Sad to start this
Dr Hook's Ray Sawyer aged 81
That's a shame !! :(
Cheers - Phil
:(
A good innings and a series I loved as a kid. I enjoyed him and Lofty singing 'Whispering Grass' as well.
:(
:(
Well worth catching him in the Welsh rugby themed film Grand Slam.
Enjoyed his work
Dick Miller - the Shop keeper in Terminator. :'(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1hLe8rSir0
"Just What you see pal"
Jeremy Hardy https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/comedian-jeremy-hardy-dies-of-cancer-aged-57
Quote from: mad lemmey on 01 February 2019, 12:32:50 PM
Jeremy Hardy https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/comedian-jeremy-hardy-dies-of-cancer-aged-57
Just heard this on the radio - gutted. :(
So young :(. Personally I never found him funny.
That's so sad. :(
Cheers - Phil
:o I wondered why he hadn't been on the News Quiz.
Clive swift, aged 82.
Always liked "keeping up appearances"
"It's sheridan"
"How much does he need now?" ;D
He was brilliant in that.
Another great shame.
Cheers - Phil
"Mind the pedestrian, Richard!"
Albert Finney 😑
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47175304
Quote from: Fenton on 08 February 2019, 05:10:28 PM
Albert Finney 😑
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47175304
Just seen that too. :'( It even made the newspaper in Bangkok.
Oreo the raccoon, the real-life model for Guardians of the Galaxy character Rocket, has died aged 10
Good innings!
For a raccoon.
Quote from: Jim Ando on 09 February 2019, 07:44:05 PM
For a raccoon.
They don't get many telegrams form her Majesty.
Gordon Banks :(.
I feel a whole cohort of childhood sporting heroes will be heading to the great training ground in the sky quite soon.
Quote from: Steve J on 12 February 2019, 09:01:48 PM
Gordon Banks :(.
A great 'keeper.....That's a shame. :(
Still remember seeing his amazing save from Pele in the 1970 World Cup....I'm sure they'll be showing that on the news.
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 12 February 2019, 10:58:05 PM
I feel a whole cohort of childhood sporting heroes will be heading to the great training ground in the sky quite soon.
Sadly true, Steve.
Cheers - Phil
Bruno Ganz, the actor probably best known for playing Hitler in 'Downfall'. A harrowing film but with superb performances all round, especially Bruno's.
It was a great performance
RIP:-(
An awesome performance, by a truly great actor. Taken too soon. RIP.
Quote from: mollinary on 16 February 2019, 08:56:34 PM
An awesome performance, by a truly great actor. Taken too soon. RIP.
What mollinary said
I've watched Downfall several times - it's up there with the best
Sadly, I've never seen that.
From what you chaps have said, I've been missing out.
Cheers - Phil
Much (ab)used to comment on current issues. My favourite being the Edinburgh Trams version. A subject to raise the blood pressure of any true Edinburgher :)
Inevitably there are now parodies of Hitler learning of Mr. Ganz's death (I apologize for the various US political references but they seem balanced across the spectrum)
Peter Tork, of the Monkees, a couple of days ago.
That took me back....I had the first two Monkee's LPs.....I hadn't discovered what I now like, at that age !
Shame.
Cheers - Phil
The Monkees tv show was part of Summer viewing when I was a kid, along with Robinson Crusoe and The Flashing Blade (still one of the best theme songs ever).
Quote from: Steve J on 23 February 2019, 05:55:58 PM
The Monkees tv show was part of Summer viewing when I was a kid, along with Robinson Crusoe and The Flashing Blade (still one of the best theme songs ever).
If not the best theme song ever!! :)
Just read that Keith Flint, frontman of the prodigy was found dead in his home. 49 old.
Piece of my youth right there!!
Rest in peace and go visit lemmy when you get up there, i think you'll get along!
Andre Previn a few days ago :(.
Keith Flint :o
Great shame hame about both of those !! :(
I still remember 'Mr Preview' on the Morcambe and Wise show from decades ago. An almost timeless bit of comedy.
At least Andre Previn had a fair innings (89), unlike Kieth Flint. Forty nine...Good grief !
Cheers - Phil
The Morecombe & Wise sketch is a timeless classic; they even played it on Radio 3.
