Sad to start this one already. :(
Neil Peart, the drummer (and lyricist) from 'Rush'.
"I have memory and awareness,
but I have no shape, or form,
as a disembodied spirit,
I am dead and yet unborn.
I have passed into Olympus,
as was told in tales of old.
To the city of immortals,
marble white and purest gold."
Phil :(
Quote from: Techno on 11 January 2020, 07:24:48 AM
Sad to start this one already. :(
Neil Peart, the drummer (and lyricist) from 'Rush'.
"I have memory and awareness,
but I have no shape, or form,
as a disembodied spirit,
I am dead and yet unborn.
I have passed into Olympus,
as was told in tales of old.
To the city of immortals,
marble white and purest gold."
Phil :(
Agreed, very sad news :(
Derek Fowlds........of Yes Minister/Prime Minister, Heartbeat and Basil Brush fame, aged 82. :(
Cheers - Phil
Loved him in the 'Minister' series and I didn't know he married leslie Judd of Blue Peter fame.
Also Christopher Tolkein passed away a day or so ago, aged 95.
Bernard's gone? That's a sad loss - one couldn't help liking the character.
:( :( :(
Quote from: FierceKitty on 17 January 2020, 01:12:00 PM
Bernard's gone? That's a sad loss - one couldn't help liking the character.
Agreed, on all points!
Historian Dennis Showalter passed away recently.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/colorado-springs-co/dennis-showalter-8982461
He wrote extensively on WWI and WWII but is also known for, "Frederick the Great, A Military History"
Quote from: Shecky on 18 January 2020, 04:43:58 AM
Historian Dennis Showalter passed away recently.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/colorado-springs-co/dennis-showalter-8982461
He wrote extensively on WWI and WWII but is also known for, "Frederick the Great, A Military History"
That is really sad news. As well as writing a fine history of Frederick's wars, he also wrote an excellent book on the Wars of German Unification, and a splendid and ground breaking history of the impact of industrialisation on warfare 'Railroads and Rifles'. Also knowledgeable on the ACW, he was one of the few historians who bridged the Atlantic in his 19th century studies.
Awww....**** :(
"Willum" our oldest horse has just had to be 'put to sleep'....
We think he had a heart attack or stroke....His hind legs wouldn't work.
Dear old thing, he was.....A thoroughbred that reaches the age of 32 hasn't done too badly, so we don't feel too bad...(We'll still miss him though.)
Cheers - Phil :(
Quote from: Techno on 19 January 2020, 08:21:44 PM
Awww....**** :(
"Willum" our oldest horse has just had to be 'put to sleep'....
We think he had a heart attack or stroke....His hind legs wouldn't work.
Dear old thing, he was.....A thoroughbred that reaches the age of 32 hasn't done too badly, so we don't feel too bad...(We'll still miss him though.)
Cheers - Phil :(
Sorry to here that Phill. He probably got to that age from all the pampering Von gave him.
Oh mate,
Condolences to you and Von.
Sorry
Condolences to Von and you >:<
Quote from: mad lemmey on 19 January 2020, 10:07:59 PM
Oh mate,
Condolences to you and Von.
Sorry
Likewise Phil!
Sorry to read that, Phil. Age 32 sounds like a good innings for a horse. I'm sure he had a decent life with you guys.
Sorry to hear it. One bonds closely with horses, doesn't one?
Thanks for the thoughts, Gang.
Davey....Yes....He was spoiled rotten.....Brains of a rocking horse, but a lovely sweet natured beast.
Alexander.....Yes...Especially fond of this daft old sod.
Also....While the vet was on the way the phone rang...It was Tony Ackland.
I explained what was going on and said I'd call him back, later.
Tony's news was that Cliff Ansell (Bryan's Dad) had died (not sure when)....
Cliff used to run Wargames Foundry, in 'the old days'...Some of you might have met him ?
Lovely chap. Got to know him when I was on my 'crash course' on mould-making and casting at WF.
Cheers - Phil
Terry Jones.
Monty Python and Ancients scholar.
Aged 77.
Two down now, isn't it? :(
Sad news but a great legacy.
Very sad news, a wonderfully impressive man, who brought so much pleasure to so many. RIP
:(
Cheers - Phil
Was on lunchtime news - at the BAFTA's - could not speak, so in many ways a relief for his family. A sad loss though.
IanS
What better epitaph than being the person who brought enjoyment to millions.
He's a very naughty boy.
:(
Spent a week of the summer in Israel - went to Jerusalem and the mount of the beatitudes to cries of "stop picking your nose" and "he's not the messiah - he's a very naughty boy"
So very very funny. A genuine talent and a great loss.
The Pythons shaped my adult sense of humour. Terry Jones was a passionate historian too. Sad to hear but perhaps a relief given his condition. :(
I think I heard that 'Auntie' is going to broadcast a tribute tonight......The radio presenter quoting " A waffer theen mint"..
I'd bet the response from Mr Creosote won't be broadcast, if it's before the watershed. :)
Cheers - Phil
Is this Hesitation or Deviation?
Nicholas Parsons, host of BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute, has died aged 96 after a short illness :(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51278023 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51278023)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11808907 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11808907)
Quite mournful about his passing: one of those voices that has been there all my life!
Meirion
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 28 January 2020, 11:20:26 AM
Is this Hesitation or Deviation?
Nicholas Parsons, host of BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute, has died aged 96 after a short illness :(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51278023 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51278023)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11808907 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11808907)
Quite mournful about his passing: one of those voices that have been there all my life!
Meirion
Bit of personal history gone. One of the few wireless shows I've ever really enjoyed.
:'(
Very sad... love Just a minute.
What an innings and loved 'Just a Minute'.
Awwww.....
That IS really sad....'Just a minute' was a classic, gentle, comedy show..And so enjoyable...NP was the perfect host.
(I didn't realise he'd reached that age.)
Cheers - Phil :(
Will they try to replace him. He certainly didnt sound 96 ! :'(
Quote from: ianrs54 on 28 January 2020, 12:10:20 PM
Will they try to replace him. He certainly didnt sound 96 ! :'(
To miss only two recordings in over fifty years - and both of them only recently - is amazing going.
Well, they managed to replace Humphrey Lyttelton on I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue, so possibly, but who knows. Maybe do the same thing they did there: get three presenters to take a few episodes each in the next series and see who gels best? :-\
Remember him best from Sale of the Century - "and now, from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week!". Compulsory viewing in our house in the 70's.
What a magnificent life, doing something you love for over fifty years, well into your nineties, with all your marbles to the end. Bravo!
An excellent entertainer, He will be sorely missed.
Quote from: Raider4 on 28 January 2020, 01:14:57 PM
Remember him best from Sale of the Century - "and now, from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week!". Compulsory viewing in our house in the 70's.
"Here's the man with the questions, and the money"...
That Alan Partridge ruined Norwich...
A great man of TV and radio, and a true gentleman.
And he got mentioned during Prime Minister's question time.....Just before I hit the 'mute' button.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 29 January 2020, 01:16:18 PM
And he got mentioned during Prime Minister's question time.....Just before I hit the 'mute' button.
Cheers - Phil
PMQs is packed with repetition and deviation but would benefit for a lot more hesitation.
Thats true, but very BAD !!!
Norton Motorcycles - into adminisration.
'Mad Mike' Hoare died at 100:-
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51352075 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51352075)
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/12286/production/_110747347_gettyimages-858244028.jpg)
I saw that. I remember reading of his exploits in the Belgian Congo.
Kirk Douglas at 104
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11009244 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11009244)
He's Spartacus.
(https://zrockr.com/user-files/uploads/2015/10/z43-728x1024.jpg)
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 06 February 2020, 12:26:55 AM
Kirk Douglas at 104
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11009244 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11009244)
He's Spartacus.
(https://zrockr.com/user-files/uploads/2015/10/z43-728x1024.jpg)
What a guy!
Good riddance. If he hadn't been in a position to mess the director about, Spartacus might have been a real Kubrick. And wrecking one of those is like burning a Shakespeare manuscript.
:(
But a rather good innings.
Cheers - Phil
Exceedingly good innings
What a life! One of my all time favourite films is 'Vikings' and 'Paths of Glory' is superb and he resisted Kubrick changing the ending to have the soldiers spared.
I don't believe that for a second. Kubrick, honour to his memory, was not one to sprinkle sugar on an ending.
For me, his best film was "7 Days in May". That perfectly caught the paranoia of the Cold War.
Homourable mention to "Tough Guys" (again with Burt Lancaster) which showed he could still twinkle at 73.
I will toss in "The Heroes of Telemank" (oblifgatory Bank Holiday viewing when I was a child), "The Final Countdown", "The Vikings (we laughed at that), "The Young Man with the Horn" (steady, lads), and "Saturn 3" with Farrah Fawcett (I said - steady, lads).
Dont forget "Paths of Glory".....
Yes :-bd for 'Paths of Glory.'
https://www.imdb.com/video/vi794607385?listId=ls025720609&ref_=hm_hp_i_1 (https://www.imdb.com/video/vi794607385?listId=ls025720609&ref_=hm_hp_i_1)
Quote from: ianrs54 on 06 February 2020, 08:51:28 AM
Dont forget "Paths of Glory".....
There's a scene before the attack where he walks along the trench.
One that may be mirrored today in the Hollywoodland sector of the afterlife.
Andy Weatherall. :'(
Might not mean much to some of our members, but he was the genius behind the production of 'Screamadelica'
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/17/andrew-weatherall-british-producer-behind-screamadelica-dies-aged-56?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Facebook
Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 February 2020, 07:25:10 AM
I don't believe that for a second. Kubrick, honour to his memory, was not one to sprinkle sugar on an ending.
Hi FK,
I am going to do something I don't think I have ever done before, recommend Wikipedia, and defend Steve J in the same post! The wiki entry on Paths of Glory quotes two sources to support this story. Do you have any to refute it?
Never heard of Andy Weatherall, but when it's someone your age, it does scare the **** out of you!
You won't have heard of him, but you will have heard him.
:'(
https://youtu.be/Y3ixEzKA4k0
Harry Greig:
Goalkeeper for Manchester United, Northern Ireland and picked for the 1958 World team.
Better known for his actions at the Munich air disaster.
Having escaped the wreckage he returned to remove at least 4 survivors despite warnings that the wreck was liable to explode.
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 17 February 2020, 10:34:34 PM
Harry Greig:
Goalkeeper for Manchester United, Northern Ireland and picked for the 1958 World team.
Better known for his actions at the Munich air disaster.
Having escaped the wreckage he returned to remove at least 4 survivors despite warnings that the wreck was liable to explode.
That's something worth being remembered for.
Heather Couper, Astronomer.
A real shock to here she had died and once again, far too young.
That's a great shame. :(
Cheers - Phil
Oh dear
"Mad" Mike Hughes....Killed when his homemade (steam powered ? :o) rocket came back down to the ground much earlier than it should have.
(No....I hadn't heard of him either)
Mr Hughes was apparently trying to fly high enough to prove (to himself, I imagine) that the Earth was either a flat disc or a 'sphere'.
I'll have to investigate this 'flat Earth' theory, and see what the logic is behind it.
Apart from saying that all 'space travel' is faked, I'd love to know what the arguments are supposed to be.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 24 February 2020, 06:46:00 AM
"Mad" Mike Hughes....Killed when his homemade (steam powered ? :o) rocket came back down...
