Boyzone fame Stephen Gately choked to death!
Oct.12,2009
Tragic Boyzone star Stephen Gately choked to death on his vomit, sources close to the police investigation said last night.
Stephen, 33, was found dead in his pyjamas by partner Andy Cowles at their £1million Majorcan holiday home. A post mortem will be held tomorrow and a Spanish judge will begin an investigation but insiders unofficially confirmed the cause of the tragedy.
Stephen was discovered kneeling against a sofa with his face buried in a pillow. A friend of the Gately family said: "They have been told the most likely scenario is Stephen had a bit too much to drink, vomited in his sleep and choked. It was a terrible accident."
Stephen died hours after he and Andy enjoyed a night of partying at a well-known gay club in Palma called The Black Cat Disco.
A clubgoer said: "Stephen was there with Andrew when I arrived at 3am and they were still there when I left at around 5.45.
"They weren't off their faces but they were drinking. They weren't being rowdy - they were just two lads on a night out.
"Andrew was dancing and Stephen was jigging around. People went up and chatted to them but it was all very low-key."
Police sources said Stephen and Andy met a Bulgarian man called Giorgio at the club and invited him to their apartment near the millionaires' playground of Andratx. The police are anxious to talk to Giorgio. But they do not believe he was involved in any way in Stephen's death, which they are treating as "non-suspicious".
A spokesman for Stephen's family in his native Ireland said his death was "a tragic accident".
Leading Dublin lawyer Gerald Kean insisted: "There is nothing untoward. There's no foul play involved and it's not suicide.
"It's just a tragic accident is what we've been told and we're happy that is correct information.
"It's not drugs, we don't believe, it's not suicide, it's not murder, it's not a fight. " Mr Kean added: "The family are devastated and have asked me to take calls for the moment. They're trying to come to terms with it."
Stephen's grieving bandmates, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch,Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham, landed in Majorca last night. They looked ashen-faced and wore dark glasses asthey arrived at the airport.
The stars were driven to Stephen'sapartment in a Mercedes people carrier and went inside through an underground car park without making any comment.
The boys stayed in the flat for an hour. Friends said they wanted to go to Majorca to be with Andy and support Stephen's family.
Boyzone's manager, X Factor judge Louis Walsh, pulled out of last night's live final of the show and was also heading for the island.
Before he left, he said Andy was "in pieces".
Louis's fellow judges did the show without him. Simon Cowell said Stephen's death was "really, really tragic" and sent his condolences to the Gately family but added: "The show must go on."
Hours before he died, Stephen texted Ronan to say he was "so excited" about Boyzone's forthcoming new album. Ronan was in Chicago to run a marathon when he was told of the tragedy and immediately headed back to the UK. He said: "I'm absolutely devastated. I can't believe it's real.
"Stephen was loved by every one of us. He was one of the most caring, compassionate an gentle people I'veever known."
Mikey added: "Words just fail me right now.
"Stephen wasn't just a friend to us, he was a brother. We've lost a brother.
"The last time I spoke to Stephen he was in terrific spirits. He was excited about the future and on top of the world.
"We're all trying to pull together to see what to do from here."
Andy ran to a neighbour's home for help after finding Stephen's body and police were called.
Officers arrived to find the neighbour comforting Andy, who was "beside himself with grief".
An investigator on the case said: "Stephen was in a strange position. He was squatting - almost in a praying position.
"There were no signs o f violence or evidence or suicide or any obvious evidence pointing to another probable cause of death, such as the use of drugs."
Stephen last appeared in public at the Daily Mirror'sPride of Britain Awards in London on Monday.
A fellow guest said: "He was on fantastic form.
"Louis Walsh was at the next table. Stephen was teasing him mercilessly about the plastic surgery he'd had done on his eyes and Louis was telling him he needed Botox.
"Stephen was saying he was the happiest he had ever been, both professionally and personally."
Louis,57,said: "We are all utterly devastated. Stephen was one in a million. He was the most grateful person,humble and modest.
"I got my first big break with Boyzone and the boys mean so much to me. I had the best fun with Stephen at the Pride of Britain.
"I can't believe he is gone. He was so happy, in such a good place.
"I have spoken to Andy and he is shell-shocked."
Today is a bank holiday in Spain, so the post mortem on Stephen will not be conducted until tomorrow .
His body has been taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Palma, where the examination will be carried out.
An official at the Institute said: "Nothing will happen until tomorrow. Relatives will be asked to formally identify Stephen's body on Tuesday but that will not happen until the autopsy has been completed."
An investigating judge will be assigned to the case, as is normal in Spain. The judge will interview Andy and ask Stephen's relatives about his medical history.