For an awful moment I thought the author of Honours of War had left us. Nevertheless I do like the Prodigy, so still a great shame.
Quote from: Steve J on 04 March 2019, 01:35:54 PM
The Morecombe & Wise sketch is a timeless classic; they even played it on Radio 3.
I watched it on Youtube at lunchtime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxIO7I_qJA8
Still makes me laugh. :)
Cheers - Phil
Now Luke Perry of 90210 fame...
Magenta De Vine too
I never saw her without those trademark sunglasses, but always enjoyed the travel show she did. Young once again :(.
The Great Scott Walker :'(
A sad loss as he made some great songs :(.
That is a real shame, what a voice he had, really sad news. :(
A shame ! :(
I have a vague recollection of my dear old Mum taking me to see a recording of a radio show, when I was very young. (Easy Beat ?)
I think it featured the Walker Brothers and the Ivy League, and a couple (?) of other 'artistes'......But it was so long ago, I really can't be positive who was on the show that day.
Cheers - Phil
Ranking Roger. Only 56! :o :'(
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/26/the-beat-singer-ranking-roger-dies-aged-56
I know, really shocked and saddened by this as I loved their music :o :(.
A shame about Ranking Roger, depressing times. :(
Shame, indeed. So young (only 56?)! I'm sure it was him and The Beat we saw live in May 2018 at the BBC Biggest Weekend in Scone, Perth - only 3 months before his stroke and diagnosis - remember "Mirror in The Bathroom" was one of the numbers played.
Great shame. :(
56 ?....That's far too young.
Cheers - Phil
Very sad, young, and still actively making music.
Peter Mayhew:
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment/movies/peter-mayhew-dead-actor-who-played-chewbacca-in-star-wars-dies-at-74/ar-AAAOPsM?li=BBqdg4K&ocid=mailsignout (https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment/movies/peter-mayhew-dead-actor-who-played-chewbacca-in-star-wars-dies-at-74/ar-AAAOPsM?li=BBqdg4K&ocid=mailsignout)
:'(
:(
Cheers - Phil
:'(
My favourite character form the tri-trilogy.
A retrospective of some of his greatest roles:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/the-10-best-chewbacca-quotes (https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/the-10-best-chewbacca-quotes)
He was seven foot three ? :o
We used to have our hay delivered by a chap that was six foot ten, and I can't imagine that Harvey (our 'hay deliverer') would ever have to crick his neck to look up to ANYONE.
Great shame. :(.....Again
Cheers - Phil
Freddie Starr.
Must admit I thought he'd died years ago.
Just on stage !!
Danny Baker's career.
Wretched little twit.
Couldn't agree more!
Re. F S - loved the Hunchback of Notre Damme doing Mastermind
Doris Day aged 97, what a life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48257670
Brian Walden as well :(.
I used to watch his program avidly.
:(
Quote from: mad lemmey on 13 May 2019, 03:44:17 PM
Doris Day aged 97, what a life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48257670
Truly a great lady - the girl next door - as you say many, many great innings.
And immortalised by Groucho Marx: "I knew her before she was a virgin."
Both of those....A shame. :(
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: mad lemmey on 13 May 2019, 03:44:17 PM
Doris Day aged 97, what a life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48257670
A talented performer who spent her retirement helping animals in distress, rather than being just another
media tart "celebrity"!
From the sublime to the ridiculous...
Nikki Lauda, almost certainly the best driver of his time. I have to confess that, like many Brit fans in 1976, we were so desperate for James Hunt to win the World Championship that we tended to underplay Lauda's heroism in returning to the cockpit so soon after his horrific German GP crash. But absolutely no-one was upset or surprised when he became World Champion the following year.
When finding out that he was never recorded as starting the German Grand Prix in which he crashed - only the restart after the crash was recorded in the official statistics - he promptly asked that in that case what had happened to his ear.....
And the ridiculous? Tardar Sauce, age 7, the internet phenomenon known as Grumpy Cat. Got a mention on the BBC and across the National Press, something not many cats can claim!
Judith Kerr :(
Spent umpteen hours reading her books to my kids. Marvellous woman
Welcome to the forum, PeterEm. :)
Nikki Lauda...Great shame.....(Matt) Judith Kerr....Sadly....Don't remember her, at all....'Grumpy cat'...That wasn't very old for a cat....But I've seen his (?) image on numerous occasions.