The flat earth shower are a bunch of psychological misfits.
Well, he certainly proved that the earth is very hard :o
Quote from: Techno on 24 February 2020, 06:46:00 AM
"Mad" Mike Hughes....Killed when his homemade (steam powered ? :o) rocket came back down to the ground much earlier than it should have.
(No....I hadn't heard of him either)
Mr Hughes was apparently trying to fly high enough to prove (to himself, I imagine) that the Earth was either a flat disc or a 'sphere'.
I'll have to investigate this 'flat Earth' theory, and see what the logic is behind it.
Apart from saying that all 'space travel' is faked, I'd love to know the arguments are supposed to be.
Cheers - Phil
As far as I can tell, it's an example of a conman's test to filter out the smarts form the marks.
I expect he'll be put forward for the Ig Nobel prize for physics. X_X
Cheers - Phil. ;)
Fraid I believe the late Michael Bentine - its a Square World. I hadn't heard of Hughes either, but he did make Radio 4 news.
The Flat Earth Society are a special kind of conspiracy theorist, almost immune it would seem to the basic premises of science. My eldest decided he needed a hobby last year and set himself up as the Oblate Spheroid Society on Twitter so that he could troll (annoy) the Flat Earthers.
Good for him, Leon. :) :-bd :-bd :-bd
Good grief.....They're so far off the blanking wall, I almost wonder if it's an 'anti-conspiracy' theory.
Completely and utterly frigging barking
Yep.....Sod science. ;)
Cheers - Phil. (I did note that some muppet (not Ian) was trying to raise certain funds to prove their theory correct.....I don't know how much they were trying to raise..(Lots) ..but they seem to have made $2,000.....$1,000 of which had been donated by the erm.....chap*....who started it.
Cheers - Phil (Gimme strength) ;)
*Or complete .....erm....twit (sic)
They're all nuts, completely out there. The number of videos on YouTube where folks have sent a Go-Pro up on a balloon, which clearly show the curvature of the planet, should be something of a hint for them. Or any other simple experiment like the rising of the sun, which would happen at the same time for all of us if the world was flat...
Or the fact that when we have an eclipse.....the shadow from 'here' to the moon is curved...rather than a 'slot' across the moon. (Heck...maybe the Moon's a cardboard cutout...?)
Like I said, I'm not sure whether it's an 'anti-conspiracy', wind-up theory.........Just like the April Fool from 5 ? years ago......Wot Nobby and I did....(I still reckon that was a real belter).....I'm STILL not sure whether you DID get the 'mail I sent you....or whether you were winding ME up, saying you were trying to figure out what had happened to the forum.
(The biter, bit !) ;)
Cheers - Phil (I know what I think. :P)
Quote from: Techno on 24 February 2020, 04:12:29 PM
I'm STILL not sure whether you DID get the 'mail I sent you....or whether you were winding ME up, saying you were trying to figure out what had happened to the forum.
I guess we'll never know...! :D
As I have said before, the only thing 'Flat Earthers' fear is sphere itself.
;D ;D ;D
I thought they were more concerned by the thought of becoming a global phenomenon?
Quote from: Leon on 24 February 2020, 04:33:13 PM
I guess we'll never know...! :D
But we do
now. :P
(Long term plan, Nobby ?.....They're the best....after
everyone has forgotten.)
Cheers - Phil ;)
Katherine Johnson
NASA mathematician
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51619848
Quote from: Westmarcher on 24 February 2020, 04:40:12 PM
As I have said before, the only thing 'Flat Earthers' fear is sphere itself.
X_X
Quote from: mad lemmey on 24 February 2020, 05:44:14 PM
Katherine Johnson
NASA mathematician
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51619848
Remarkably smart lady, quite a contrast to the flat earth guy.
Seconded
Quote from: Techno on 24 February 2020, 03:34:36 PM
Good for him, Leon. :) :-bd :-bd :-bd
Good grief.....They're so far off the blanking wall, I almost wonder if it's an 'anti-conspiracy' theory.
Completely and utterly frigging barking
Yep.....Sod science. ;)
Cheers - Phil. (I did note that some muppet (not Ian) was trying to raise certain funds to prove their theory correct.....I don't know how much they were trying to raise..(Lots) ..but they seem to have made $2,000.....$1,000 of which had been donated by the erm.....chap*....who started it.
Cheers - Phil (Gimme strength) ;)
*Or complete .....erm....twit (sic)
Beyond Barking and all the way to Upminster!!
(Can I get a Mornington Crescent here?).
Quote from: Westmarcher on 24 February 2020, 04:40:12 PM
As I have said before, the only thing 'Flat Earthers' fear is sphere itself.
NOT when I have a mouthful of food, sir! ;D
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 24 February 2020, 10:49:58 PM
(Can I get a Mornington Crescent here?).
Which rules are we playing ?
Cheers - Phil
Ah! I can help here, as Chair of the Runcorn & District Mornington Crescent Appreciation and Advancement Society. It's February, so you can't play Ryker's Deviation (too cold) and since it's the second half of the month, half-stops aren't permitted except on a back move, and pinning counts double.
Actually, it's the 25th February, the day on which in 1570 Elizabeth I was excommunicated. That would be a great opportunity to play the Cardinal's Folly variant, where all religious buildings can only be approached from the East.
Hope that's clear.
Since when were the rules of "Mornington Crescent" ever clear ? ;)
Quote from: Techno on 25 February 2020, 06:57:40 AM
Which rules are we playing ?
Cheers - Phil
Double transfer between District and Bakerloo.
Quote from: ianrs54 on 25 February 2020, 07:54:56 AM
Since when were the rules of "Mornington Crescent" ever clear ? ;)
I hear the engaged a Mr Barker as the rules editor.
Well...who's going to start it off then ?
If no-one else will.......
I can begin at King's Cross, can't I ?
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 25 February 2020, 11:35:33 PM
Double transfer between District and Bakerloo.
So they are a 70 page book with one sentence and lots of commas.
And Phil only on Mondays, today is wednesday ! I'll play Higher Barnet
Ouch, the hard way.
Quote from: ianrs54 on 26 February 2020, 08:22:21 AM
And Phil only on Mondays, today is wednesday ! I'll play Higher Barnet
Ah....Of course X_X....What a basic mistake to make, so early on.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: ianrs54 on 26 February 2020, 08:22:21 AM
I'll play Higher Barnet
Higher Barnet? What avrelatively hair-raising move.
The only answer to that is the classic Turnham Green.
Quote from: fsn on 26 February 2020, 12:47:05 PM
Higher Barnet? What avrelatively hair-raising move.
The only answer to that is the classic Turnham Green.
Reminds me of when I accidentally boiled my underwear with the sprouts.
Max von Sydow.
:(
Farewell, Ming.
Cheers - Phil
Loved him The 7th Seal.
Max von Sydow finally loses chess game with death
https://newsthump.com/2020/03/09/max-von-sydow-finally-loses-chess-game-with-death/?fbclid=IwAR2rm-Noi5WQxya3DD-foNn0NAnA_zOS7gs7uC5bBgcWd8ryISQ3TUw0wzU (https://newsthump.com/2020/03/09/max-von-sydow-finally-loses-chess-game-with-death/?fbclid=IwAR2rm-Noi5WQxya3DD-foNn0NAnA_zOS7gs7uC5bBgcWd8ryISQ3TUw0wzU)
:(
:( There can't be many people who could have portrayed Ming, Blofeld and Jesus equally well.
Roy Hudd. Think The News Huddlines was probably the first radio comedy programme I ever heard, listening to Radio 2 at 22:00 under the bedsheets on my portable transistor radio, when I should have been fast asleep.
Very funny man
He was.
RIP Roy...and thanks for all the chuckles.
Cheers -Phil :(
"Lieutenant Commander John Manners, who has died aged 105, is believed to have been the last of the Royal Navy's World War 2 destroyer captains."
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/march/17/200317-last-wartime-destroyer-captain-dies-aged-105?fbclid=IwAR0J68bN9avu8CE6-yNieqLX6-nka3ppVXXKs6weMhJzO0jceDD95UhAUz8
(https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/march/17/200317-last-wartime-destroyer-captain-dies-aged-105?fbclid=IwAR0J68bN9avu8CE6-yNieqLX6-nka3ppVXXKs6weMhJzO0jceDD95UhAUz8)
(https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/new/200317-last-wartime-destroyer-captain-dies-aged-105/john-manners-and-crown-prince-olaf.jpg)
Kenny Rogers.
:(
Cheers - Phil
Friends of Asterix, dear comic book readers,
It is with great sadness we must inform you that Albert Uderzo passed away last night.
All our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52016721
Aye, saw that. Very sad, Asterix was great growing up, although the quality definitely declined after René Goscinny died.
I shall read Asterix in Britain tonight in memory of them both.
Heard that earlier, as well. :(
Though the newsreader did say that Asterix was a ghoul. :o
Cheers - Phil
Asterix the Ghoul - that sounds like a painting challenge.
Next Undead army you build, one of the figures should be a certain ghoulish Gaul.
Geoff
Eddie Large.... :(
Someone from a time comedy was 'more gentle'....and probably politically incorrect.
He did however make me laugh (all those years ago.)
Cheers - Phil
Eddie was a genuinely funny man and always had time for people. He was charming and generous, and I shall cherish the memories of the occasions I was lucky enough to spend time with him.
:'(
Tony Lewis - co-founder of Cricket's Duckworth-Lewis method. 78.
So what does that make Frank Duckworth's target score ;)
Julie Felix last week :(
https://juliefelix.co.uk/
Paul
Bill Withers
Ain't no sunshine now he's gone. :(
And today is most certainly not a Lovely Day.
☹️
Geoff
Shame about both of those ! :(
Cheers - Phil
In Lovely Day he held a note for 18/19 seconds which was very, very impressive. 👏🏾
A sad loss. He always came across as a nice, genuine fella (as distinct from some of today's "celebrities").
Assuming there's a heaven and assuming it has a choir, Bill will be singing in it.
Geoff
Honor Blackman! :(
wimp's finally gone to the great cat basket in the sky.
Damn. One of my favourite Bond girls.
Quote from: Raider4 on 06 April 2020, 04:42:06 PM
Honor Blackman! :(
wimp's finally gone to the great cat basket in the sky.
What on earth?? That's not what I typed??
Now, now. Can't have people reading words they're already thinking about, you know.
Goldfinger and The Avengers ...
(https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/04/06/17/honourBlackman0604a-5.jpg?width=1000&height=614&fit=bounds&format=pjpg&auto=webp&quality=70&crop=16:9,offset-y0.5) (https://chapeaumelonetbottes.blogs.fr/photos/18e92558892fa756g.jpg)
... but I remember her in that unique western Shalako starring (amongst others) Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Hawking and Eric Sykes. She came to a very untidy end ... choking on her diamonds.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzdlZWZkNTgtYjM1Yi00ZjI3LTkxMGYtOGNhNGQ1NGYyODBhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjIyNjE2NA@@._V1_.jpg)
She was amazing! Definitely be missed =((
A great innings as well.
Classy sexy older lady - Pussey Galore is no more...
:'(
Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 April 2020, 04:49:58 PM
Now, now. Can't have people reading words they're already thinking about, you know.
If I've written something inappropriate for this forum, just delete it, and hopefully tell me why. Don't change it to something I haven't written.
You don't have the impression I did that, do you?