Andy was being comforted by friends yesterday at the death flat, which sits above a spectacular bay called Cala Llamp, near Port Andratx. All the windows at the property were shuttered.
Two young women answered the door. Both looked as if they had been crying.
One of them said: "Andrew is not ready to talk. I think it's too early for him to talk. He will probably put out a statement later through Stephen's management company."
Wellwishers left flowers outside the flat. One, a woman from Wales called Sue, said: "I never met Stephen but I was a huge fan. He seemed a lovely, genuine person."
Stephen wed Andy in Las Vegas in 2003 and the couple held a formalcivil partnership ceremony in London in 2006.
It's understood they bought the Andratx flat less than a year ago.
Awaitress at a nearby beach bar, The Gran Folies Beach Club, said: "Stephen and Andy were regulars here over the summer.
"They were very polite. We knew Stephen was a singer but he was very modest.
"They would often come here for a beer or two but I wouldn't say they wereheavy drinkers."
Stephen is survived by his parents Martin and Margaret, sisterMichelle and brothers Tony, Alan and Mark.
His dad suffered severe head injuries a few years ago when he fell off a ladder while painting and he now lives with Margaret in a retirement home in the family's home city of Dublin.
Sources said Stephen flew home a few weeks ago and took Margaret out to dinner to celebrate her 60th birthday.
The star had been writing a children's fantasy novel, The Tree of Seasons, for the past three years, and was working on it at the time of his death.
His last message to fans, posted on his Twitter site on October 6, was: "Still busy, lots going on.
"Focusing on finishing my book next so may be quiet here."
Fans were gathering last night to lay flowers outside Stephen and Andy's £1.6million London home.
none of us don`t have the right to judge to anyone,nobody is perfect remember...i don`t care about Stephen`s personal life,what matter`s the most,Boyzone touched my heart through their beautiful music...condolence to my favourite member of Boyzone,R.I.P. Stephen Gately.
You say it best, when you drink nothing at all.....
I am sorry, but there is a distinction between tasteful and tasteless jokes... :(
saw the news this morning also...i love their songs then. May He rest in peace.
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*CHO RAH MO LANG*
that's what his boyfriend said when he came home and caught him with a girl...
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Ok this one is the last one from my end saggi then I won't post any more jokes about him
Stephen Gately went in a greengrocers last week and asked for a cucumber,
Greengrocer "would you like it sliced"
Gately " what do you think my a** is, a fu*king piggy bank?"
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
I just wanted to post a joke before brit did... so it's his fault really.
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Well ya maybe but maybe he wouldn't have died if Stephen Gately's boyfriend knew that CPR does NOT stand for Cock, Penetration, Rimming.
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
it's just that they didn't have to be posted so early on....
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
saggi did you laugh while reading them, comeon now be honest ;)
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
a condolence thread turns a U-Turn into a joke thread.... :S
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
This week on Louis' Limericks:
There was a wee singer called Gately
Who hasn't been singing much lately
After a bottle of rum
And a cock up his bum
His trip to the sun ended fatally
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
So can Planning a come back tour
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britexpat, unfortunately this is not an uncommon occurrence. Drinking to the point of passing out can result in aspiration and death. We often see this on college campuses and at holiday resorts. Binge drinking can be deadly!
Mandi
Ok this is the one I found best so far
After a wild night of drinking, Steven Gateley and his husband decide to play a sex game. Steven says "I'll put a plastic bag over my head for 3 minutes and you time me with your new watch"
Turns out he bought the watch off Alex Ferguson...
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
I think we should all support God in His quest to quit smoking.
He's making a real effort to stub His fags out!
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
Steven Gately died after a marathon drinking session according to this mornings news - that was some bender eh.......
It's only words.
hehe
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Michael Jackson plans a comeback tour. Boyzone plan a comeback tour. I hear Amy Winehouse is planning a comeback tour next year. Here's hoping...
Apparently stephen gatelys death was similar to ayrtons sennas
they were both found with skid marks on there helmets
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death comes like a thief..so i suggest that all of us must be ready...to face the ......
ROFL britexpat :))
This thread just got better..
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
Apparently, there's also confusion in heaven.
Michael Jackson was disappointed when Steven Gately turned up. He thought they said some one from the BOYS HOME was coming.
Paddy and Murphy go to a fune..
Oops, force of habit
Ronan and shane go to a funeral.....
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LOL Samael, The jokes are already out :))
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
now with 20% off...
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that's coz that's where Stephen died....at his holiday home in Majorca...possibly they're going there to attend his funeral
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
I have just seen on the news that the rest of Boyzone are planning on going to Majorca.
Is now really the time to be going on holiday?