Cheers - Phil
Nothing worse than losing a loved cat.
I remember Judith Kerr's "Mog the Forgetful Cat" series and also "The Tiger Who Came To Tea" with great affection from my days of doing bedtime stories for the kids.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 23 May 2019, 01:41:35 PM
Nothing worse than losing a loved cat.
Lost far too many....But the dogs we've lost have hurt a lot more.
Cheers - Phil
When I read the "Tiger who came to tea" to my daughter it always seemed a bit... sinister? The Tiger ransacks the house looking for food and I was never certain it wasn't going to eat the mother and daughter left in the house.
It was only a few years ago that I discovered Judith Kerr was brought up in the Netherlands in WW2. The Tiger represents the Gestapo! Now I find it a really clever but sinister read.
Tony "Little Sun" Glover
Mouth Organ player and author of the book "Blues Harp".
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-blues-hero-tony-glover-an-influence-on-dylan-and-the-stones-dies-at-79/510605432/ (http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-blues-hero-tony-glover-an-influence-on-dylan-and-the-stones-dies-at-79/510605432/)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blues-Harp-Tony-Glover/dp/0825600189/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=tony+glover&qid=1559261681&s=gateway&sr=8-2 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blues-Harp-Tony-Glover/dp/0825600189/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=tony+glover&qid=1559261681&s=gateway&sr=8-2)
Just found out Leon Redbone has passed on as well. :(
Quote from: Dr Dave on 23 May 2019, 05:38:05 PM
It was only a few years ago that I discovered Judith Kerr was brought up in the Netherlands in WW2. The Tiger represents the Gestapo! Now I find it a really clever but sinister read.
She always maintained that the tiger was just a tiger.
"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." :)
For music fans of 60s pyschedelia just found out Roky Erickson has passed on :( The 13th Floor Elevators were class and some of his solo stuff was mighty impressive as well.
Paul Darrow, best know as Avon from Blake's 7 :'(
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/blakes-7-star-paul-darrow-dies-after-short-illness/
Blake's 7 was a great series that I loved to watch. A sad loss but a great legacy.
Oh no!. Very sad news
:(
Cheers - Phil
I saw him on Pointless Celebs a while ago. He was in a wheelchair, and looked very sick.
(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/a9/37/f9/a937f97775ac21ae2e1b61c8049c2fa3--avon-star-trek.jpg)
I loved Blake's 7! I think it ought to be remade.
He was meant to be at the UK games expo this weekend but pulled out as the last minute
Quote from: mad lemmey on 03 June 2019, 04:55:43 PM
Paul Darrow, best know as Avon from Blake's 7 :'(
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/blakes-7-star-paul-darrow-dies-after-short-illness/
Sad news indeed :(
I saw him play Captain Vimes in Guards! Guards! at Wimbledon about 20 years ago. He was excellent, perfect fit for the character.
Doctor John! :'(
:(
Cheers - Phil
Rutger Hauer!
(https://conteudo.imguol.com.br/c/entretenimento/e3/2017/06/30/rutger-hauer-em-cena-de-blade-runner-1498858654235_v2_900x506.jpg)
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. [laughs] Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like [coughs] tears in rain. Time to die."
Ohhh :'(
Saw that in the news headlines. :(
Cheers - Phil
Only 75 as well :(
Pity, that. Definitive role in that movie.
He also made a bloody good landsknecht.
I think Jeremy Kemp deserves a mention. More military roles than you could shake a stick at, but my favourite was in the Blue Max. RIP.
I hadn't seen that he had died, but a good innings :(.
One of those actors who appeared in everything, but never really became a household name. A picture though ...
(http://img2.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/1/6/16g1mvs0uspn0ss1.jpg?skj2io4l)
I remember him from Colditz, and as a cameo in my all time favourite film A Bridge Too Far.
Thanks fsn, that is the man!
Came across this on Reddit, despite being an avid snapper-up of unconsidered quotational trifles, I hadn't come across it before. It seemed apposite here.
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."
― Mark Twain
Owen Jones and Peter Fonda
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49382175
:(
I was also very sad to hear the news of the sudden death of Mike Brunton.....Who was the Editor of White Dwarf when I joined the Evil Empire.
I don't know for certain...but I can't believe Mike was much more than in his late fifties.
A great shame. :(
My abiding memory of Mike, was having to keep a beady on him when I was photographing a big 'battle shot' in the studio.
He had a plastic Britains' sheep that he was constantly trying to sneak onto the table, while I was 'looking through the lens'.
Cheers - Phil
Good man! ;D
Ric Ocaseck, lead singer with
the Cars. Reminds me of a specific period of my life.
Thanks Ric.
That's a great shame ! :(
Cheers - Phil
Jessye Norman, aged 74.
Who?
Jessye Norman is was an opera singer. When I was still a teenager, I was trying out all sorts of music, and bought a copy of Jessye singing the role of Dido in Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. I was absolutely captivated. I'm not a big opera fan, the arias are OK, but the speaky-singy bit* (recitative) is awful, and I'm not really that enamoured of tenors**but Dido and Aeneas was written for a girl's school so the male parts are small***, and the female voices get all the good bits.
Dido and Aeneas is particularly famous for the aria Dido sings when she decides to die - Dido's Lament, and it was when I first heard Jessye singing this that my life changed. I got a cold chill down the spine, and I could only sit, captivated.
Since then, I have become something of a Jessye Norman fan, a enthusiast for Purcell, and an aficiando of Dido and Aeneas. I have 18 different versions each of which has its own personality.
I have included in my funeral music Jessye Norman's Dido's Lament.
*Does that make opera a forerunner of rap (with the silent "c")?
**See Victor Borge's A Mozart Opera, by Mozart in which he opines that the tenor is "a little tall fellow".
***Make your own jokes up
I think most opera-lovers find their patience is strained byrecitativo secco at times.
Music - sublime; performance - flawless; costume - questionable
That was beautiful, thank you for sharing. Sad that her voice will not be heard again.
Seconded
Ginger Baker! :'(
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-49827436
:(
Cheers - Phil
But 80 is an excellent age for a rock star !
Stephen Moore, the original voice of Marven The Paranoid Android. :'(
So sorry to hear of this. It was a definitive performance, and i shall always remember it fondly. And he always seemed such a gent in everything else he did. :'( :'( :'( :'(
I'm so depressed to hear that :(
Someone had to say it
Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper!
:(
Probably my favorite character in the series....
"Your plastic pal who's fun to be with"
"Brain the size of planet, and they ask me to open the door !"
Missy.... :(
The little Collie bitch who was either dumped through our gates.....Or was let loose from 'somewhere', and found her way to Techno Towers, three or more years ago.
Von and I are both gutted.
Phil
Condolences old chap. :(
That's a shame, Phil. I remember you telling us when she first turned up at your door and became part of your lives. :(
Aw no!
I'm very sorry, Phil.
Sorry to hear that Phil
Sorry news indeed. Condolences.
Sorry to hear that Phil.
Much sympathy.
Sorry to hear that Phil, condolences to you and Von >:<
Condolences Phil!
Many thanks for your thoughts, All.
Still really stunned. :(
She'd been a tad 'out of sorts' over last weekend, and seemed to have gone off her food, so we took her to the vets on Monday.
Vet gave her a good check, and was fairly certain that the problem was with her was her teeth......Which were the teeth of a very old dog, when she turned up, here....It was impossible to tell with any certainty how old she actually was.
We booked her into the vets to have the offending teeth removed yesterday.
She apparently 'died' for five minutes while she was being 'operated on', and while she was 'still under' they did some blood tests on her, which showed her liver and kidneys were failing .....So sadly the kindest thing to do was have her put to sleep...Although she was awake when we arrived...she wasn't 'really there', at all.
Tried to dig a grave for her last night, and had to give up......the light was fading badly and we were really struggling to get the spades into the ground.
Young friend, up the road will come round with his tractor and dig a hole for us later.
Hey Ho...At least we gave her happy home for a while.....We'll both really miss her. :(
Cheers - Phil
Just seen this, condolences Phil :(
Hi Phil,
Really sorry to hear your bad news matey :(
Love and hugs to Von.
All the best,
Meirion
sorry to hear your sad news Phil. still you gave her a nice place to end her days at
Many thanks to you guys, as well.
Stroll on....It wasn't half raining when our friend Richard came round with his mini digger yesterday morning....We all got a tad wet.
