"There were lots and lots of farewell parties".
'Take this farewell present, a gift from my wife,' he said.
Avoid debate of key British foreign policy issues that might be exploited by terrorists: farewell to defending international law enshrining the right to resist colonialism and foreign military occupation.
Even as Idol prepares to say farewell, its enduring effect on the pop culture landscape – and specifically in country music – will be felt for as long as its alumni continue to succeed.
This is Castell de Peralada, a 13th-century castle in Catalonia where, as part of the town's annual arts festival, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club will this evening make a stop on their farewell tour, nearly 20 years after they began.
Their season is now gone and maybe another bright young hope looms in the draft, but the next six weeks are now also a bittersweet farewell tour for a most humble and respected champion.
Overall, the underlying feeling coming out of Australia's farewell match is that the performance was disjointed and the Socceroos gave the ball away too cheaply and too frequently.
With or without him, a summer of upheaval beckons, but this was a farewell best forgotten for some valiant servants.
9.45am: Terry's farewell... "This is it then this is the day I have been dreading, the morning when you and I come to the parting of the ways, the last Wake Up To Wogan.
8.40am: There is no truth in the rumour that Rage Against The Machine are going to sing a farewell song at the end of today's show.
Chelsea hope to confirm Juan Cuadrado's arrival from Fiorentina, subject to the player passing a medical and gaining international clearance, for an initial fee of around £23.3m over the weekend after the Colombia international visited the Viola's training ground to bid farewell to his team-mates.