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get out of here,rizks....this is a condolence thread....unless you want one in ur name to be opened soon by me x-(
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Khallas now Saggi, this is getting us no where. Thanks for the news update on the singer.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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Gately wat a funy name....:)
Chotley sounds better ......he he he
and it's not very comely to refer to a dead man as a 'dead faggot'.... :S
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Sticks on your tank, it actually works quite well.
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i just said i feel sorry for his death....and no!i'm not going home weeping to any poster...
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
it's true ronan was the face of boyzone...but stephen was second in line coz unlike keith,mikey and shane,stephen was made one of the main singers alongside ronan.he DID have an identity but like somebody mentioned earlier,it was under the shadow of the bad as a whole...he was thrust into the limelight after his being gay came out into the open causing the band's popularity to hurtle downwards and people began to blame Gately for being the root cause.
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Suit yourself labda, this discussion isnt too stimulating to my mind either have better things to talk about than a dead faggot!
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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Seems like we are in the wrong thread sandeep, you know how these women get when we say something about their boybandz "boys" who never grow up :p I'm sure Saggi will go home weeping to the big poster she has of boyzone in her bedroom.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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smoke, you seem like the kind of guy who just likes to have the last word for the sake of it. So knock yourself out. To me, you just seem to enjoy contradicting yourself so I'll leave you to it. This "discussion" with you is about as useful to me as an ashtray on a motorcycle. :)
--------Do I look like Bambi's sister???-------
Clearly not a real Irishman... Well obvioulsy not now, i mean before he blewchunks and tried to swollow them again.
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All of them just rode on Ronan Keating's back anyway. It was a one man band. Stephen gately does have his supporters too so I know I am going to hear something for this.
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
Labda said"smoke, what has his level of fame got to do with anything? Funny how its so easy for you to disrespect the man, his body isnt even cold yet. Nice.
Hmmm labda its pretty hard to upset me esp if you want to have a 'discussion' and not come flying out saying show some respect to the dead famous singer. His level of fame has everything to do with it being posted on QL in the first place...tell a majority of the people around Stephen Gately is dead and they will be like Who? His fame is associated with Boyzone and nothing more.
If you cant take my gay joke then thats just your problem deal with it or not :) Tsk Tsk.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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LOL Brit
sandeepkadian...to be quite honest, I'd never heard of him before...the group yes. So no. :)
--------Do I look like Bambi's sister???-------
labda were you heartbroken when you came to know he is gay ;)
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
People , People ..... Please ... have some sympathy, especially for his boyfriend...
The poor guy woke up yesterday with the biggest stiffy :O(
awww smoke! Have I upset you just because I have DARED to draw you into a discussion? Tsk tsk.
Fun.
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we're just 'acknowledging his loss'(to quote labda06)....nothing like crying buckets....what on earth made you conjure up such an idea in the first place? :S
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
No labda seems to care just coz he was a famous boyzone member. Had it been any other guy who would even bother? Drunk drivers drive people wild on the roads...drunken deaths of famous people and the whole world is in a state of shock crying buckets.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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Svelte ;)
Smoke...who said I feel sorry for him? Oh you interpret "feel" as sympathy? Uh-ok. Just acknowledge what? Move on? haha to where? Please smoke, spare me. Im not trying to convert you. You said something and I had something to say about it. Said.
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A guy had too much to drink, choked on his vomit and died. Who cares about such people..
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein
So labda if YOU are feeling sorry for him why do YOU expect me to feel the same way? You do not share my feelings of not feeling sorry for a dead "famous" guy so just acknowledge it and move on :)
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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i second that!
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Your words not mine..."Labda, if he was a common man walking down the street who gave money to charity, or a doctor that cured the sick, or a priest that spread the good word, not any of them are famous, if they were to die wonder how YOU would react to it.This is just some bloody singer who got rich and didnt know how to blow up his money...no sympathies from me on this case sorry"
There's no confusion. It reads perfectly straight forward to me. I dunno how now the conversation has diverted to why in your words "1 famous person dying makes everyone so sad". Im not sad. I just acknowledge his loss and feel for those who loved and appreciated him. Simple.
--------Do I look like Bambi's sister???-------
actually it's the characters they portray or the music that they make that we tend place on pedestals....not the individuals themselves.....many ppl seem to overlook that
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
haha Rizks Andrew does seem to be missing in action around QL lately...
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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LOL Rizks!
"Stephen was there with Andrew"....
Andrews ID we have in QL, who is from Kerela....is he the same person mentioned above ?? :)
Labda do not confuse my jest for lack of respect to a dead man. I have no issues with this sexual preferences. I was merely elaborating on brits point of how newspapers dig up dirt on famous people once they are dead and gone and how 1 famous person dying makes everyone so sad. Personally i dont care about these people. Famous or not i never knew them personally to cry over it. Its funny how people dont even cry for their relatives as much as they cry for dead celebs.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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choked on vomit... but whose vomit was it??