Cheers - Phil
Why were you digging minis?
https://youtu.be/a50JeC8igR8
Obviously a relic of 60s fashion who'd gone manual labourer.
Many Maori tribes interpret rain or a storm as an expression of grief at a funeral >:<
:)
Seems appropriate, Paul.
I can remember having to bury one of the cats, on one of those rarer occasions, when it was chucking it down with snow, while there was a thunderstorm raging....It was really spectacular !
(The lightning was far enough away not to have been a real worry.....But the thunderclaps.....WOW !!)
I thought that was a fitting farewell to Dimly..... the daft old git.
Cheers - Phil
Four hours to bury a cat?!
Well you don't want to come back from Sorrento to a dead cat - apologies Mister Palin !
ianS
Quote from: FierceKitty on 27 October 2019, 06:30:15 AM
Four hours to bury a cat?!
Well...it wouldn't keep still. ;)
Dimly.....Was the only one of our smaller animals, that I felt had his 'full innings'.
By that, I mean, we didn't have to take the decision to put him down.....and he didn't get killed on the road. (One of the reasons that I don't really want any more cats.)
He was in the kitchen, asleep on a work surface.... had a 'spasm', and suddenly dropped to the floor.
I assume it was a heart attack.....Lights out.....Game over.....A nice way to go, I reckon.
For some reason that didn't hurt anything
like as much as many of the other animals we've had, since we've been married.
Cheers - Phil
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - former leader of IS
This seems like a good time to roll out the vaudeville eulogies.
* His demise might be described as an unfortunate accident, but in fact it was neither.
* His condition is described as satisfactory.
* May his successor enjoy similar success.
Another Major !!
Congrats on your 500th post, Steve.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 27 October 2019, 07:33:40 PM
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - former leader of IS
This seems like a good time to roll out the vaudeville eulogies.
* His demise might be described as an unfortunate accident, but in fact it was neither.
* His condition is described as satisfactory.
* May his successor enjoy similar success.
We'll never forget you Allan Baker.
Quote from: Techno on 28 October 2019, 06:15:59 AM
Another Major !!
Congrats on your 500th post, Steve.
Cheers - Phil
Crikey chaps, bit of a humdinger for #500.
Now if you would kindly direct me to my battalion, I'll toodle off to meet the Colonel.
53rd Foot and Mouth, on up the Khyber...
We're still waiting for you to get to 20,000, Will. :)
Within the next fortnight ?
Cheers - Phil
Possibly, at 6.172 per day.
I have quite a few projects on the table, so big posts coming up.
Nowt else interesting.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 28 October 2019, 04:45:10 PM
53rd Foot and Mouth, on up the Khyber...
I think you'll find that's the 3rd Foot and Mouth. Don't forget your underwear, the wind whistles through the pass something wicked . . .
Ah, me old regiment, the 23rd Disgusting Bombay Fusiliers..happy days...In memory of them, I treasure the regimental funds and always keep them safe and untraceable.
Asquith.
I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times over the past few years and he was a true gent and great to talk to about our wonderful hobby. He will be sadly missed :(.
Sad news, I know he was actively gaming recently. His magazine 'Practical Wargamer' was a real cornerstone to my hobby. Condolences to all who were close to him.
Chef Gary Rhodes
Theatre director Jonathan Miller :'(
I'd heard about Gary Rhodes...But not Jonathan Miller.
Shame about both of them. :(
Cheers - Phil (4)
Gary Rhodes only 59 :o!!!
Jonathan Miller a good innings and enjoyed his work when he was on telly a lot in the '80's.
And now Clive James...
They say they go in 3s...
Awwwwww. :(
Cheers - Phil
Another great loss.
It was definitely a bit of a shocker yesterday! :o :'(
Bob Willis :(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/50655612
That's very sad. :(
I do remember him from schooldays....though he was a 'senior' when I was a first former.
He could sling a tennis ball over the three (or was it four ?) storey part of the new part of the school.
No wonder he was such a good fast bowler.
That just leaves Terry Jones of Monty Python fame, (he left just before I joined) and JJ Burnel....one year above me, left of the 'famous' people I 'went to school with'.
Cheers - Phil.
Blimey. he was one of my favourite cricketeers when I was a teenager and I remember his incredibly long run up. A sad loss.
Gosh, what a shock! He was the only fast bowler I could imitate, with his strange, almost backing into a wind, run up. He also bowled the most intimidating spell of fast bowling. i can ever remember. In 1981, after Botham had scored an amazing century to make the Australians bat again but, if I recall correctly, they only needed a hundred and few. The following morning Willis flew in and scared the living daylights out of them, and England won. He took 8-43, or thereabouts. A truly awe inspiring performance, which I do not think has ever got the credit it deserved. RIP, to an English cricket legend, taken far too soon at seventy.
Watching the 1981 Ashes is where my love of Test cricket begins.
And, like Molinary, I'm a bit peeved that Botham always gets the credit for winning at Headingley, when it was clearly Willis that won that game.
And 70 is far too young.
Quote from: Techno on 04 December 2019, 05:02:39 PM
That just leaves Terry Jones of Monty Python fame, (he left just before I joined) and JJ Burnel....one year above me, left of the 'famous' people I 'went to school with'.
Cheers - Phil.
But JJ Burnel - what a fantastic bass player, inspired me to get off my arse and play bass, he has such a distinctive sound.
Cheers
Ian
He was a great player, saw him play against Yorkshire once.
I said hello to Bob on the tube once about '87-88, he sort of grunted a hello back. I was a little bit deflated at that, until my mate pointed out that I may not have looked too welcoming in my ripped jeans and leathers and punk hairdo with beer can in hand. (I was on the way to a gig)
cheers
Ian
Long may the Stranglers reign.
Sad about Bob. Loved his commentary too.
Listening to the 'We have ways of making you talk' WWII podcast today (Al Murray and James Holland), found out that Sir Michael Howard died on 30 November:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/01/sir-michael-howard-obituary
:(
Paul
A sad loss but what an innings and a body of work he has left behind. His Franco-Prussian War book is sans pareil IMHO.
A great loss
Quote from: Steve J on 07 December 2019, 09:07:05 PM
A sad loss but what an innings and a body of work he has left behind. His Franco-Prussian War book is sans pareil IMHO.
Indeed. I had the good fortune to meet him a number of years ago during a IISS conference in Vienna, a truly great historian.
Odo.
That's a shame..... :(
Cheers - Phil
Lead singer of Rosette.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/10/roxette-singer-marie-fredriksson-dies-aged-61-11612517/
Too young once again :(.
Definitely ! :(
Cheers - Phil
David Bellamy! :o :'(
René Auberjonois whose many roles included Father Mulcahy in M.A.S.H. and Odo in Deep Space Nine.
vide supra
Quote from: FierceKitty on 12 December 2019, 01:12:04 AM
vide supra
Yes....you did mention that. ;)
Shame about David Bellamy. :(
Cheers - Phil
Very passionate and engaging about his work, but never really warmed to him.
Wikipedia has René Auberjonois' great great grandfather as Murat, the Napoleonic cavalry commander and Uber-dandy.
Nothing of that came through René's acting. Great loss.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 12 December 2019, 01:12:04 AM
vide supra
I thought you meant the Bishop of Bordeaux and were simply a little late with the news :D
The bishop's dead??!!?
Whilst conscious of the fact that the year has yet to play out, I found it quite amazing to see the number of recognisable names (certainly from a UK perspective and, I suppose, my generation) in this link:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/xmE66MrmQT/2019-notable-deaths (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/xmE66MrmQT/2019-notable-deaths)
Neal Innes :'(
Awwwww. :(
That's put a bit of a crimp in the day.
That's a great shame.
Cheers - Phil
Ladies and gentleman, I've suffered for my music, now it's your turn.
Neil Innes
Good innes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ9EWcaS7II
"How sweet to be an idiot".
Cheers - Phil
Not generally a fan of musical comedy, but Innes did it much better than most.
And the idiots at ITN used "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" - an Eric Idle song - during the segment on his death.
I liked his Intro & Outro (?) song. I vaguely remember him having his own show, but could be wrong.
Rutland TV perhaps ?
Was it Do Not Adjust Your Set?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm03Ub5rJm8
I remember seeing him perform in Monty Python's Seventh Farewell Tour at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow. =D>
Neil Innes and some famous guitar bloke.
Haven't heard "how sweet" since the mid 70s. Never saw the clip so thanks for posting.