Quote from: Raider4 on 06 April 2020, 04:47:02 PM
What on earth?? That's not what I typed??
Probably not, Martyn....But you can't type the word p*ssy without it getting changed to 'wimp'.....That's caught me out a couple of times, in the distant past.
Whoever hosts the site doesn't like that particular word......In 'American English'....The 'P' word is considered particularly vulgar. ;)
What the Americans would have thought of Mrs Slocombe in 'Are you being served'.... :o
Don't worry about it. :).....You can spell it 'incorrectly'..Then the site doesn't mind.
Great shame about HB :(
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: FierceKitty on 07 April 2020, 02:11:09 AM
You don't have the impression I did that, do you?
Sorry, yes I did. Techno's explanation makes it all clear.
Apologies.
None needed, at all, Martyn. :) :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 07 April 2020, 06:35:52 AM
What the Americans would have thought of Mrs Slocombe in 'Are you being served'.... :o
They loved her, and thought John Inman was brilliant!
No offense taken.
Stirling Moss, aged 90
That's a shame - Good few laps of the sun though
He had no idea about safe driving, but an excellent racing driver.
That's a shame. :(
Cheers - Phil
And now the virus claims Tim Brooke-Taylor, age 79. :( :(
Quote from: mollinary on 12 April 2020, 12:21:49 PM
And now the virus claims Tim Brooke-Taylor, age 79. :( :(
Yup! :(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52262490)
=((
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb59dEHRt5Q
Shame, very funny man ! Still 79 isn't bad anyway..
Stirling Moss alway seemed a real gentlemen and enjoyed loved his sport.
Tim Brooke-Taylor, a real loss and part of my childhood :(.
:'(
Aw no!
Stirling Moss was a true hero; and Tim Brooke-Taylor was a still going on I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue.
Peter Bonetti as well. England goalkeeper.
A sad day.
Mark
What a sad day, with those three ! :(
"I'm sorry I haven't a clue", won't seem the same.....I didn't realise he was 79, though.
Cheers - Phil
:( :'( :-/
Quote from: Techno on 12 April 2020, 02:48:14 PM
What a sad day, with those three ! :(
"I'm sorry I haven't a clue", won't seem the same.....I didn't realise he was 79, though.
Cheers - Phil
Continuity on 4Exta announced, just befroe Read Again that TBT will be in the next series of Clue, it was recorded before he died.
That's something....Though it'll be somewhat poignant to hear him. :(
Cheers - Phil
Joe Brown, pioneering mountaineer. :'(
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/04/climbing_pioneer_joe_brown_dies_aged_89-72275
Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 April 2020, 01:30:34 PM
Joe Brown, pioneering mountaineer. :'(
Oh no! A truly inspirational chap - I still have a climbing route guide he signed for me in the early 1980's in Capel Curig. :'(
Brian Dennehy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52314289
Norman Hunter - Footballer 79, Corona
Oh dear. :(
Cheers - Phil
The last time I thought football was interesting was 1973.
Norman ("Bites yer legs") Hunter was a member of the Leeds team I supported.
The last time I thought football was interesting ... I lay down in a darkened room until I felt better :)
The last time I thought football was interesting ... I swam the Atlantic with an anvil tied around my neck.
Dave Greenfield: The Stranglers keyboard player dies at 71
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52537293?fbclid=IwAR1dRcsehXywmDzqSVosu75ByooOvx6DznhDS4Wfs7_ariBJmNGwquSXvFQ (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52537293?fbclid=IwAR1dRcsehXywmDzqSVosu75ByooOvx6DznhDS4Wfs7_ariBJmNGwquSXvFQ)
:(
Cheers - Phil
Jill Gascoine of 'The Gentle Touch' died last week :(.
The Stranglers 'Always The Sun' and 'Golden Brown', Faves :'(
And Jill Gascoine...well, may those beautiful eyes be closed in peace. :( :( :(
For me my memory of The Stranglers will always be "No More Heroes" and a student disco in Aberystwyth.
There was a girl on another course at The College of Librarianship, natural blonde, brilliant cornflower blue eyes and a figure that went in and out in all the right places. Not that the film was out at that point but a definite "10".
I was at the disco with a couple of friends and one suggested that since she was sitting with a couple of friends he would pick her up, if we could occupy the two friends. Given that she had been batting away the attentions of hunky Agricultural students (The Agric college shared a campus with the Library College) all evening and that said friend was a 7, at best, at "dusk with a light behind him" I expressed the opinion that this was an enterprise doomed to failure.
At that point the DJ put on "No More Heroes" and my friend pulled himself up to his full 5'6" strode across an almost empty space, took the girl by the hand without a word, spun her onto the dance floor and proceeded to dance his socks off! Possibly feeling she had no option, the girl followed suit. The song stopped, he bowed, she slapped his face and stalked back to her table and a bunch of Agrics grabbed my friend and hoisted him shoulder high and, to a chorus of stomps, whistles and roars of approbation from all bar a table of three, they did several circuits of the dance floor.
Much to said friend's frustration it gave me the opening to strike up a delightful, but alas platonic, friendship with her for the remaining 6 or 7 months of the course. She cut him dead every time they met.
RIP Dave Greenfield - No more heroes any more! :(
Millie as if in My Boy Lollipop
Florian Schneider (aus der Kraftwerken).
:'(
Shame :(
Cheers - Phil
The Stranglers version of Walk on By is easily the best version ever in my opinion, very sad to see yet another icon from my youth depart.
Cheers
Ian
Quote from: Sandinista on 08 May 2020, 10:33:27 PM
The Stranglers version of Walk on By is easily the best version ever in my opinion, very sad to see yet another icon from my youth depart.
Cheers
Ian
Its rather alarming for me to realise that I have been a Stranglers fan for over forty years.
https://youtu.be/uue_XhSiq_s
You should worry. ;)
Some of my 'faves' have been going for over 50 years. :'( :'(
Cheers - The ancient one.
Little Richard!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52601228
87 is a reasonable innings Will but still sad news
What a character, left a great legacy and had a good innings as well.
A real character. :(
Cheers - Phil
Not exactly a household name, but I bet most people on this forum have at least one of his books. Just found out that Didier Davin, the foremost French authority on armies and uniforms of the French Republic and Empire, died suddenly at the end of March. Only 62 too, so younger than me!.
Far too young :(.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 09 May 2020, 02:47:28 PM
Little Richard!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52601228
A bad week for Ground-breaking ivory-tinklers.
I think Jerry Lee Lewis is now the last surviving "original rocker", can anybody correct me?
Steve Priest Bassest from the Sweet -she knows she's the passionate one!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52933584
That's a shame ! :(
Cheers - Phil
Now we won't have a clue what to do :'(
Got into The Sweet post the Wayne's World and Def Leppard covers of their songs, really underrated rock band.
So, do you want; do you want; do you want; Action?!
Rupert Hine
Musician, writer, record producer
https://deadline.com/2020/06/rupert-hine-dies-producer-for-tina-turner-rush-and-contributor-to-many-soundtracks-was-72-1202952344/ (https://deadline.com/2020/06/rupert-hine-dies-producer-for-tina-turner-rush-and-contributor-to-many-soundtracks-was-72-1202952344/)
Seeing as I like Rush (lots).....That's a great shame. :(
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 06 June 2020, 07:20:14 AM
Seeing as I like Rush (lots).....That's a great shame. :(
Yes massive Rush fan here - it was their Twitter feed that first broke the news
Ricky Valance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53026822
:(
I thought he'd gone, ages ago.
Cheers - Phil
This is from The Week magazine.
"The last American receiving a Civil War pension has died at the age of 90. Irene Triplett received $73.13 a month for her father Mose Triplett's service in the 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry, a Union regiment known as Kirk's Raiders, which carried out a campaign of sabotage. Mose, who fathered Irene at the age of 83 (!!!-my exclamation points), died in 1938 at he age of 92.
This was taken from the Wall Street Journal and printed in The Week.
Good grief !! :o :o :o
Cheers - Phil
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/coronavirus-andy-gill-death-gang-of-four-catherine-mayer-a9524071.html
Belated notification but there now seems like if might be an early example of coronavirus
Phil there is newsreel film from the early 30's of veterans of Geytsburgh meeting, several hundred of them.
Quote from: kipt on 15 June 2020, 10:28:14 PM
. . . Mose, who fathered Irene at the age of 83 (!!!-my exclamation points) . . .
Blimey. Don't think I'd want to be having kids at that age.
Dennis O'Neil. Comic book writer.
If you read American comics, you've probably read some of his work. His Green Arrow/Green Lantern work was truly ground breaking.
(https://i2.wp.com/13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-12-at-3.48.58-PM-580x861.png?zoom=2.625&resize=350%2C520&ssl=1)
Quote from: kipt on 15 June 2020, 10:28:14 PM
This is from The Week magazine.
"The last American receiving a Civil War pension has died at the age of 90. Irene Triplett received $73.13 a month for her father Mose Triplett's service in the 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry, a Union regiment known as Kirk's Raiders, which carried out a campaign of sabotage. Mose, who fathered Irene at the age of 83 (!!!-my exclamation points), died in 1938 at he age of 92.
To add to the story, he actually started the war fighting on the Confederate side and then when he went to the Gettysburg re-union, he (understandably) didn't crack a light when he was billeted with the Confederate vets that he had deserted and changed sides. ;D
Co-incidentally, here's a link to his and his daughter's story our fellow forumite, Steve Holmes, sent me a week or so back. :)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/07/irene-triplett-last-person-american-civil-war-pension-dies (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/07/irene-triplett-last-person-american-civil-war-pension-dies)
As mentioned by me in the Blather, Waffle & Poppycock thread, Rupert Hine, formerly of Quantum Jump and record producer on 4 June 2020. :(
Quote from: Westmarcher on 16 June 2020, 12:38:36 PM
As mentioned by me in the Blather, Waffle & Poppycock thread, Rupert Hine, formerly of Quantum Jump and record producer on 4 June 2020. :(
Got him a mention at the time:
Quote from: Scorpio_Rocks on 06 June 2020, 01:45:02 AM
Rupert Hine
Musician, writer, record producer
https://deadline.com/2020/06/rupert-hine-dies-producer-for-tina-turner-rush-and-contributor-to-many-soundtracks-was-72-1202952344/ (https://deadline.com/2020/06/rupert-hine-dies-producer-for-tina-turner-rush-and-contributor-to-many-soundtracks-was-72-1202952344/)
Willie Thorne, snooker player, aged 66 :(.
That's a shame. :(
Cheers - Phil
Dame Vera Lynn:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856)
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 18 June 2020, 08:49:05 AM
Dame Vera Lynn:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856)
:( :( :( :( :( :(
Well she was over 100 I think !
103 can't be sniffed at. A great loss but what a legacy!
First post in many years of being away.
So sad that it has to be to about Dame Vera Lynn dying :'(
R.I.P. even in the past few weeks in the charts.
regards
Sean
Would it be an exaggeration to say she was an icon ?
A very sad day :( :( :( :( :(.....I'm sure there will be a lot of folk, including Von's Mum, and those of that age, and close by, who will be very sad at her passing.....But what an innings.
Cheers - Phil
There's a special programme on the BBC at 7.30pm about her, for those that are interested.
BTW welcome back Sean.
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 18 June 2020, 08:49:05 AM
Dame Vera Lynn:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856)
God bless her. National treasure and inspiration during dark times.
103's a fine age, so it's hard to be sad - let's remember an extraordinary life.
I'll include the obligatory snap of her with (what I'm told is) Grandad's AA Battery.
(https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/images-o.jpimedia.uk/imagefetch/http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimage/Prestige.Item.1.92590382!image/image.jpg?&width=640)
They are organising a national clap for her, but they don't know where, they don't know when...
Have a coat Nobby.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 18 June 2020, 07:31:27 PM
Have a coat Nobby.
Thank you, but I find it awfully difficult to chew in this mask.
Less to do with Covid, more to do with a court order.
Very Sad to hear about Vera Lynn...she DID keep on going, right to the end. :-* :(
Now it's the original (BBC Radio 4) Frodo!
Sir Ian Holm: two-times Lord of the Rings and Alien star dies aged 88 :'(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53110391 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53110391)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13960349 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13960349)
Obviously he was also Bilbo and Ash, amongst many other roles, but that's what I first remember him from.
It's a turning into a bit of a week...
The problem with pets they become family members. Can I have a steak ?
Aye, brilliant in Alien and my second favourite Napoleon.
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 19 June 2020, 12:14:53 PM
Now it's the original (BBC Radio 4) Frodo!
Sir Ian Holm: two-times Lord of the Rings and Alien star dies aged 88 :'(
He hasn't died; he's just crossed the sea to the Undying Lands :'(
Very sad news. :(
Like Meirion.....I think of him as Frodo, before thinking of him as Bilbo.
Cheers - Phil
Sad news but another good innnings :(.
Ennio Moriconne! :'(
91. And so many great scores. <)
Sad news, but 91 is pretty good !
91 a damned good innings, that's for sure and some great film scores.
Agreed !
Cheers - Phil
Says the Neanderthile
Another music great; RIP Charlie Daniels.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/charlie-daniels-death-songs-albums-age-cause-country-music-hall-of-fame-a9604511.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/charlie-daniels-death-songs-albums-age-cause-country-music-hall-of-fame-a9604511.html)
Quote from: Steve J on 06 July 2020, 08:35:52 AM
91 a damned good innings, that's for sure and some great film scores.
Yes but as you get older it does not seem so far away, particularly when you say its was a good innings :(
Sir Everton Weekes, one of the famous 'Three W's' of West Indian cricket :(. A very good innings in all senses of the phrase.
Definitely.
Cheers - Phil
John "jackie" Charlton - Leeds and England Legend
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53373542 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53373542)
That's another 'old' footballer from my 'youth', gone. :(
Cheers - Phil
Was he the last of the '66 World Cup squad?
Itsnt Bobby still around ?
Quote from: Steve J on 11 July 2020, 01:09:04 PM
Was he the last of the '66 World Cup squad?
No, a few still around. Just off the top of my head I think Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Roger Hunt, Nobby Stiles and George Cohen are still alive. I'm sure a few more of the lesser known sqaud members are as well. Probably all into their eighties by now though.
:-\
Bobby Charlton I'm sure is still going strong.
Roger Hunt.....Yep....still think he's about
Geoff Hurst....Positive he's still going (Met him at a sports trade fair in the early seventies....truly....along with Mike England and Eusebio.)
Martin Peters ?....Is he still going ?..not sure..I think not.
Alan Ball ?.....Not sure.
Nobby Stiles....Not sure, without looking that up.
George Cohen...again not sure.
Ray Wilson....Think he's gone.
Bobby Moore...Died a good few years ago.
Gordon Banks....Positive that he died a good while ago.
Jack Charlton....Obviously, just gone.
Good grief...I can still remember the whole team from' 66. :o
Cheers - Phil
Well you had only just started drawing your pension !
Hi
George Cohen of Fulham is still very much around.
Come on you WHITES! :)
Cheers Paul (Fulham supporter since my Dad first took me to the Cottage around about 1964)
Good grief !...It's a small world !
My dear old Dad took me to see Fulham around that time as well.
Think I saw something around 10 games....Though I can only remember three of the teams that Fulham actually played against.
Man Utd, Chelsea, and Luton (In the Cup.)
Different times....Can remember sitting right next to a family who were Man U supporters....Don't think you'd get that nowadays !
Cheers - Phil
Hi Techno
Wow, sitting in the Stevenage Road stand (now the Johnny Haynes Stand, Luxury! ;)
Those were the days, I remember they had the first electronic score board (showing the half time results) in the country.
My son and I went on a 'stadium tour' of the ground last October and got to go into the Cottage itself.
Cheers Paul
PS I used to go to St Marks School in Bishops park right next to the ground.
Yeah, Paul ;D ;D ;D ;D
I truly can't remember how much Dad used to pay for the tickets.
1/6d, 2/6d ?......... :-\
It was around the time that Johnny Haynes became the first £100 a week player. =O =O =O =O
I can remember we used to drive from near Guildford and be able to park pretty close to the ground..... so we'd only have to walk a couple of hundred yards. (Bet you couldn't do that now !!. ;D)
Good grief !.....In those days the players (from Fulham) used to turn up with their kit bags, and simply walk through one of the entrances...getting mobbed by little oiks, like myself, for their autographs.
Sadly, I have to say that I couldn't recognise any of the players, at that stage.....I just followed the throng !
Happy days.....and a completely different world...Was it Tommy Trinder who was the chairman, in those days ?
Cheers - Phil. :)
Yikes! This one was totally unexpected:
Grant Imahara - Mythbuster and Tech Geek
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101)
Ohhhh! That's sad.
I loved Mythbusters and White Rabbit.
He was such a geek!
Aww... that IS a shame. :(
Mythbusters was great fun.
Cheers - Phil
:( :( :(
Very sad, far too young.
Maurice Roeves whose many roles included Colonel Munro in The Last of the Mohicans has died age 83. :(
He always seemed to be in so many tv series and films in the '70's, or at least that's how I remember him.
Mike Slemen, former England and Lions winger has died aged 69 - no age at all! :(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53501475 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53501475)
Not quite sure why, but Mike was the one English player I remember and liked watching as a youngster.
Could well be related to his rugger, the repeated blows to head !
Hitler's Alligator. (Great name for a band!)
Peter Green.
Co-founder of the original Fleetwood Mac.
Wonderful musician.
Cheers - Phil :(
:(
:'(
https://youtu.be/QooCN5JbOkU (https://youtu.be/QooCN5JbOkU)
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Genius
Oh Well (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yq-Fw7C26Y)
My daughter is distraught, and she's 27!
Olivia de Haviland!
104. She was a star!
(https://scontent.fman1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/32682531_1711459525628686_2798668155419885568_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=AYEMwjX48lUAX-J5UiX&_nc_oc=AQkbEeWxrYqgBqBqG1dAL-XGmUOtPqma8Hp6p1FLIh9c008f63zBy_b518FSXcHu7ds&_nc_ht=scontent.fman1-1.fna&oh=b71595fcb155eb57ad3cc5deb068bbfa&oe=5F43AE1E)(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W5rhx-9fmAk/hqdefault.jpg)(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Olivia_DeHavilland-2.JPG/220px-Olivia_DeHavilland-2.JPG)
That's a hell of an innings! 8)
One hell of an innings and probably the last of the Hollywood stars.
Not many people can have a career lasting over 50 years - especially not as a Hollywood starlet!
John Saxon
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768334/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768334/)
Tim Smith of the Cardiacs
https://thequietus.com/articles/28654-tim-smith-obituary-cardiacs?curator=MusicREDEF (https://thequietus.com/articles/28654-tim-smith-obituary-cardiacs?curator=MusicREDEF)
Great shame about all of those.
Have to admit that I wasn't familiar with the Cardiacs.....but I really liked that track !!!
Cheers - Phil
Bloody hell no! Denise Johnson, amazing voice of Primal Scream . :'( :'( :'( 53
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/27/denise-johnson-singer-with-primal-scream-dies-aged-53
Scary as it says she was 56, the same age as me!
I remember 56....
That's too long ago for me......(AND for a lot of others here.)
Cheers - Phil.
This appears to be one of the few places on the interwebs that I don't feel old!
(Officially 54 and 3/4, mentally 12, physically feel 100...)
Thanks chaps! :-bd
I still think I'm 25, but my body tells me otherwise and at times I feel like 75, especially me knees and back!
I often feel like a 30 year old, but Mrs Orcs says they are too young for me and anyway I would not be able to cope ! ( I think that's harsh) :'(
I'm only 46...
I don't think you're Orcs' type Will :P
QuoteI often feel like a 30 year old, but Mrs Orcs says they are too young for me and anyway I would not be able to cope !
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Orcs on 28 July 2020, 11:30:12 AM
I often feel like a 30 year old, but Mrs Orcs says they are too young for me and anyway I would not be able to cope ! ( I think that's harsh) :'(
I'm 62. Mathematically I figure that entitles me to 2 x 31 year olds, or perhaps 3 x 20 year olds who are almost approaching their next birthday.
Like Orcs, it's never likely to happen - but I can dream...
Geoff
Film Director; Sir Alan Parker (The Wall, The Commitments, Evita)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53614490 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53614490)
:'( :'( :'(
AND Bugsy Malone, in which my little pre-adolescent fixation on Jodie Foster had its beginnings....
Quote from: FierceKitty on 01 August 2020, 01:22:00 AM
AND Bugsy Malone, in which my little pre-adolescent fixation on Jodie Foster had its beginnings....
I want a splurge gun now :)
A friend of my schooldays discovered an acceptable proxy was a cannister of shaving cream fitted with an ordinary spray nozzle.
Martin "The Headmaster" Birch :(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53614484 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53614484)
Legendary rock producer for Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mack, Black Sabbath...!!!
Shame ! :(
He must have produced an awful lot of the 'albums' I've got.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 10 August 2020, 11:48:46 AM
Martin "The Headmaster" Birch :(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53614484 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53614484)
Legendary rock producer for Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mack, Black Sabbath...!!!
Like Techno, this man is responsible for a fair chunk of the albums I own - total legend will be missed. :(
Julian Bream. Possibly the finest classical guitarist of modern times.
Quote from: John Cook on 15 August 2020, 10:25:40 AM
Julian Bream. Possibly the finest classical guitarist of modern times.
He really 'was a bit good (sic)'......and you lot think I just appreciate Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Howe..and
all the others, too numerous to mention.
(Do you want a list ?) :)
Great shame. :(......
Awesome 'finger plucker'.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 15 August 2020, 11:50:11 AM
He really 'was a bit good (sic)'......and you lot think I just appreciate Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Howe..and all the others, too numerous to mention.
(Do you want a list ?) :)
Great shame. :(......Awesome 'finger plucker'.
Cheers - Phil
Is that where the poem "I am not a finger Plucker" comes from
I've got an album of his somewhere and it is sublime to listen to (if I had a CD player that is!).
Quote from: John Cook on 15 August 2020, 10:25:40 AM
Julian Bream. Possibly the finest classical guitarist of modern times.
Not my favourite instrument, but the man had real talent.
A classic 4-stringer has also passed - Pete Way (UFO, Waysted, etc)
https://www.loudersound.com/news/former-ufo-bassist-pete-way-dead-at-69 (https://www.loudersound.com/news/former-ufo-bassist-pete-way-dead-at-69)
Quote from: Techno on 15 August 2020, 11:50:11 AM
He really 'was a bit good (sic)'......and you lot think I just appreciate Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Howe..and all the others, too numerous to mention.
(Do you want a list ?) :)
Great shame. :(......Awesome 'finger plucker'.
Cheers - Phil
Quite agree. There is good music and there is bad music, not just one kind of music.
Quote from: John Cook on 15 August 2020, 03:43:58 PM
Quite agree. There is good music and there is bad music, not just one kind of music.
I'd say there are two types of music - those I like and those I don't. My liking it doesn't make it intrinsically good, nor does my dislike make it bad. Conversely, the fact others like it doesn't make it intrinsically good, nor does the dislike of others make it bad.
Both music I like and music I don't can be sung/ played well or badly.
I have at times been "in" to folk, country, rock, heavy metal, Gregorian chants, Native American music, Tibetan monastic music, chart pop and gospel (an odd choice for one who is an agnostic on a good day and an atheist on a bad one!). Currently on a French female vocalists kick.
The world is too big and life too brief to try everything .... but I'm doing my poor best!
Good for you, Mike. :)
With you on that, Matey.
I can get enjoyment out of almost every 'genre' of music....From classical to folk to hard/heavy rock....with just about everything in between those two 'extremes...especially 'prog rock'.
Even stuff I used to sneer at. ;)
If it gives folk enjoyment.......
(But I STILL can't get any enjoyment from rap/hip hop etc......though I DO have one single CD that could 'fit that'.....and I think it's great. :))
Cheers - Phil :)
Absolutely. I don't get modern jazz, most opera and some genres of popular music, but that is just me.
I think I've got most kinds of Western music bar shouty rock. Hip hop/rap isn't music.
I tend to go back to the same genres in the odd times that I actually listen to music, rather than the spoken word. Usually it has no lyrics or lyrics I can't understand, so I don't sing along.
Doubt there will be much discussion on this one - Robert Trump - his brother. 71
Quote from: fsn on 15 August 2020, 05:28:06 PM
Hip hop/rap isn't music.
With you on that, my friend. :)
VERY bad poetry set to a beat ?? ;D ;D ;D ;D
What got me YEARS ago, when Von and I got our very first PC...after the Amstrad 'super dooper' typewriter....
It came with a number of discs......One of which allowed one (me) to create 'music'.
It took me five minutes to learn how to make 'a pile of poo'....which sounded JUST like some of the awful stuff that was about, at that time.
(I do understand chord progressions.....and what sounds good...and what sounds like cachu.)
Cheers - Phil ;)
I like some rap and hip hop, but most of it leaves me cold. Ditto '60's jazz, which I simply don't get at all.
Quote from: Techno on 16 August 2020, 10:16:46 AM
With you on that, my friend. :)
VERY bad poetry set to a beat ?? ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'm not a huge fan of rap generally but can appreciate some of the lyrical and poetic talent that goes into much of it. As with all genres of music there's a lot of dross out there, probably even more so given how easy the internet makes it to distribute music, but there are some genuinely talented people in most genres of music, whether it be how they translate a cultural experience into three minutes of rapidly spoken poetry to a music sample or understanding how to shortcut directly into someones brain with that simple little chord progression or repeatable refrain that lodges itself into your ear canal and just will not leave. You don't have to like it, but you can appreciate the talent it took to produce and make money off it!
Ben Cross the actor, only 72 :o :(
:(
Cheers - Phil
Chadwick Boseman aka Black Panther. Aged 43 due to cancer.
Thought the film was awful, but he had charm and charisma.
(https://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/black-panther-chadwick-boseman.jpg)
Far, far to young :(. Our daughter and son loved the film but we are yet to see it, so can't make any judgements on its merits.
This was a real shock this morning, such a young age and the fact that he'd been dealing with it privately for 4 years. To have carried on filming/promoting his movies whilst silently going through treatment/surgeries must have been incredibly difficult and draining, both physically and emotionally.
Milady and the kids loved Black Panther, I enjoyed it but I'm not really a fan of superhero films.
'Fraid that one passed me by.....43 ?
Far too young, for what I understand to have been a damn fine actor. :(
Cheers - Phil
Diana Rigg. :(
From Emma Peel to Olenna Tyrell - a varied career and a brilliant actress.
By all accounts a nice human being to boot.
"Do shut up, dear."
A superb actress :(.
Also Alan Minter, former boxing champion.
Quote from: Raider4 on 10 September 2020, 01:43:00 PM
Diana Rigg. :(
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A little part of my childhood has died. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
:(
And in the Detectorists, one of my favourite TV shows and only just found out that Racheal Stirling who played her daughter in the show is actually her daughter in real life.
Very sad. =((
Paul
Alan Minter aged 69. One of the best middle-weight boxers the UK ever produced. British, European and World Champion in the days when fights went 15 rounds. Very sad.
Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals :(
Sir Terrance Conran aged 88. Hugely influential designer that brought us Habitat, the only place to get European design until IKEA arrived.
Shame about all of those. :(
Cheers - Phil
Conran really helped improve design and cuisine in the UK - I enjoyed eating at a few of his restaurants over the years.
I like the old style reggae of Toots and the Maytals so sad to see Toots Hibbert go too.
Another great drummer has gone to the rhythm section in the sky: Lee Kerslake, former Uriah Heep (and Ozzy Osbourne) drummer :'(
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54225774 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54225774)
Bit niche maybe, but I'm a huge Uriah Heep fan and was lucky enough to be at the London gig mentioned at the end of the article - it had only taken me ~32 years to finally get to see them.
With him and Diana Rigg going I'm feeling quite bereft! :(
The inventor of Gore-Tex has also passed away :(.
Hugo Drax from Moonraker aka Michael/Michel Lonsdale :( . In my view an underrated actor, especially good in the Day of the Jackal - though I could never work out why he couldn't just choose a first name and stick with it!
Peter
Also, if I recall correctly, some publicity for the hobby in Ronin when Lonsdale's character is seen painting some Samurai miniatures.
The very sad loss yesterday of Steve Hacker - a UK west country wargamer - a true gentleman.
I was proud to have played with him at a number of Clevedon Club evenings and weekend games and against him at many LaDG competitions.
Softly spoken - always with time for a laugh and a conversation - never to focused on a win to forget this is a game we all play for fun and he enjoyed himself.
He will be sadly missed.
Mark
:(
Sorry to hear that Mark :(.
Sad news. Sounds like he was the kind of guy who would have been good to know. :(
:( Sounds like a sad loss to our hobby.
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 20 September 2020, 12:08:43 PM
Another great drummer has gone to the rhythm section in the sky: Lee Kerslake, former Uriah Heep (and Ozzy Osbourne) drummer :'(
Very sad to hear that. :(.....There can only be two of the original band left now.
Quote from: Big Insect on 29 September 2020, 08:41:36 PM
The very sad loss yesterday of Steve Hacker - a UK west country wargamer - a true gentleman.
I totally agree with Will & Davy's sentiments. :(
Cheers - Phil
Eddie Van Halen!!! . :'(
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-age-65?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Too young once again :(.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 06 October 2020, 08:33:33 PM
Eddie Van Halen!!! . :'(
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-age-65?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Yeah, Sad. In my brief teenage exploration of Hard Rock, the intro to "Ain't Talkin'' was a real 'hair raiser'!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtwBFz6lfrY
Play LOUD !!!
And I saw Van Halen, way back when! 8)
Great shame. :(
Cheers - Phil
:( :( :(
Johnny Nash, reggae singer and songwriter :(
Spencer Davies aged 81
:(
Cheers - Phil
Sad news but a good innings :(.
Quote from: Steve J on 20 October 2020, 07:21:35 PM
Sad news but a good innings :(.
Yes your right, but iIam only25 years from that, and some on the forum are closer.
Same as me really, so trying to make the most of the time I've got left on this mortal coil!
Quote from: Steve J on 20 October 2020, 07:38:16 PM
Same as me really, so trying to make the most of the time I've got left on this mortal coil!
14 years for me and I'm not the oldest here I'm sure.
"But at my back I always hear/Time's winged chariot hurrying near" .... I wonder if it's drawn by four onagers? It must be more than old enough! :) :)
Six more years but I'm going to blow past that...
As we are all different it is the actuarial estimate that counts. They were spot on with my father so I am taking the expected year of 2040 very seriously.
Next birthday I'll be passing my father, though he smoked heavily and was an alcoholic, so all in all I'm not worrying too much about it.
Frank Bough, tv presenter aged 87 :(.
Oh. Missed that one.
He's another that I thought had died ages ago. :(
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Steve J on 25 October 2020, 09:16:18 PM
Frank Bough, tv presenter aged 87 :(.
There's an ace clip of him leering at the '99 Red Balloons' singer. I expect it's on Youtube somewhere.
Bobby Ball....."Hey, Tommy," aged 76 from covid 19. :(
Used to love those shows, way back then.
Cheers - Phil
Rock on...
Certainly of their time, but too young for sure :(.
J.J.Williams! :'(
So you are a rugby fan Will
Quote from: mad lemmey on 29 October 2020, 11:34:00 AM
J.J.Williams! :'(
Wales and British Lion. One of the greats of the 1970s Welsh team. Almost unbelievable.
:( :( :(
Cheers - Phil
Only 72 :'( :'( :'(
As long as JPR Williams is safe, the universe will continue
And Bobby Ball, only 76. :o >:(
Quote from: mollinary on 29 October 2020, 07:28:02 PM
And Bobby Ball, only 76. :o >:(
Was watching the news when they announced this. I'm sure the presenter said "Bobby Ball, one half of the " (slight pause) " popular comedy duo".
It was almost as if he was putting air-quotes around the word popular.
Quote from: Raider4 on 29 October 2020, 07:44:00 PM
Was watching the news when they announced this. I'm sure the presenter said "Bobby Ball, one half of the " (slight pause) " popular comedy duo".
It was almost as if he was putting air-quotes around the word popular.
At their peak they were incredibly popular.
Nice chaps too by all accounts.
The JJ Williams thing (72 - no age these days) illustrates a pattern I've noticed recently.
There's a worrying number of Sport's people falling before the median age.
While sport and exercise is such a positive in our deskbound society, you'd expect the opposite.
A look back at sport in the late '60s and the '70s shows some events were quite brutal, and physically demanding.
Combine with poorly understood training regimes (steak, chips and a woodbine), poorly spent downtime (Best, Baxter, Gasgoigne), and some extremely questionable therapies.
The result was often an industry that took fit young men and produced middle aged invalids.
My Father was a prodigy at Football and Cricket, played for his local non-league team at 16, had trials for big clubs in both sports, captained his school and college at both then joined the army where he captained the Sergeant's teams at a very large (National service era) training establishment.
He enjoyed his army time, frequently being released to play sports.
The training establishment had a large number of NS man cycled through, and the Colonel keenly scanned the intake lists for any proper footballers he could draft.
Over his enlistment, Dad claims to have captained most of the contemporary Scotland team, a few who went on to play for England and a huge number of youth prospects who went on to professional careers.
When home visiting, we would often walk up the high street together, and somebody would stop of to chat with Dad.
Some were later cricketing friends, but occasionally he'd explain "That's XXXX Scotland and Tottenham".
I was usually taken aback by how aged the former professionals were - men in their late '50s wakjing with sticks or walking frames.
This was the age of miracle cures and no substitutes, the magic sponge, run it off and a shot of Cortizone at half time.
Football has become a gentler game, excepting the odd atrocity, through more demanding on acceleration and stamina.
What scares me now is to look at the ferocity of tackling by huge men in Rugby.
I wonder what future difficulties the players of today might suffer.
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 30 October 2020, 09:30:29 AM
At their peak they were incredibly popular.
I'm sure they were, but not to everyone's taste. Certainly not mine. Maybe my prejudice means I'm reading too much into it.
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 30 October 2020, 09:49:38 AM
What scares me now is to look at the ferocity of tackling by huge men in Rugby.
Agreed. I grew up idolising people like JJ Williams and Phil Bennett. Who looked just like ordinary blokes. They just happened to be good at rugby. Looking at the giants who play the game now, you do wonder what players like Billy Vunipola are going to be like when they get to 50. I blame the substitutes system. Some players only now have to be fit enough to last for 30-60 minutes.
Nobby Stiles. :(
Cheers - Phil
Yes - just heard on Radio 4 News
Another one far too young :(.
Noooo what a legend that man was.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 29 October 2020, 07:05:08 PM
As long as JPR Williams is safe, the universe will continue
I thought Keith Richards was the galactic lynchpin.
Sean Connery aged 90 :'( :'( :'(. The James Bond for me! Not a bad innings at all and he's left us some great films, which is not a bad legacy.
Quote from: Steve J on 31 October 2020, 12:29:56 PM
Sean Connery aged 90 :'( :'( :'(. The James Bond for me! Not a bad innings at all and he's left us some great films, which is not a bad legacy.
Yeah, just heard this. Some great films, but also the image of him in a red leather nappy & long boots in Zardoz ;)
Awwww :( ...The best (If not the very first....007 on film.)
Cheers - Phil :(
I loved him in the league of extraordinary gentlemen as well
Quote from: petercooman on 31 October 2020, 12:47:51 PM
I loved him in the league of extraordinary gentlemen as well
Easily the best thing in that film. He had such a miserable time filming that movie - he wasn't the only one by some accounts - that he promptly retired.
I'll always think of Connery as Bond as he was the first one I remember seeing even though Roger Moore had already taken over the role by the time I was old enough to see them in the cinema. Another great role from him was in The Man who would be King.
Zardoz is actually an interesting film despite the flaws.
Oh no! :'(
Gentlemen. I am in deep mourning. Sean Connery was my Mastermind subject .. I have all his films (including Tarzan's Greatest Adventure) and a guiding principle in my life is "what would Sean do?"
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If you want me, I shall be in my room.
But please don't knock unless it's really important.
I'll just take that decanter if you don't mind.
A real Gentleman (my mother had a thing for him)
Hence the name :D
A real sad day.
:-
I also have a lot of his films some will be getting an airing tonight
Regards
Sean
Oh no! :o :-< I always thought that he was indestructible. A great actor and a hell of a legacy.
Quote from: Poggle on 31 October 2020, 02:08:12 PM
Oh no! :o :-< I always thought that he was indestructible. A great actor and a hell of a legacy.
Yes but shame he had only one accent :)
Sean Connery dead?!! Shurely shome mishtake!
An actor who made every part his own ... in the sense that he played the same character every time .... but still managed to be absolutely awesome each time.
"Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else." - Sir Sean Connery
Not a popular choice, I'm sure, but I've always had a soft spot for Rising Sun.
"They say if you resort to violence, then you've already lost."
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 30 October 2020, 09:49:38 AM
The JJ Williams thing (72 - no age these days) illustrates a pattern I've noticed recently.
There's a worrying number of Sport's people falling before the median age.
While sport and exercise is such a positive in our deskbound society, you'd expect the opposite.
A look back at sport in the late '60s and the '70s shows some events were quite brutal, and physically demanding.
Combine with poorly understood training regimes (steak, chips and a woodbine), poorly spent downtime (Best, Baxter, Gasgoigne), and some extremely questionable therapies.
The result was often an industry that took fit young men and produced middle aged invalids.
My Father was a prodigy at Football and Cricket, played for his local non-league team at 16, had trials for big clubs in both sports, captained his school and college at both then joined the army where he captained the Sergeant's teams at a very large (National service era) training establishment.
He enjoyed his army time, frequently being released to play sports.
The training establishment had a large number of NS man cycled through, and the Colonel keenly scanned the intake lists for any proper footballers he could draft.
Over his enlistment, Dad claims to have captained most of the contemporary Scotland team, a few who went on to play for England and a huge number of youth prospects who went on to professional careers.
When home visiting, we would often walk up the high street together, and somebody would stop of to chat with Dad.
Some were later cricketing fprofessionals were - men in their late '50s wakjing with sticks or walking frames.
This was the age of miracle cures and no substitutes, the magic sponge, run it off and a shot of Cortizone at half time.riends, but occasionally he'd explain "That's XXXX Scotland and Tottenham".
I was usually taken aback by how aged the former
Football has become a gentler game, excepting the odd atrocity, through more demanding on acceleration and stamina.
What scares me now is to look at the ferocity of tackling by huge men in Rugby.
I wonder what future difficulties the players of today might suffer.
Not sure it follows that high fitness when young necessarily prolongs life when older. I have heard it said that Mr Universe contenders, and similar, sparkle when young but certainly not when they age. Jim Fixx, who generated the jogging craze, died at age 52, for which the contributory factors are disputed. I had heard it as an actuarial fact that if you make 70 you have a better than 90% chance of making 80. This recent trend of notable deaths for men in their 70s seems a worrying development.
A sad, sad loss.
The journalist Robert Fisk - great writer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54774539
Yep, a sad loss as I used to enjoy his articles in the Independent newspaper.
I'm not sure that there is a "recent trend of notable deaths for men in their 70s". Probably a third, or so, of my former colleagues and school friends died in their 70s, from a variety of causes such that reading anything into it is impossible. The average age of male deaths in UK is 79 so the range must be considerable either side.
Fisk was a very insightful journalist on the Middle East and his articles did help give me an understanding of the region.
John Sessions at 67! :(
So sad to hear he has died and again far too young :'( :'( :'(
Quote from: T13A on 03 November 2020, 02:41:01 PM
John Sessions at 67! :(
Really sad news, such a talented man I saw him in his one man show 'Napoleon' on stage in the 1980s, he was simply, awesome. I loved pretty well everything he did, great mimic, great comic, great actor . Cannot see anyone stepping into his shoes anytime soon. He will be missed.
A man too bright for his star, he wasn't got by the mainstream, but an utter genius.
That's very sad news. :(
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: mad lemmey on 03 November 2020, 10:31:29 PM
A man too bright for his star, he wasn't got by the mainstream, but an utter genius.
I agree - he was brilliant; when I could get all his references.
About half his "Whose line" stuff had me thinking "I'm sure this is hilarious, but the references are sailing over my head".
Some excellent performances through, and he didn't appear to be short of work.
One day we will look up from the 6th repeat of Joey Essex and ask ourselves "How did this happen".
Quote from: John Cook on 02 November 2020, 09:41:35 AM
I'm not sure that there is a "recent trend of notable deaths for men in their 70s". Probably a third, or so, of my former colleagues and school friends died in their 70s, from a variety of causes such that reading anything into it is impossible. The average age of male deaths in UK is 79 so the range must be considerable either side.
It is a question of how you calculate the figure. The average age for males at death in the UK
a la mode is 86 I.e. the most common age at death. An average of 79 may include bikers who die in their twenties. UK males who were 65 in 2018 could expect an additional 19.9 years of life, so living to about 85. (Source: ONS, which will also tell you the average male lifespan is 79.4. Yes, lies, damned lies and statistics).
IF....Tony Ackland has been given the right Info.......and passed it on to yours truly
Martin McKenna,,,,,Illustrator.....Who did a whole lot of illo's for GW during the time I was there.
The Piccy of the studio Staff in the first 40K (Good grief.....I look young in that illo. :'( :'( :'( :'()
And one of the WFRP books...where I became 'Guido Vermicelli'.
A very sad Phil. :( :( :(
Quote from: hammurabi70 on 04 November 2020, 10:40:57 AM
It is a question of how you calculate the figure. The average age for males at death in the UK a la mode is 86 I.e. the most common age at death. An average of 79 may include bikers who die in their twenties. UK males who were 65 in 2018 could expect an additional 19.9 years of life, so living to about 85. (Source: ONS, which will also tell you the average male lifespan is 79.4. Yes, lies, damned lies and statistics).
Yes, but 86 was just 3.5 per cent of the total number of deaths. Still nothing to support a trend of deaths in their 70s. As you say "lies......."
Sorry to hear that Phil :(.
Quote from: Techno II on 05 November 2020, 04:47:32 PM
IF....Tony Ackland has been given the right Info.......and passed it on to yours truly
Martin McKenna,,,,,Illustrator.....Who did a whole lot of illo's for GW during the time I was there.
The Piccy of the studio Staff in the first 40K (Good grief.....I look young in that illo. :'( :'( :'( :'()
And one of the WFRP books...where I became 'Guido Vermicelli'.
A very sad Phil. :( :( :(
Sorry to hear that. I liked his artwork.
(https://64.media.tumblr.com/96f36b36a7d4e1fae8e110b2a4922b1f/tumblr_nopetmvZJr1u19hiso1_1280.jpg)
Top left on the right, with the eye-patch Phil?
And now, Ken Hensley. :(
That's four of the members of the original Uriah Heep, that I saw decades ago,
that have gone.
What a pants day.
Phil :(
Yes, Will....Next to Mike and Alan and directly above the Acklo beast.
Hugs
Thanks, Matey. :(
From doing a quick search, he died at least a month ago....If Tony's info was right, the poor chap took his own life. I probably only met him half a dozen times, but I do remember him being a genuinely lovely guy.....who used a lot of photos of GW staff that I'd taken while I was the resident ' photographer'.
Cheers - Phil
Geoffrey Palmer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838209 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838209)
A good age but will be missed.
Certainly a good innings but will be sadly missed. He was superb in various sitcoms in the '70's, such as Butterflies and The Rise And Fall of Reggie Perrin.
I'm a bit shocked that there were so few posts here on the passing of James Bond.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 November 2020, 01:46:56 PM
I'm a bit shocked that there were so few posts here on the passing of James Bond.
Eh? Pretty much the whole of page 25 of this thread is dedicated to Sean Connery. But if you want more:
Did you hear the joke about Sean Connery's brother's newborn daughter? It's a little niche.
Why did Sean Connery space all his books out? He was shelf-isolating.
Why did Sean Connery adopt a cat? Teaching a dog to sit was too messy.
What time does Sean Connery get to Wimbledon? About tennish.
Knock knock
Who's there?
Dishes
Dishes who?
Dishes the ghost of Sean Connery
And finally:
(https://assets.considerable.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/02115928/zardoz-12.jpg)
Quote from: Scorpio_Rocks on 06 November 2020, 01:38:31 PM
Geoffrey Palmer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838209 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838209)
A good age but will be missed.
Awww. :(
I'll remember him most from the two (?) Reginald Perrin series.
"Cock up, on the catering front."
Cheers - Phil
My memory of him is more as the Dad in Butterflies
He WAS good in that, as well, Mike.
Cheers - Phil
He was always good but my favourite was his little cameo as Douglas Haig in Blackadder goes Forth, sweeping his model soldiers from the trenches into the dustpan. (Sorry Gary Sheffield!).
Quote from: Techno II on 05 November 2020, 07:43:04 PM
Thanks, Matey. :(
From doing a quick search, he died at least a month ago....If Tony's info was right, the poor chap took his own life. I probably only met him half a dozen times, but I do remember him being a genuinely lovely guy.....who used a lot of photos of GW staff that I'd taken while I was the resident ' photographer'.
Cheers - Phil
:( >:<
Quote from: Techno II on 06 November 2020, 03:28:26 PM
Awww. :(
I'll remember him most from the two (?) Reginald Perrin series.
"Cock up, on the catering front."
Cheers - Phil
Jimmy's Private Army is comedy gold.
Up there with Four Candles, Del-boy falling through the bar, Don't tell him Pike and All the right notes, but not necessarily in the correct order.
Jonathan Sachs, former Chief Rabbi, aged 72 :(.
A good man. May he find peace
Quote from: mad lemmey on 07 November 2020, 08:53:46 PM
A good man. May he find peace
Indeed. A fine man. A man of principle, and humanity.
Hear, hear. :(
Cheers - Phil
Apparently Jonathan Sacks was not universally loved even within his own community due to some questionable views.
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/chief-rabbi-and-lord-sacks-should-not-back-this-march/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54885788
Scooby Doo creator.
Awwww. :(
Cheers - Phil
Scooby Doo was such a part of my childhood! What a sad disease to die from too :(
To me Scooby Doo is the America of that period
Quote from: flamingpig0 on 10 November 2020, 07:19:16 PM
To me Scooby Doo is the America of that period
Let's NOT go to the abandoned funfair.
Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.
Oh dear, what a shame, how sad.
Thoughts go to the families of his victims.
Phil.
:-\
That's not a very 2020 thing to happen. Maybe it's a sign that 2021 is on the way.
Oh dear, what a pity, never mind :(
I'll throw in the old newsroom standby
"His condition is described as satisfactory".
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 13 November 2020, 10:28:24 AM
I'll throw in the old newsroom standby
"His condition is described as satisfactory".
Steve thats real nasty, Grrrrrrrrrrrate !!!
One death we possibly 'missed' last year was John Humble's (aka Wearside Jack). One gets the feeling he would have revelled in today's internet trolling. His tape undoubtedly helped to blinker senior police officers in charge of the Ripper investigation, arguably contributing to the death of another 3 of Sutcliffe's victims and the attempted murder of another 2. Before being apprehended and sentenced to 8 years (only serving 4) he apparently tried to commit suicide by jumping off a 90 ft bridge but landed on a boat and spent 3 months in hospital.
Quote from: Techno II on 13 November 2020, 08:05:25 AM
Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.
Died from COVID apparently. Every cloud does, indeed, have a silver lining.
Quote from: fsn on 13 November 2020, 08:14:50 AM
:-
That's not a very 2020 thing to happen. Maybe it's a sign that 2021 is on the way.
(https://www.factsnotmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mad-max-2021-e1597154379498.jpg)
No worries, Space: 1999 helped allay my fears that TV and movies are real. ;D
I noticed on a holiday in Burma that the women don't look like Zienia Merton in the least.
Quote from: Westmarcher on 13 November 2020, 10:23:27 PM
No worries, Space: 1999 helped allay my fears that TV and movies are real. ;D
Aye, that and Escape from New York (1997), Back to the Future (2015) and Blade Runner (2019).
Quote from: Raider4 on 14 November 2020, 09:49:37 AM
Aye, that and Escape from New York (1997), Back to the Future (2015) and Blade Runner (2019).
Oh well, 1984 passed without anything unusual happening.
The real 2001 was rather an anticlimax, wasn't it?
Yes.....Dear old 'Tomorrow's World'...Didn't have a 'blanking' clue. ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil. :)
(P.S.....Who on Earth is Zienia Merton ?..I truly can't be bothered to look him/her up. :P)
This may be difficult since you don't know the modern alpabet bt :-
Zienia Merton (11 December 1945 – 14 September 2018)[1][2][3][4] was a British actress born in Burma, now Myanmar. She was known for playing Sandra Benes in Space: 1999.[5]
Quote from: ianrs54 on 14 November 2020, 12:44:30 PM
This may be difficult since you don't know the modern alpabet bt :-
Zienia Merton (11 December 1945 – 14 September 2018)[1][2][3][4] was a British actress born in Burma, now Myanmar. She was known for playing Sandra Benes in Space: 1999.[5]
Rather a cutie, to give the short answer.
What's an alpabet (sic) ? ;D ;D ;D
Never heard of her...never watched '1999'
Cheers - Phil. :P
You never watched Space 1999? :o
1999, the moon is blown out of Earth orbit? Commander Koening? Maya the shape changing alien? Eagles? One arm of your beige uniform a different colour?
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTUxNzA5MTI0MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDYwMjgyMQ@@._V1_.jpg)(https://i1.wp.com/www.fistsofheaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Space1999Cover.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080)(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/08/be/60/08be60f965f6833936f591b99abb0dff.jpg)
You'll be telling me next you never watched UFO !
Fair enough, Nobby. ;D
No...I never saw UFO, either.
Did I miss anything ? ;)
Cheers - Phil :)
What! Ed Bishop, Gabrielle Drake, Wanda Ventham, Peter Gordano?
SHADO? Flying saucers vs Earth ships with over-large missiles? Purple wigs and silver outfits?
(https://luisvelasquezcabillas1.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/luis-velasquez-cabillas-ufo-tv-series.jpg)(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41DFJHs8jBL._RI_.jpg)(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31D0GJWRDNL._AC_.jpg)(https://sixtiescity.net/Ufo/11A002.jpg)
You'll be telling me next you never watched Terrahawks.
Oh, come on, Nobby.....I'm the best part of twenty years older than you. :'(
I think I've seen an episode, or two of Terrahawks...though I can't remember anything about that at all.
Let's go back to Fireball XL5....and Four Feather Falls.......and Stingray...That was later.
Cheers - Phil :)
These are more my era!
Supercar
(http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/IMG/supercar-johnny-lightning-2.jpg)(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gerryanderson/images/9/9c/Supercar1962-Super-R.png/revision/latest?cb=20200219150042)
and Fireball XL5
(http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/IMG/mim-fireball-3ft.jpg)(http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/IMG/mim-fireball-jr.jpg)
Quote from: Techno II on 14 November 2020, 04:48:41 PM
Oh, come on, Nobby.....I'm the best part of twenty years older than you. :'(
G'wan! You're no more than 6 or seven years older than I. :P
How about Stingray?
(https://nostalgiacentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stingray05.jpg)
Quote from: fsn on 14 November 2020, 04:21:17 PM
SHADO? Flying saucers vs Earth ships with over-large missiles? Purple wigs and silver outfits?
You forgot string vests as a uniform . . .
(https://sixtiescity.net/Ufo/uf2.jpg)
Quote from: fsn on 14 November 2020, 03:06:04 PM
You never watched Space 1999? :o
1999, the moon is blown out of Earth orbit? Commander Koening? Eagles? One arm of your beige uniform a different colour?
Ahh, the Eagle. Surely the coolest 'realistic' type of space ship ever seen on TV. Shame they then used a design obviously - and brilliantly - designed for low/zero gravity for landing on planets . . .
Quote from: fsn on 14 November 2020, 03:06:04 PM
Maya the shape changing alien?
Urgh, 2nd series. Avoid this at all costs. However good or bad you think Space:1999 is (I enjoyed it at the time, but think it's aged badly) the 1st series is infinitely better than the 2nd.
Quote from: Raider4 on 14 November 2020, 05:44:40 PM
You forgot string vests as a uniform . . .
Nope. Definitely did not. :)
Quote from: fsn on 14 November 2020, 06:09:47 PM
Nope. Definitely did not. :)
Aye, once seen, never forgotten
We cannot also be forgetting 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' and the giant underwater roaring, radioactive cabbages ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Raider4 on 14 November 2020, 05:52:20 PM
Urgh, 2nd series. Avoid this at all costs. However good or bad you think Space:1999 is (I enjoyed it at the time, but think it's aged badly) the 1st series is infinitely better than the 2nd.
Beware lest you transgress 'The Rules of Luton'
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0706351/
Quote from: fsn on 14 November 2020, 05:11:48 PM
How about Stingray?
(https://nostalgiacentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stingray05.jpg)
Stand by for action......Anything can happen in the next half hour.
Anyone else remember Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's "Superthunderstingcar" ?
There are a few versions of that on YouTube. :)
Cheers - Phil
Just heard - Des O'Connor - 88.
88 not a bad innings at all. He never seemd to take himself too seriously when on the tv.
Quote from: Steve J on 15 November 2020, 09:59:49 AM
88 not a bad innings at all. He never seemd to take himself too seriously when on the tv.
Totally agree, Steve. :(
From a
much more innocent era....But I still smile when the old Eric and Ernie shows are shown.
Especially the one with 'Andre Preview.'.....Absolute classic. :)
Cheers - Phil
How Andre Previn managed not to smile, I'll never know! An absolute classic piece of tv ;D
Ray Clemence, goalkeeper for Liverpool, Spurs & England, aged 72 :(
Never! :o
Poor old Ray.
Just seen that. :(
Damn good keeper.
72 ? ...From what I've just read....He appears to have held advanced prostate cancer at bay for a good few years.
A great shame.
Phil.
Quote from: Techno II on 15 November 2020, 04:03:34 PM
He appears to have held advanced prostate cancer at bay for a good few years.
That one is very nasty....
Such sad news :'( :'( :'(. He did well to live so long with advanced prostate cancer.
James, then more properly Jan Morris, one of the best travel writers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55021555
I've never read any of his/her books, but have heard they are very good. A sad loss once again.
I loved her work.
Diego Maradona, aged 60.
Great player, bad choices in life. Hope he finds his peace now!
Incredibly talented player who went off the rails :(.
Quote from: Steve J on 25 November 2020, 09:03:35 PM
Incredibly talented player who went off the rails :(.
Agreed. :(
Cheers - Phil.
Awwwww....Dave Prowse. :(
Really ironic. I was watching Jabberwocky yesterday afternoon, and pulled up the cast list.
I was going through them. thinking, he's gone....he's gone...he's gone...and then came across a more recent pic of Dave Prowse....Good for him, he's still going, then !
CLANG ! :( :-[
May the force be with you, Dave.
Cheers - Phil
The Green Cross Code Man was my first memory of him, which made his becoming Darth Vader seem a bit weird. A good innings for sure.
Quote from: Steve J on 29 November 2020, 07:24:36 AM
The Green Cross Code Man was my first memory of him, which made his becoming Darth Vader seem a bit weird. A good innings for sure.
I believe he thought Lucas was going to use his voice for Darth Vader. Shame really, Darth Vader speaking broad Brizzle would have been . . . different.
They played a clip of him speaking as Darth Vader this morning on the BBC news and well, his voice was really too high a pitch to convery menance, which was a shame. Having Darth Vader say:
"Cheers drive" or "Alreet me babber" on the Death Star would have been hilarious :D
I think it'd be gert lush hearing Vader say to Luke "I bis yur pua, I is, mind" ;D
:'(
Quote from: Steve J on 29 November 2020, 09:46:51 AM
. . . "Cheers drive" . . .
My daughter said that to me once, when I gave her a lift somewhere. I was Not Amused.
Quote from: Steve J on 29 November 2020, 09:46:51 AM
They played a clip of him speaking as Darth Vader this morning on the BBC news and well, his voice was really too high a pitch to convery menance, which was a shame. Having Darth Vader say:
"Cheers drive" ........