Saggi you have it all wrong! i never said i never appreciated his work or contribution to the music world. Its just that you people put so much pressure on these stars that drive them to drugs and sleepless nights that they need to take pills to sleep. Lets not forget how YOUNG most of these guys are when they started out...lots of money, lots of girls or guys in this case, what would any young guy do? Get the drift?
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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OMG ! i screamed when i saw this! what a shame. i feel the same sense of relation to his music - gay or not. he sang thru his nose but we all still listened and sang along!
you seem to forget that making music is also a wonderful thing that cannot be done by everyone.who knows how many lives would have been touched by thier music?just because of his sexual orientation that came out in the open,the entire world shunned him eventually leading to the break-up of a successful band.was it his fault that he was born that way?poor soul!
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Smoke you cannot claim to know the man. Just cause he didnt shout from the rooftops that he supported this charity or ministered to people in whichever way he was able to, doesn't make him un-worthy of respect. Oh No! He worked his ass off, got rich and was famous! SHAME ON HIM! SHAME ON HIM for achieving his dreams. Shaaaaame!
--------Do I look like Bambi's sister???-------
Your points are valid..
All too often we put "celebrities" on pedestals .
it's us fans who keep their music and their legacy alive ages after they're dead and gone,u nonsense!think about Elvis...or The Beatles...and most recently our very own MJ....why do they all still live on?it's all thanks to their die-hard fans
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Labda, if he was a common man walking down the street who gave money to charity, or a doctor that cured the sick, or a priest that spread the good word, not any of them are famous, if they were to die wonder how YOU would react to it. This is just some bloody singer who got rich and didnt know how to blow up his money...no sympathies from me on this case sorry...different folks different strokes.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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Their stories are all the same brit...name any famous star that hasn't done drugs or gone through that stage. They all want to be famous but in the end they all pay a sad price. Come to think of it, the fans are the ones that kill these stars. Starting with Saggi, i say off with her head!
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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britexpat, some are attached to their music and hence feel a sense of loss when they die. Personally I was never a Boyzone fan, but I like Ronan's music.
smoke, what has his level of fame got to do with anything? Funny how its so easy for you to disrespect the man, his body isnt even cold yet. Nice.
--------Do I look like Bambi's sister???-------
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
One paper's headline is : Stephen Gately: The Boyzone star's secret life that drove him to lies, pills and depression
Thats sad. He was found kneeling with his head in a couch. I wonder if he choked on something else while on his knees.
Words .. Brings back old memories. Real nice. They had just reformed the group :(.
Fine then in memory of late Stephen Gately i sing a verse from their famous song:
Smile, an ever lasting smile, a smile can brighten up my day.
Dont ever let me find you gone, coz just makes me a cranky gay.
This world just cant accept us, they just wont let us have our way!
It only hurts, it hurts so bad i say, this just isn't my day!
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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smoke!don't persuade me to shoot you! x-( what has his being gay gotta do with the music they used to make?
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Well its not like he was that famous as an individual in the first place...silly gay ex boy band "member" wonder if he and that guy from back street boyz were dating?
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
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maybe it's just memories of the times that celebrity has made us happy in some way or the other....for me,it's coz i love their songs and they will live on in my heart forever.....
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
I wonder why people always feel distraught when a "celebrity" dies ?
yup that's the one....sighhhh!i'm not able to come out of the shock.....ever since i read the news,i've been sitting here like a truck ran over me! :S
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
saggi, i think that one's called "A different beat"..
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There are good people in this world, and they are not ONLY Muslims, you know. Geez.(last comments by alexa when she left Qiving)
what a tragic.
Maybe he had converted and that's what killed him....
He died after a wild eight-hour binge at a gay club on Majorca with civil partner Andy Cowles.
He found Stephen in a strange "prayer position" - squatting on the floor with his head face down on a pillow on the sofa - at around midday.
just 33....poor thing....
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Sad news. Tragic and young..:(
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remember the african song video?? "we are the grains of sand......" :(
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
yes svelte i`ve seen that video,i have lots of collection of Boyzone,.recently i just added him in my facebook and now he`s gone :( i`m gonna miss him!!!
Saw this in the BBC news this morning...luv his singing....
i remember him best from the video of the song "Key to my Life"....he had such a cute voice,really :'(
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Your CD collection just went up in value..
Oh no...
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- Listen to Many...Speak to a Few -
"You say it best, when you say nothing at all."
i just started listening to boyzone again last week damn
i just don't know what to say.... :'(
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Oh my god,Boyzone is one of my favourite boyband especially Stephen Gately,can`t believe what happened to him...
i am shocked beyond words..... :S
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor