys were wanted to be like those guys.
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Wasn't sure what you were talking about so I looked the ads up. I'd left Aus by then. Gotta say I find them nowhere close to what Tina did for the NRL. "Men scoring every few minutes" certainly didn't stand the test of time
 
TigerMasochist

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Probably totally inappropriate of me, especially at this time, but I'm a crusty inappropriate old fart so here goes.

Probably never been what would be considered a pretty or beautiful woman in the classic sense, but her on stage persona was simply pure smokin hot sassy raunch. Add that to her amazing musical talent and it's no bloody surprise she was an absolute icon of the music industry.

*smile* hate old, all my music hero's and legends are carkin it and disappearing. Farewell Tina, thank gawd for recorded music n video clips.
 
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