Quote from: Raider4 on 29 November 2020, 03:31:41 PM
My daughter said that to me once, when I gave her a lift somewhere. I was Not Amused.
As a father of three now adult daughters I think the correct response to the above is "Cheers Walk!" :) :)
Quote from: Raider4 on 29 November 2020, 09:24:41 AM
I believe he thought Lucas was going to use his voice for Darth Vader. Shame really, Darth Vader speaking broad Brizzle would have been . . . different.
Wasn't his on-set nickname "Darth Farmer"?
Quote from: Steve J on 29 November 2020, 09:46:51 AM
. . . "Cheers drive" . . .
New road named Cheers Drive after Bristolian thank yous (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-51501412)
:'(
The new Cheers Drive brought a lot of smiles to local people when it was announced :D
Quote from: Raider4 on 30 November 2020, 07:15:06 AM
New road named Cheers Drive after Bristolian thank yous (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-51501412)
Brilliant :D
Cheers Drive
:D
Just heard the news that Ben Bova has passed aged 88 :'(
I remember sitting as a youngish lad (early teens) reading his books
Regards
Sean
Yes a good read his stuff - great pity
Angel.....The oldest of our old horses. :(
A downed horse is one of the most pathetic things you'd ever see. :(
I actually mouthed 'Bolt gun' to Von, at one stage...The vet eventually found a vien.
She's at peace now.
Phil :'(
Sorry to hear that Phil. As a VSO in Nigeria, I used to time keep in polo games (getting the best seat in the house) and now and then you'd see a polo pony break a leg and have to be put down on the field. Not a pretty sight :(
That's heart-breaking, Phil. :(
I am sorry to hear that Phil. I am sure you gave her a good life though.
Oh mate. Condolences
Sympathies Phil
Sorry to hear that Phil. :(
Me, too, Phil. It's both amazing (and great) how they have their own personalities. I'm sure you'll miss that old lump.
Sorry to hear that Phil >:< (socially distanced of course)
Thanks, all.
We knew that it wasn't going to be that long before she had to be put down.....She had problems with one of her back legs...But medication was keeping it under control.
She did the same as 'Willum' and collapsed half in, half out of her stable door, and simply couldn't get back up again.
So basically no choice but to get the vet out.
Angel by name, an angel by nature. We'll both miss her. :(
Strange that I'd had a couple of Manfred Mann's Earthband's tracks playing over and over in the previous couple of days.
'Angels At The Gate' and 'You Angel You.'
Perhaps subconsciously I knew yesterday's event was imminent.
Phil.
Peter Alliss, British golfer and commentator. :(
Pamela Tiffin who was in a host of films including Viva Max!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Tiffin
Oh noo!
Peter Alliss a sad loss and one of those commentators that had a perfect voice, like John Arlott and Dan Maskell :(.
Quote from: flamingpig0 on 06 December 2020, 11:58:25 AM
Pamela Tiffin who was in a host of films including Viva Max!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Tiffin
The Pendraken forum curse strikes again.
Quote from: flamingpig0 on 06 December 2020, 11:58:25 AM
Pamela Tiffin who was in a host of films including Viva Max!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Tiffin
And she was only recently mentioned in the "Viva Max" thread ... This will doubtless have the conspiracy
nuts theorists working overtime.
Perhaps 10mm wargamers are the new Knights Templar / Freemasons / Illuminati / shape-changing reptiles from Outer Space.
Let's hope not.
Geoff
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 06 December 2020, 01:01:15 PM
The Pendraken forum curse strikes again.
In that case can I mention Simon Cowell
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 06 December 2020, 01:01:15 PM
The Pendraken forum curse strikes again.
Apparently she died a couple of days before the mention
Quote from: flamingpig0 on 06 December 2020, 01:06:41 PM
In that case can I mention Simon Cowell
Yes ! .....Oh hang on....I'm a moderator and have try and remain impartial....But in his case I'll take a back seat. :D
Sorry....I'm trying to sort out how to get rid of half a ton of dead horse, at the mo....Bless her.
Phil.
Phil I hve twoi suggestions - but you would take the post diown if I put them in - one involves export, the other canning ;)
It's all sorted........without the problem of poisoning any people or pets.
It's very weird with nothing in the big barn at the mo'.
The wee one, that was Angel's companion, is out in one of the fields with one of the cobs.
Phil
Glad to hear that, Phil. Only ideas I could give you were what we did when our hamsters died .....
Seriously, how did you solve it? A horse is a totally different proposition from your usual domestic pets. I understand you are allowed to bury horses in Wales provided she is classed as a pet - but you would need a friendly neighbourhood farmer with a digger for that. Nor does it help that you are located at the ends of Wales either. I've only recently found out about the NFSCO (as you know, they do an 'End of Equine Life' service) - was that something you were able to use?
We usually have to get one of the firms that deals with fallen stock.
When a sheep dies, it's basically compulsory to use one of those....We have to have a receipt to show that, that particular sheep is no longer on our land....Tag number required.
Sheep.... £10 to collect......Horses, an awful lot more !
When I got back from the 'Sunday shop' yesterday, Von told me how much Angel had been costing a month. (medication/special food etc.) :o :o :o
Every cloud.....
Cheers - Phil.
Doug Scott, trailblazer, great bloke, amazing climber and bought me a pint in 94.
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/doug-scott-titan-of-british-mountaineering-dies
He featured in Great Lives on Radio 4 last week. One hell of a life!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 07 December 2020, 04:30:57 PM
Doug Scott, trailblazer, great bloke, amazing climber and bought me a pint in 94.
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/doug-scott-titan-of-british-mountaineering-dies
Shouldn't you have bought him that pint :-\
I didn't know who he was, I was sitting with a mate and she knew him.
US test pilot General Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier (aged 97)
Chuck Yeager...
Chuck Yeager, what a life and a good innings at 97!
A boyhood hero, now entering eternity at Mach 2.5.
:( :( :(
I was lucky enough to hear him give a keynote address in person, a fascinating man
He also played a recording of him trying to recover a test aircraft from a spin:
- passing through 25 (,000ft) trying x, no response
- passing through 20 (,000ft) trying y, no response
- passing through 15 (,000ft) trying z, no response
- passing through 10 (,000ft) trying a, no response
- passing through 5 (,000ft) trying b,recovered
Sounded incredibly calm and collected throughout
His comment after playing the recording, "nothing focuses the mind as much as the rapid approach of the ground"
Paolo Rossi, 64.
Italian footballer.
1982 world cup winner and top scorer.
Highlight - Hat Trick against Brazil.
64 is no kind of age now.
Remember how great he was in the 1982 World Cup.
A great talent and once again far too young :(.
Hear, hear. :(
Cheers - Phil
Dame Barbara Windsor aged 83. :'(
I remember her from the 'Carry on films'
R.I.P.
Regards
Sean
Indeed, may she find peace now.
Quote from: sean66 on 11 December 2020, 07:40:30 AM
Dame Barbara Windsor aged 83. :'(
I remember her from the 'Carry on films'
R.I.P.
Sadly, to me her presence in a Carry On film usually meant it was one of the not very good ones :(
Quote from: Raider4 on 11 December 2020, 08:23:52 AM
Sadly, to me her presence in a Carry On film usually meant it was one of the not very good ones :(
Never really watched any of them for their acting ;)
Regards
Sean
Quote from: sean66 on 11 December 2020, 10:16:37 AM
Never really watched any of them for their acting ;)
Yeah, no, that's not what I meant, and I certainly didn't mean they were bad films just because of her presence.
It just seemed that she was in the not very good ones - generally set in "the present", rather than the best ones (Screaming, Up the Khyber, Cleo).
Quote from: Raider4 on 11 December 2020, 08:23:52 AM
Sadly, to me her presence in a Carry On film usually meant it was one of the not very good ones :(
Not very good ones!!! How could you. Infamy! Infamy! :)
A day of mourning for all "friends of Kenneth".
A shame. :(
Cheers - Phil
I think she lowered her standards
when she went on that London sohw :o :d
Regards
Sean
Quote from: sean66 on 11 December 2020, 07:40:30 AM
Dame Barbara Windsor aged 83. :'(
I remember her from the 'Carry on films'
R.I.P.
Regards
Sean
Tributes from fellow actors focus on what a warm supporting presence she was in productions.
One of those regularly overlooked qualities.
There are those who do great Hamlet / Opehlia.
There are those whose spirit cements the whole production together.
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 12 December 2020, 11:09:18 AM
Tributes from fellow actors focus on what a warm supporting presence she was in productions.
One of those regularly overlooked qualities.
There are those who do great Hamlet / Opehlia.
There are those whose spirit cements the whole production together.
Great story about her when she was in panto here (https://popbitch.com/emails/the-daily-tonic-a-woman-of-loos-virtue/) (about halfway down the page).
Charley Pride - country singer.
John Le Carré
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55297558
Le Carré; a sad loss.
It felt like he might last forever, he seemed so vivid still in his interviews and his writing.
Nice that Frank Gardner, who, like David Cornwell used to, claims he was definitely never in SIS, wrote the analysis on him.
Off to read Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy again - first read it on a train home from university in 1975.
Great TV series. Great film. Better book.
A good innings and a sad loss, as the tv series was a seminal piece of television and, as you say, the books even better. Also his books turned into films in the '60's sere great too.
Seconded. :(
Cheers - Phil.
A sad loss to the world in general
read Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy when I was a young un in the 80s
regards
Sean
Just saw Gerard Houllier has died aged 73.
R.I.P.
regards
Sean
A shame....He seemed to be a very nice chap. :(
Cheers - Phil
He went into hospital for a heart operation two days ago.
Regards
Sean
Too young again but he had had his fair share of heart problems over the years. Still a sad loss.
Jeremy Bulloch - best known as the original Boba Fett.
Gerry Marsden from Gerry and the Pacemakers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/gerry-marsden-gerry-and-the-pacemakers-singer-dead-at-78/ar-BB1crhU3 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/gerry-marsden-gerry-and-the-pacemakers-singer-dead-at-78/ar-BB1crhU3)
(https://www.pinkvilla.com/files/styles/contentpreview/public/gerry-and-the-pacemakers-lead-singer-gerry-marsden-passes-away-at-78.jpg?itok=fYoKabLA)
Has crossed the Mersey.
Good sailing....
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 03 January 2021, 09:24:37 PM
Gerry Marsden from Gerry and the Pacemakers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/gerry-marsden-gerry-and-the-pacemakers-singer-dead-at-78/ar-BB1crhU3 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/gerry-marsden-gerry-and-the-pacemakers-singer-dead-at-78/ar-BB1crhU3)
(https://www.pinkvilla.com/files/styles/contentpreview/public/gerry-and-the-pacemakers-lead-singer-gerry-marsden-passes-away-at-78.jpg?itok=fYoKabLA)
That's a great shame :(.....and time to start a new thread.
Cheers - Phil.
Like this?
Some great songs and so has left a great legacy. Sad loss indeed.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 04 January 2021, 03:10:28 AM
Like this?
Not quite......It reverts back to 2020, for the next 'poster'. ;)
Cheers - Phil. :)
You're a moderator; make it revert forward! ;D
ME.....Press buttons ?
I'd probably delete the whole of 2020 :o.........(Now......That's an idea !)
Cheers - Phil. :)
Sadly Tanya Roberts has died.